Réidín Caitríona Murphy Lynch

1 Killruddery Cottages, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow

+353 086 0204919
+353 086 0643058

Objective

Toapply the managerial and organisational skills which I have developed and honed through my 6+ years working for Zurich Insurance to new challenges in the field of translation drawing on my professional and academic experience to date in the areas of global business, law and language studies.

Profile

  • 6+ years’ experience working in legal and business roles.
  • Adhoc experienceas a freelance translator and editor with Transmission Uebersetzungen GmbH, Stuttgart.
  • Languages: French, Irish, German (B1 level extensive course in 2015 at Goethe Institut)
  • Associate Member of the Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association.
  • Studied at Université de Paris X from September 2001 to June 2002 and spent from August 2008 to September 2009 on a working visa in Montréal, Québec.
  • Master’s Degree in Law
  • Master’s Degree in Translation Studies
  • PhD Candidate, Legal Interpreting and Translation, Dublin City University

Education

2015-present PhD Student, Dublin City University

2011 M.A. in Translation Studies, Dublin City University (1st Honours)
2004-2007 B.A. Modularstudies inEnglish, University College Dublin (1st Honours)

2004 L.L.M. in Law, Trinity College Dublin (2:1 Honours)

2003 B.C.L. in ‘Law with French Law’, University College Dublin (2:1 Honours)

2002 Diplôme d'études juridiques françaises, Université de Paris X, Nanterre (Moyenne)

Additional courses

2015 Goethe Institut Extensive Course in German(Level B1)

2012 IRM International Certificate in Risk Management

2010 EU lawyer-linguist preparatory course, Gaelchultúr/King’s Inns

2009 TEFL

Employment

Zurich Insurance Group, IFSC/Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland

Risk Management, April 2011-present

As Risk Manager, my responsibilities include oversight of risk governance, implementation and embedding of a risk management programme across Europe, facilitating risk assessment workshops, writing and compiling reports for committee meetings, challenging management, drawing risk observations together from M.I. to produce an holistic understanding of threats to the achievement of strategic objectives and articulating these within risk management reports.

Eagle Star Life, Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland

Legal Assistant, February 2005 – June 2007; October 2008 – January 2009.

As assistant to the Company Solicitor and Legal Counsel for Ireland Life, my role included: research and support to Legal Counsel on a broad range of activitiesincluding:the preparation of advice on legal questions and problems;management of litigation; the review of contracts and other agreements;tracking new laws and trends; and providing updates on new legislation to the executive team.

FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres), 13 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin 1, Ireland

LegalIntern, May-September 2004

As intern research and administrative assistant at FLAC, a non-governmental human rights organisation, my duties comprised researching and identifying contemporary problems in Irish law from a humanitarian perspective, drawing up policy proposals, compiling and editing newsletters and press releases and assisting with event and campaign organisation.

Davies Arnold Cooper, 6-8 Bouverie Street, London EC4Y 8DD, England

Legal Intern, August 2003

On the internship scheme at this London law firm I completed general office duties, such as filing, typing, photocopying and binding, as well as occasional research and translation tasks.

Skills Profile

Communication and Language Skills

  • Excellent writtencommunication skills (English, French, Irish).
  • Translation skills developed through adhoc freelance workwith Transmission Uebersetzungen GmbH, Stuttgart, and on the job experience in global roles at Zurich.

Knowledge of the EU regulatory environment

  • Familiar with the rules of Freedom of Establishment/Freedom of Services through working on cross-border projects within the Zurich Group.
  • Previous responsibilities for tracking new laws and trends have led to a good understanding of the regulatory environment for insurers in Europe.
  • Knowledge of EU law and the workings of other national legal systems in the EU developed through professional experience, undergraduate studies and postgraduate research.

Managerial, Organisational and Time Management skills

  • Through experience on the job as a Risk Manager and in previous roles, I have been managing my own portfolio of activities for several years and have developed excellent organisational, time management and planning skills.

Interpersonal Skills

  • Natural aptitude and professional approach to dealing with people; developed through interacting with clients and colleagues in many contexts.

Negotiating and Influencing Skills

  • Training day on Negotiating Influencing Skills completed in 2011.

Mindfulness

  • Developed through yoga practice, meditation practice and occupational training.

Research Topics

  • A study of translation of EU law into Irish against a background of domestic tradition (2011)
  • A right to asylum in the European Union? An assessment of recent developments in European Union asylum law in light of international obligations under the 1951 Geneva Convention (2004)
  • Access to justice through interpreting in the child protection system in cases before Ireland’s District Court

Academic Awards

  • Scholarship Award, BA Modular II (English), University College Dublin, 2007
  • First Prize, BA Modular II “Passion in Poetry” Competition, University College Dublin, 2006 (For this competition I was required to research and compile an anthology of poetry, along with producing an extensive ‘Critical Introduction’ to the collection)

Interests

Poetry,ethical fashion, human rights law, yoga, member of Amnesty International, Irish section.

Referee for work as a freelance translator
Anna Stekeler, Project Manager, Transmission Übersetzungen, Stuttgart,