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Certified translator, expert at the Court of Appeal of Montpellier, specializing in certified legal translation French ↔ German, I have over 25 years of experience as a freelance translator, particularly in the legal and notarial fields, as well as in the translation of official and administrative documents.
I primarily handle the translation of documents requiring high terminological precision and perfect compliance with the requirements of French and German administrations, notaries, and judicial authorities. These documents generally involve significant legal rights, obligations, or effects.
I regularly translate documents with high legal value, including company statutes, Kbis extracts, and annual accounts, as well as commercial contracts and real estate sales contracts. I also work on notarial deeds, court decisions, and procedural documents, as well as civil status documents such as birth, marriage, or death certificates. Finally, I handle various official documents, such as diplomas, certificates, or Kbis.
In addition to this main activity, I also offer free translation services, proofreading and editing, as well as post-editing of machine-translated content, particularly for legal, institutional, or economic content.
Each project naturally receives a personalized assessment and quote based on its nature, volume, and the required level of technicality.
German
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Activité indépendanteExpert translator at the Court of Appeal of MontpellierLEGALFebruary 2022 - Today (4 years and 4 months)Perpignan, FranceActivity as a freelance French ↔ German translator, continuing from previous experience, with the attainment of the status of Expert Translator at the Court of Appeal of Montpellier.Carried out certified translations primarily of notarial deeds, company statutes, annual accounts, and contracts, as well as summonses, procedural documents, and court decisions (orders, judgments, rulings...), requiring high legal value and perfect compliance with French and German legal systems.Also handled certified translations for private clients, notably of civil status documents, diplomas, certificates, vehicle registration documents, and tax notices, for administrative, academic, or professional purposes in France and Germany.In addition to certified translations, continued specialized translation activities in the legal, economic, institutional, and editorial fields, including proofreading and post-editing of texts previously translated automatically, as well as the use of CAT tools and translation memories, with particular attention to terminological consistency and writing quality.Regular participation in continuing education as part of the expert translator profession and membership in UNETICA (National Union of Expert Translators and Interpreters at the Courts of Appeal).
- Activité indépendanteFreelance translator French <-> GermanLEGALFebruary 1998 - February 2022 (24 years)Perpignan, FranceActivity as a freelance French ↔ German translator, primarily in collaboration with French and international translation agencies specializing in legal, economic, administrative, and editorial content.Handled translations requiring high editorial, terminological, and legal rigor, carried out under strict confidentiality, for documents intended for law firms, notary offices, institutions, and companies.Main areas of expertise: civil law, commercial law, real estate law, and corporate law, as well as administrative and official documents.Regular translation of legal and institutional documents such as contracts, notarial deeds, summonses, procedural documents, court decisions (judgments and rulings), company statutes, Kbis extracts, with high terminological precision and perfect compliance with French and German legal systems.Additionally, carried out translations in economic and editorial fields, notably for the German publisher Hatje Cantz Verlag, specializing in art catalogs and cultural publications.Occasional work on communication and information content (brochures, institutional materials, descriptive content), always in a professional and demanding context.Autonomous project management, including in-depth terminology research, adaptation to the target legal context, and systematic linguistic quality control.
- Université de la SarreUniversity Master's degree training and diploma in translationSeptember 1993 - January 1998 (4 years and 4 months)Sarrebruck, GermanyUniversity Master's degree training and diploma in translation, with a specialization in Franco-German legal translation. The curriculum covered the translation of legal, institutional, and administrative texts, with a focus on legal terminology and comparative law. The teaching was mainly centered on the French ↔ German language pair, with additional basics in Russian.
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Education
- Diplôme d’études supérieures en traductionUniversité de la Sarre1998
Certifications
- Expert translator at the Court of Appeal of MontpellierCourt of Appeal of Montpellier