Global Language Strategies

Attorney

• Perform legal services for a United States Government client
• Translate and or edit legal content
• Ensure correct legal and technical terms in English and the source language

English to Brazilian Portuguese – Legal Translator/Editor

• Provide accurate translation, editing of documents, and/or transcription of audio files involving law enforcement and legal subject matter from English to Spanish or bidirectional.
• Edit audio transcriptions that include slang and idioms.
• Edit legal documents, such as affidavits, depositions, etc., while demonstrating a strong command of legal terminology in both English and the target language.
• Excellent written communication skills in English and the target foreign language, with Advanced Proficiency (reading/speaking/listening, writing) level 3-plus in English and the foreign target language, as assessed by the International Language Roundtable (ILR) scale.
• Translate, edit, and/or transcribe following the government client’s style guides and quality standards.
• Use domain-specific terminology.
• Review and certify other translators’ work quality, as needed.
• Highly proficient in MS Office, with the ability to mirror source document format in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiar with the use of CAT tools, such as Trados Studio.

English to Brazilian Portuguese – Legal Translator/Editor

Spanish to English – Legal Translator, Editor, Transcriber