April 21, 1997



U. S. Securities and Exchange
  Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re:      Globalink, Inc.
                  Registration Statement
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Dear Sir/Madam:

         We are  corporate  and  securities  counsel  to  Globalink,  Inc.  (the
"Company"), a Delaware corporation,  in connection with the registration on Form
S-3 of 2,469,408 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Common Stock").

         We hereby advise that,  in our opinion,  the shares of Common Stock and
the shares of Common Stock  underlying the Common Stock  Purchase  Warrants (the
"Warrants")  registerd  herein  have  been  duly  authorized  by  all  necessary
corporate acts of the Company,  are legally and validly issued, and are, or when
paid for by the investors will be, fully-paid and non-assessable.

         We  consent  to the use of our firm's  name  under the  heading  "Legal
Matters" in the Registration  Statement,  and any amendments thereto, filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission in connection with the  above-referenced
offering.

                                Very truly yours,


                                /s/ John S. Stoppelman


                                John S. Stoppelman