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In 2024, Case Status launched one of its very first AI-powered capabilities: translation. Built on Google Neural Machine Translation—the same core engine that powers Google Translate—it was an important step forward in helping firms communicate with clients across language barriers.
But from day one, we knew something important: Transactional translation has a ceiling.
Word-for-word accuracy solves syntax, not understanding. It can translate a message—but it can’t interpret intent, emotion, legal nuance, or conversational history. And in legal communication, those are the signals that matter most.
That realization is what led us to evolve—deliberately and decisively—beyond the limits of transactional translation into something far more powerful.
Today, we are excited to launch our upgraded AI-powered translation capability which represents a major leap forward in our mission to deliver true Client Intelligence™ and to help firms operate from a single system of action for client experience.
This isn’t about translating one message.
It’s about understanding what a client is really saying—and how they’re feeling—at every word.
Why Translation Needed to Evolve
Traditional translation tools focus on literal accuracy. They convert words from one language to another—but they ignore:
- Legal nuance
- Cultural and regional dialects
- Emotional tone
- Conversational history
- Client sentiment over time
In legal communication, those gaps matter. A single mistranslated phrase can introduce confusion, erode trust, or trigger unnecessary back-and-forth.
Our upgraded AI translation capability was built to solve that problem.
Translation as Client Intelligence (Not a Commodity)
Case Status now delivers context-aware, dialogue-intelligent translation—fully embedded into the broader Client Intelligence platform.
That means translated messages are no longer isolated events. They become data points inside a living client relationship model that understands:
- Who the client is
- Where they are in their journey
- What’s already been said (and how)
- The emotional signals behind each response
Translation becomes part of how firms read the tea leaves of engagement data and metadata—messages sent, messages received, timing, sentiment, urgency, and intent—even when the conversation spans multiple languages.
What Makes This Different
Legal-Context-Aware Translation
Our AI goes beyond dictionary swaps. It understands dialect differences, formality expectations, and the sensitivity required in attorney-client communication.
Dialect-Intelligent
Spanish from Spain is not Spanish from Mexico—and your clients know the difference. Our AI recognizes regional language patterns to deliver translations that feel natural and familiar.
Human-Feeling Communication
Tone matters. Empathy matters. Professionalism matters. Our translations preserve emotional nuance so messages feel respectful, calm, and intentional.
Less Friction, Fewer Loops
Clear communication reduces clarification calls, manual rewrites, and unnecessary follow-ups—saving staff time and reducing client frustration.
Real-World Impact
For Attorneys & Law Firms
- Communicate confidently across languages without second-guessing tone
- Eliminate manual translation checks and rewrites
- Reduce clarification calls and misinterpretations
- Maintain professionalism at every touchpoint
For Clients
- Receive messages clearly in their native language
- Feel heard, respected, and understood
- Build trust through natural, empathetic communication
- Manage tasks like appointment changes without language barriers
Making Other Client Intelligence Agents Better
Context-aware translation doesn’t just improve messages—it strengthens every AI agent downstream by giving them a clearer, more human signal to work from.
- Recommended Responses
When an incoming client message arrives in another language, the recommended response is no longer just translated—it is emotionally aligned. Tone, urgency, and empathy are preserved so staff can respond in a way that feels natural, calm, and appropriate to the client’s state of mind. - Summaries & Predictive NPS
Sentiment and tone embedded in the original language are accurately interpreted and carried through into conversation summaries and Predictive NPS signals. This gives staff a fair, real-time view of the health of the relationship—and helps surface emerging issues that may have developed since the last formal survey. - Triage & Risk Identification
Subtle linguistic signals—frustration, confusion, anxiety—can now be detected across languages and tied to specific cases. This allows triage agents to flag addressable red flags early, enabling staff to intervene quickly and keep cases, and client relationships, running healthy.
Business Results That Matter
Firms using context-aware translation see measurable gains:
- 30% reduction in back and forth communications related to appointment changes
- Improved NPS and CSAT driven by clearer, more empathetic communication
- Decreased administrative workload for staff
- Clear differentiation from commodity translation tools
Translation That Understands the Human Behind the Message
At Case Status, AI isn’t about replacing people—it’s about helping firms understand people better and helping staff to be more human and work faster.
By bringing translation into the Client Intelligence ecosystem, we’re enabling law firms to act on meaning, emotion, and intent—not just words. Because great client experience doesn’t start with language.
It starts with understanding.
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