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English to Spanish - Legal Documentation Translator and Editor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • At least two years of experience translating and editing legal documentation
  • ATA, NAJIT, ProZ certified - English to Spanish
  • Available at least 15 hours per week to accept assignments

Responsibilities

  • Provide accurate translation, editing, and/or transcription of legal documents from English to Spanish
  • Edit legal documents demonstrating a strong command of legal terminology in both languages
  • Translate, edit, and/or transcribe following the government client’s style guides and quality standards
  • Review and certify other translators’ work quality, as needed

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Editing
  • Microsoft Office
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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Global Language Strategies

  • Translation & Localization
  • 2–10
Global Language Strategies (GLS) is an 8a certified woman-owned small business focused on the provision of quality certified translation, interpretation, distance learning and program/project management services. We provide language and instructional services in more than 100 languages. GLS serves a diverse client base, but our primary client is the US government. Agencies GLS has served include, but are not limited to, the following: Department of State, Foreign Service Institute, Department of Defense (all branches of the US military), Department of Labor and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, among others. We also provide translation and language training, including ESL instruction, to commercial clients such as law firms and insurance agencies. GLS adheres to the principles of ISO quality management and follows a rigorous quality control plan when performing language and training services. Additionally, GLS is a corporate member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and Project Management Institute (PMI). We are dedicated to our management and linguist teams, realizing that they are a reflection of the company's overall commitment to excellence and to achieving 100% client satisfaction. Call, email or fill out this translation request form (https://rfq.gl-strategies.com/) for a quote NOW !

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Job description

This is a remote position.

Certified English to Spanish - Legal Documentation Translator, Editor, and/or Transcriber (Remote) 

*Status: Freelance Contractor / As needed

*****Requirements: U.S. Citizenship*****


Global Language Strategies, a language service provider headquartered in the Washington, D.C. Region, is currently seeking a professional freelance linguist to translate, edit, and/or transcribe legal documents from English to Spanish. This is a remote position, as needed.

Job Duties:
  • Provide accurate translation, editing of documents, and/or transcription of audio files involving law enforcement and legal subject matter from English to Spanish

  • 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



Requirements

1.  A U.S. citizen willing to process and complete the required documentation in order to obtain a U.S. security clearance, including fingerprinting. 

2. At least two years of experience translating and editing legal documentation.

3. ATA, NAJIT, ProZ certified. - English to Spanish.

4. Available at least 15 hours per week to accept assignments.

5. Highly proficient in MS Office, with the ability to mirror source document format in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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6. Familiar with the use of CAT tools, such as Trados Studio.


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