Language is my passion. That’s why I offer specialist translations and copy-editing GERENG for legal, tax and business professionals. Drawing on my qualifications as a translator, qualified attorney and tax advisor, I deal with your texts in a competent, quality-conscious and practice-friendly way.
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Specialist translations and copy-editing for legal, tax and business professionals
competent · quality-conscious · practice-friendly
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Services
Specialist legal translations
GERENG and ENGGER
- competent · quality-conscious · practice-friendly
- also as certified translations
- review/revision of existing translations
In order to ensure highest quality, I have all my GERENG and ENGGER translations as well as my ENG copy‑editing jobs reviewed by a lawyer-linguist and native speaker of the respective target language with whom I have for years enjoyed a successful and trusting working relationship.
Linguistic revision of GER or ENG texts
Proofreading
Elimination of
mistakes as to spelling,
punctuation and grammar
i.e. only correction of mistakes;
no stylistic or other improvements
Proofreading plus /
Copy-editing light
in addition:
highlighting of
passages in need of revision:
e.g. word repetitions ·
unclear wording ·
linguistic inaccuracies
selective recommendations
for alternative wording
(in the desired scope)
Copy-editing
in addition:
full review as to:
comprehensibility · clarity ·
reader-friendliness · suitability
regarding occasion and target audience · succinctness · style · expression · structuring of ideas
comprehensive preparation
of detailed specific recommendations
for revisions and/or
alternative wording
Profile
German qualified attorney ·
German qualified tax advisor ·
Ph.D. in law (Dr. iur.) · LL.M. (GWU, Wash., DC) ·
State-certified translator ·
Court-certified translator
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2020
corona-related redesign of my longstanding in-person workshop for Freiburg University as a full-day webinar
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2017
headed the organizing committee for the annual conference of the German Association of Freelance Copy Editors (VFLL)
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since 2013
upon certification by the President of the Regional Court of Berlin: “Certified translator of the English language for the courts and notaries of Berlin”
having passed the State Examination: “State-certified translator GERENG (Focus: Law)”
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since 2012
Lecturer for M.A. Taxation students, Freiburg University, Center for Business and Law, Prof. Kessler: workshop “Text training 2.0 – Writing better specialist texts made easy” (in German; several times per year)
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2011
Established my sole proprietorship
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2010
Visiting Professional, International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague
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2002–2009
Employee with one of the “Big Four” global audit firms, Real Estate Tax department, providing tax advice (mostly in English) to international corporate clients
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since 2001 / 2006
German qualified attorney (Rechtsanwalt), German qualified tax advisor (Steuerberater)
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since 2002
Ph.D. in law (Dr. iur.), Cologne University
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1996 / 2001
First and Second Legal State Examination
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1996/97
LL.M. in Int’l & Comparative Law (GWU, Washington, DC; Rotary scholar)
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1991–1996
Legal studies in Münster, Cologne and Paris (Scholar, German Academic Scholarship Foundation)
German
native speaker
English
highly proficient (level C2)*
French
proficient (C2)
Spanish
upper intermediate (B2)
Dutch
very good basic knowledge (B1)
Portuguese
basic knowledge (A2)
Russian
basic knowledge (A2)
Latin
Latinum
* as per the Common European Framework of Reference by the Council of Europe
Social Responsibility
Since the beginning in 2011, I have marked the anniversary of starting my own business by donating to a charitable project or organization.
The ones I have supported to date include:
Herzbrücke (‘Heart Bridge’) of the Albertinen Foundation, Hamburg
Die Arche (‘The Ark’), Berlin
Bürgerstiftung (‘Community Foundation’) Berlin
Verein zum Wohlthun (‘Do-Good Society’), Bremen
EinDollarBrille (‘OneDollarGlasses’), Erlangen
Senior Citizens’ Home St. Laurentius, Aachen
German Paraplegia Foundation, Stuttgart
Youth Orchestra Argentina, via Gustav-Adolf-Werk, Leipzig