Freelance In house legal counsel Canterbury, Kent, UK

I am a freelance bilingual translator (English-Italian) also offering Italian lessons at all levels, and informal italian cookery classes. Full references available.

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CV

I am a bilingual commercial lawyer with 3 years post qualification experience, with a total of 8 years in the legal industry including 1 year in an international company in Milan.

I am presently working as a freelance translator ( Italian-English) specialising in all types of translations in the Legal and Commercial field. I am also available to proof read and edit.

Employment History

(Mar 2008 & ongoing)

Canterbury, Kent

Translations of Legal, commercial and IT documents from Italian to English. Working with Translation Agencies and businesses in Italy.

(Mar 2008 & ongoing)

Canterbury, Kent

Private language tuition at all levels, focusing of grammar, improving conversational ability and confidence, and developing the use of vocabular.
Crash courses offered.

(Mar 2008 & ongoing)

Canterbury, Kent

Small scale catering for all occasions, from children's parties to dinner parties, offering tailor made dishes for all tastes.

Informal italian cookery lessons focusing on simple, quick and tasty homemade dishes heavily influenced by my childhood in Italy

(Nov 2002 to Feb 2008)

In house legal counsel

12 Sutton Row, London

Responsible for the management of the Company’s legal affairs acting as Conduit for all instructions and ongoing matters with Red Bull's legal advisers and Legal head office in Austria

Company Health and Safety Advisor ensuring compliance with all legislation and safety standards in the workplace

Contract manager for all areas of the business drafting and reviewing contracts such as commercial trading agreements and event contracts

Managed brand Protection issues and product complaints
Monitored compliance with competition law and food labelling law as necessary

(Nov 2001 to Sep 2002)

Paralegal

H3G SpA, Milan, Italy

Provided paralegal support to General Counsel across Italy and Hong Kong on major corporate transactions such as Supply and Licensing Agreements, for the development of 3rd Generation UMTS technology

Dealt with Company Secretarial documentation including drafting and reviewing of Resolutions, Board Minutes in both English and Italian

Managed and co-ordinated weekly reports on the activities carried out by Italy’s legal departments for review by Hong Kong

Translation of legislation and legal agreements, drafting Legal Reports, Executive Summaries and International Agreements on behalf of Initiating departments

(Oct 1999 to Nov 2001)

Paralegal

Linklaters, 1 Silk Street, London

Assisted in the co-ordination of all criminal prosecutions in the UK on behalf of Microsoft Corporation with a case load of approximately 400 cases

Training and management of two assistant paralegals

Drafting of Witness Statements, press releases and collation of evidence and statistics

Dealt appropriately with criminal evidence such as bagging, tagging and logging

Liaised with Trading Standards, Police, Customs & Excise, The National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS), the National Crime Squad (NCS), Forensic Science Services (FSS), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), REACT, The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and Customs & Excise Officers (HMCE)

Attended and presented at Anti-Counterfeiting Group conferences and National road shows representing multi national clients

Organised training sessions for Trading Standards and Customs and Excise Officers

Examination of counterfeit products for prosecution by Trading Standards

Secondment to client for the purpose of assisting and briefing legal team

Instructed investigators to carry out test purchases, business profiles and provide assistance to Trading Standards

Also co-ordinated UK and International Trade Mark registrations