Description
The Role
- Produce high quality, efficient written translations of legal and non-legal documents from English to Arabic and Arabic to English with minimum supervision - Provide interpretation of legal and non-legal information upon request - Carry out translation work in the most cost-effective and appropriate manner - Review, proofread, and sense/spot-check of external third party translations upon request and as assigned by the Supervisor to ensure consistency, accuracy, and compliance with House Style - Provide regular feedback on the work of the external translation providers - Within reason, undertake any other related duties as assigned by the Supervisor - Be willing to work outside of normal contractual hours to ensure timely completion of tasks and to meet deadlines
Requirements:
- Degree level education (translations or related discipline) - Professional English level (written and spoken), to the level required to translate legal documents - Professional Arabic level (written and spoken), to the level required to comprehend and translate legal and non-legal materials as described above - At least three years' professional legal translation experience in the legal department of an international organisation or professional services firm, preferably an international law firm in the GCC - Legal project management (advantageous but not essential) - Fully bilingual in English and Arabic, written and spoken (essential) - Mature and pragmatic with the ability to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels, including with senior management - Clear and concise in verbal and written communications (essential) - Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy - A proven ability to deal with confidential and sensitive information - Experience in dealing with a demanding workload with conflicting priorities, and to manage the expectations of all key stakeholders effectively - Able to work well on own initiative as well as part of a wider team. - In-depth knowledge of global IT systems and the ability to quickly learn new online tools specific to the legal sector (such as iManage, Workshare, etc.) - Microsoft Office (PowerPoint/Word/Excel/Outlook/PDF) - Knowledge of English and Arabic (dual-language) document formatting - Proven internet research skills including: Mohamoon; Eastlaw;LexisNexis Middle East; and Westlaw Middle East - Online searches for academic commentaries and news articles
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