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[#58] Agency rates keep falling. LV work doesn't get squeezed
Published 25 days ago • 3 min read
If you already work in medical or life sciences translation, you've likely felt it: agency rates keep falling, even for specialised medical work. The way out isn't working faster - it's moving into work agencies can't commodify. Linguistic Validation (LV) in clinical trials is that work. Here's what most translators miss: LV isn't medical translation with extra steps. It's a regulated, multi-stage process - and cognitive debriefing is the "V." Without it, you're not doing LV; you're doing...
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