Member since Oct '14

Working languages:
French to English

Michelle Robertson
Lawyer/linguist 20 years' experience

United Kingdom
Local time: 15:19 BST (GMT+1)

Native in: French Native in French, English (Variants: US, British) Native in English
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Nov 11, 2020 (posted via ProZ.com):  Just completing part one of a shareholders' agreement which is to be split into a million sections to be worked on by a million linguists with an insane deadline by a very large translation agency, at an agreed rate, just had an email saying the agency miscalculated the word count and that since the project is so much bigger than they thought, they have to reduce the rate by 1.5 cents per word, I can either accept this revised rate for the work I have already carried out, or I will be paid the full agreed rate for the work I have done but the rest of the wordcount to be assigned to me will be assigned to another linguist...I am raging! ...more »
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter
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Affiliations This person is not affiliated with any business or Blue Board record at ProZ.com.
Services Translation, Interpreting, Editing/proofreading, Software localization, Voiceover (dubbing)
Expertise
Specializes in:
Advertising / Public RelationsFinance (general)
Business/Commerce (general)Law: Contract(s)
Environment & EcologyLaw (general)
Tourism & TravelGovernment / Politics
Real EstateEnergy / Power Generation

Volunteer translations

Volunteer professional humanitarian translation services-

Translators without Borders

Words translated: 27,622
Volunteer / Pro-bono work Open to considering volunteer work for registered non-profit organizations
Payment methods accepted Wire transfer
Experience Years of experience: 21. Registered at ProZ.com: Oct 2014. Became a member: Oct 2014.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials French to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists)
Memberships N/A
Software Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Trados Studio
CV/Resume French (DOCX), English (PDF)
Professional practices Michelle Robertson endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
Bio
Bilingual Lawyer/linguist with 20 years' experience as a lawyer and 11 years as a freelance translator from an Anglo/French family.

I translate many different kinds of documents for my clients: from academic legal works to general legal contracts, pleadings, Court Orders, service contracts, residential and commercial leases and real estate contracts, Articles of Association, Family law matters, Genral Sales Conditions, Procurement procédures, Tender Documents, etc.

I have considerable experience in the domains of law, business, defence, finance and economics, technical translations and the environment.

Recently I have worked for the French Army, The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, EDF, Fendi, LVMH, Renault, I am the FR<>EN translator for Globe International, an organisation lobbying for legislation related to Climate Change, I am also affiliated with Translators without Borders for whom I work regularly.

My work rate is around 4000 careful words per day, always willing to work evenings and weekends to fit in with my clients' deadlines and happy to carry out a test translation.
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Profile last updated
Sep 18, 2019



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