NYC Legal is a Bangkok-based law firm + certified translation studio recognised by the Lawyers Council of Thailand, MFA Department of Consular Affairs, and NAATI. We translate 40+ languages, employ 8 Notarial Services Attorneys, and serve 90+ embassies. We hire detail-oriented teammates who care about people relocating, marrying, or studying abroad.
Join NYC Legal's certified translation team to translate civil documents, contracts, and academic transcripts for clients submitting to MFA, Apostille, and embassies worldwide. You will work alongside Notarial Services Attorneys and a QA team using a mature Translation Memory + Style Guide. 100-300 pages per week.
Hiring NAATI-certified translators for Thai↔Chinese, Thai↔Japanese, Thai↔Korean. Serves Australia/New Zealand visa work and cross-border business. Project-based, no exclusivity, you pick the workload.
Seeking Notarial Services Attorneys (Lawyers Council of Thailand registration) to certify signatures, translations, copies, and run Mobile Notary visits across Bangkok metro.
Be the front line for clients — answer LINE/phone/email, intake Notary, certified translation, MFA, Apostille, embassy jobs, and coordinate translators, attorneys, and couriers to close on time. Based at HQ Asok.
Pick up and deliver documents between HQ Asok and MFA, embassies, district offices, and clients across Bangkok metro. Company vehicle provided.
Manage relationships with 90+ embassies in Bangkok, book submission appointments, follow up on outcomes, collect documents, and return them to clients. Right hand of the Notarial Services Attorney.
Send a CV anytime — we'll reach out when a good fit opens.
Bachelor's degree, 1-5 years relevant experience, TOEIC 750+. Translator and Notarial Attorney roles also require active credentials (NAATI / Lawyers Council of Thailand).
1) Send CV to careers@nyclegal.co.th 2) HR replies within 5 business days 3) Online interview (30 min) 4) Practical test 5) Final interview 6) Offer within 7 days. Total ~2-3 weeks.
Translator roles are remote-first; Notarial / Operations / Courier roles are onsite. See each job page for details.
Salary THB 18,000-150,000/month by role, group health insurance, provident fund, 1-4 month annual bonus, 15 vacation days, and THB 20,000/year training budget.
"All open positions at NYC Legal" is one of the recurring workflows NYC Legal & Notary Services has been running since 2016, averaging 400+ engagements per month across both individual and enterprise clients — especially clients in Bangkok. The team combines Notarial Services Attorneys registered with the Lawyers Council of Thailand, certified translators (a portion NAATI-certified) and paralegals trained in cross-border documentation. Every engagement is assigned a dedicated Case Owner who stays with the file from intake to final delivery.
Preparing documents in this cluster means balancing Thai law, destination-country law, LCT regulations, embassy rules and the client's own timeline. The team relies on a checklist refined over nine years of casework to reduce rejection risk and minimise re-filing rounds. Every cost estimate is broken into four buckets (NYC Legal fee, government fee, courier fee, certified translation fee) and quoted for client approval before any work begins, so budget decisions are transparent from day one.
Services in this category sit on top of five key legal instruments: (1) the Lawyers Act B.E. 2528 (1985) defining the Notarial Services Attorney licence; (2) LCT regulations on signature and document notarisation; (3) the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) requiring secure handling of client data; (4) the Cross-border Document Legalisation Act B.E. 2568 (2025) enabling Thailand's Apostille accession; and (5) the ministerial regulations governing MFA consular authentications.
Internationally, cross-border documents must comply with the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention (effective for Thailand 14 Feb 2026), the 1965 Hague Service Convention (cross-border legal service) and the 1970 Hague Evidence Convention (evidence-taking). We track HCCH notices monthly so clients never operate on outdated procedures.
| Line item | Cost | Turnaround | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting salary | ฿35,000 – ฿60,000 | Monthly | Includes 13th month |
| Senior salary | ฿70,000 – ฿150,000 | Monthly | KPI-linked bonus |
| Group health insurance | ฿30,000 / ปี | OPD + IPD covered | AXA / Bupa |
| L&D budget | ฿20,000 / ปี | Courses + conferences | Includes NAATI, IRB, TLA |
| Remote-first | - | Work anywhere in Thailand | Wednesday in-office |
Prices shown are indicative. Request a per-case proposal for the exact figure. VAT 7% is not included above.
Rejection reasons follow predictable patterns. Over nine years of casework we have catalogued them and built countermeasures:
The client had a locked flight when the embassy demanded extra paperwork. Our Express Track: MFA rush day 1, embassy day 2, wait day 3, pickup day 4, hand-off day 5 — reaching the client 8 hours before departure with no overrun fees.
A Singaporean tech group had to file 47 corporate documents in 10 business days. Our War Room ran 3 courier waves per day with ISO-style file-naming; we closed on day 9 with a zero-rejection rate.
With Thailand joining the Apostille Convention on 14 Feb 2026, we advise clients which documents to defer for Apostille (cheaper and faster) and which to legalise now — saving an average of 42% per case.
Reviewed and updated by the NYC Legal editorial desk on 2026-07-14. Content references official notices from the Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT), the Department of Consular Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the Department of Provincial Administration (Ministry of Interior) and guidance from the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Thailand acceded to the Apostille Convention on 25 June 2025 with entry into force on 14 February 2026, materially changing the cross-border legalisation workflow.
