Legal Documention Translator and Editor

Benefits:

• Contractor
• Freelance
• Flexible schedule

Status:
Freelance 1099 Contractor

Global Language Strategies, a woman-owned small business headquartered in the Washington DC metropolitan region, is currently seeking professional freelance translators, editors, and transcribers to translate, edit and/or transcribe legal documents between English and Greek.

• 1) Provide accurate translation and/or editing of documents and/or transcription of audio files involving law enforcement and legal subject matter from Greek to/from English.
• 2) Edit audio transcriptions that include slang and idioms.
• 3) Edit legal documents, such as affidavits, depositions, etc., while demonstrating a strong command of legal terminology in both English and the target language.
• 4) 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.
• 5) Translate and/or transcribe following the government client’s style guides and quality standards.
• 6) Use domain-specific terminology.
• 7) Review and certify the quality of other translators’ work, as needed.
• 8) Highly proficient in MS Office, with the ability to mirror source document format in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• 9) Familiar with the use of CAT tools, such as Trados Studio.
• 10) Abide by a code of ethics when performing transcription and translation work.

• 1) Willing to undergo a U.S. government background check to obtain a Public Trust Clearance Moderate Level.
• 2) Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3) At least 2 to 3 years of experience in translating and/or editing between English and the Greek language.
• 4) At least 2 to 3 years of experience performing forensic audio transcription with the ability to use software to enhance sound and equipment to aid in transcription.
• 5) Familiar with legal terminology in both English and the Greek.
• 5) Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• 6) Translators and editors must proficiently use CAT tools, such as SDL Trados.

This is a remote position.