Experience

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  Freelance

  • Freelance Translator/Proofreader Eng/Ger, Ger/Eng, Fr/Ger

    • Jan 2000 - Present

    Translating, editing and proofreading of business/legal/financial documents such as marketing presentations, financial statements, audit reports, service contracts, corporate policies, trademark applications, deal memos, shareholder agreements, company news letters. Reviewed financial transaction documents of a large German bank for a long-term litigation document review project, analyzed content for relevance to legal issues, summarized and translated into English.

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  Arcano

  • Office Manager, NYC Office

    • Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

    Responsible for day-to-day office operations of this subsidiary of a Spanish fund-of-funds company, including management of the facility, vendors, equipment and supplies as well as troubleshooting, benefits administration, on-boarding, logistics/meetings coordination, light bookkeeping. Planned and organized office’s relocation: assisted in site selection; purchased equipment, furniture and telecommunication products within budget guidelines. Provided administrative support to two partners and traveling top executives from main office, including calendar management, travel arrangements, drafting and reviewing correspondence and documentation in German and English, research.

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  Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

  • Paralegal/Corporate Secretary

    • Jan 2007 - Jun 2009

    Drafted corporate documents, including business organization documents, written consents, powers of attorney, secretary’s certificate, UCC filings. Formation/maintenance/dissolution of foreign and domestic business entities; ensured compliance of more than 60 entities with registration requirements in all U.S. states and various offshore jurisdictions. Maintained minute books and database regarding SocGen’s legal entities and investments in the Americas. Prepared annual shareholder meetings.

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  Baker & Hostetler LLP

  • Bilingual Secretary/Paralegal

    • Oct 2005 - Jan 2007

    Provided comprehensive support to two partners and one associate in the Corporate Department. Drafted various types of correspondence in English and German and translated miscellaneous documents into both languages. After two months of employment entrusted with certain paralegal duties (drafting of organizational documents, maintenance of corporate records etc.).

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  Clifford Chance US LLP

  • Bilingual Secretary (Ger/Eng)

    • 2001 - 2005