AMY LAMBORN

Translator & Paralegal

Specialized in Legal, Financial, and Petroleum Industry Translation

Phone: (203) 219-0558 / Email:

EXPERIENCE:

Ø  Freelance, 2009 to present

Translator & Paralegal - Translation in French and English, specialized in legal, financial and upstream petroleum industry translation, with subspecialty in insurance.

Ø  Clifford Chance US LLP, New York, NY – 2000 to 2009

Legal Secretary - Supported partners and associates in M&A, bankruptcy, tax, corporate and financial products departments of major global law firm. Responsibilities included: proofreading, editing, and drafting correspondence; Internet research and fact checking; miscellaneous administrative tasks; and legal and general translation from French and Spanish into English. Position required ability to interact and correspond with highest-level clientele.

Ø  R. Daniel Vock, Greenwich, CT – 1992 to 2000

Translator & Paralegal - For leading lawyer/negotiator in the international petroleum industry. Produced, translated and edited draft bilingual contracts between international petroleum companies and government officials of French- and Spanish-speaking countries, with work frequently related to privatization of oil industries in developing nations of Africa and South America. Heavy correspondence with overseas clientele. Travel to meet with clients for document preparation and review.

Ø  McArdle & Pernod; Amtemp; Judlind Associates, Stamford, CT; other agencies in Los Angeles, CA – 1986 to 2000

Legal Secretary – Executive Assistant – Word Processor - Short- and long-term high-level assignments in a variety of corporate, legal, and banking environments.

Ø  Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA – 1984 to 1986

Multilingual Translator - Translated copy for toy packages, product instructions, and comic books to/from English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

EDUCATION: SUBJECT: Diplomas and Certificates:

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY / Geology / - continuing education
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO / Translation Studies / - Advanced Certificate (2014)
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / Paralegal Studies / - Paralegal Diploma (1998)
SECURITIES TRAINING CORPORATION / Training for Securities Exams / - Passed Series 7 and Series 63 exams (1991)
YALE UNIVERSITY / Russian / - continuing education (1990)
C.L.I. DANTE ALIGHIERI (Italy) / Italian / - certificate of completion (1986)
UCLA / Italian and German / - continuing education (1984-1986)
UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG (France) / French and German / - certificates of completion (1984)
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT / - History, concentration in
European and Soviet history
- Business French (program for
Paris of Commerce exam) / - Bachelor of Arts (1984)
- Certificat from Paris Chamber of Commerce (1984)

OTHER LANGUAGE STUDY:

·  ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE (Greenwich, CT). Frequently attend French continuing education classes and outside activities promoting the French language (ongoing).

·  AMERICAN TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION. Attended seminars in various aspects of the petroleum industry, focused on technical knowledge and translation. Touring of offshore oil rig, including presentation by the Rowan Company (Houston, TX) (2007).

OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED:

Editing and proofreading in English and French. Comparison/analysis of bilingual documents. Paralegal document assistance.