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Juriste - Droit des affaires

English translation: Corporate lawyer in business law


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French term or phrase:Juriste - Droit des affaires
English translation:Corporate lawyer in business law
Entered by: Alain Mouchel
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18:57 Oct 15, 2011
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French term or phrase: Juriste - Droit des affaires
This is the title of a CV that I'm translating into GB English:

Juriste - Droit des Affaires

Obviously it would be a bit repetitive to say "Lawyer - Business Law"
So, I'm thinking of just translating it as "Business Lawyer"

Any other suggestions are welcome...
thanks
Michelle De Saintfuscien
France
Local time: 09:33
Corporate lawyer in business law
Explanation:
Corporate lawyer in business law
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Alain Mouchel
Local time: 09:33
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I hesitated a lot about this one. I think that Corporate Lawyer sounds more natural in English than Business Lawyer (and from looking at the CVs of Corporate Lawyers on the Internet, many of them work in other areas of Business Law as well as the 'strict' corporate field). In the end I proposed both terms to my client, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Lawyer - business law
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
3 +2Corporate lawyer in business law
Alain Mouchel
Summary of reference entries provided
some translations of "juriste"Pablo Strauss

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Corporate lawyer in business law


Explanation:
Corporate lawyer in business law


    Reference: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/c%C3%A9line-a-fuentealba/5/479/7...
Alain Mouchel
Local time: 09:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 21
Grading comment
I hesitated a lot about this one. I think that Corporate Lawyer sounds more natural in English than Business Lawyer (and from looking at the CVs of Corporate Lawyers on the Internet, many of them work in other areas of Business Law as well as the 'strict' corporate field). In the end I proposed both terms to my client, detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: Business law is a specialisation for a corporate lawyer, so needs to be included
20 mins
agree  AllegroTrans: NO, just "corporate lawyer" otherwise it's double-speak
35 mins
neutral  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Actually, it's the other way round : company law is a branch of business law
1 day41 mins
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1 day2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Lawyer - business law


Explanation:
Just as "juriste" is rather generic than specific, so is the term "lawyer". Both are used to describe somene who has studied law and works in the field of law. In no way does either term relate to a specific qualification. An "avocat" and a "conseil juridique" are both "juristes". A "barrister" and a "solicitor" are both lawyers. In the course of their professional life, all may work in the field of business law, fulfilling different roles.

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2011-10-16 21:41:22 GMT)
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Just to add, that your suggestion of "Business lawyer" is no doubt the one to use. The CV is simply stating that the person has studied law and at that particular point in his career was specialising in business law.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc: Yes! (though I might put caps on Business Law, depending on the context) Also, IMO the choice between "Lawyer - Business Law" and "Business lawyer" probably depends on the form and content of the rest of the CV.
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Reference comments


19 hrs
Reference: some translations of "juriste"

Reference information:
I really can't say for the UK but in Canada juriste is often not rendered as "lawyer."

Here are several options. I've seen "practitioner" as well. Again, for your particular case I can't say what is best.

http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...

Pablo Strauss
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  cc in nyc: Interesting BtB link, but I would not use any of these – legal scholar, law agent, legal officer, law clerk, man of wide legal attainments, or practitioner – in this context
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