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Michaela Sommer
Expertise + linguistic creativity

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Local time: 11:19 CET (GMT+1)

Native in: German Native in German
Willingness to Work Again info
20 Positive entries

User message
German native with an ear for the subtext
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Law: Contract(s)Law (general)
Advertising / Public RelationsMarketing / Market Research
Tourism & TravelPoetry & Literature
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

Project History 99 projects entered    63 positive feedback from outsourcers    1 positive feedback from colleagues

Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Glossaries Accounting DE>EN, Legal glossary (EN/GER)
Translation education Other - Dip. Trans. Iol, DPSI (Law)
Experience Years of translation experience: 12. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2000. Became a member: Dec 2005.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s)
Credentials English to German (Chartered Institute of Linguists, verified)
German to English (Chartered Institute of Linguists, verified)
English to German (BDÜ)
Memberships BD, IOL
TeamsWordforce-Marketing
Software DejaVu, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
Professional practices Michaela Sommer endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me
Areas of specialisation:

Legal

contract law
criminal law
family law

Marketing

advertisements
marketing material
slogans
tourism & travel
websites
publications
press releases
market research questionnaires
commercial correspondence

Literature

essays
journal articles
poetry
prose

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Background:

- Qualified translator working from English into German
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (IoL)
and the German Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer (BDÜ)
- German mother tongue
- Lived and worked in Great Britain for almost 20 years
- 13 years' experience working as freelance translator for
agencies in the UK, Germany, USA & Netherlands
- high quality translations, absolutely reliable


***Quality assurance***

For your peace of mind please see the ‘WWA’ entries that have been
left by agencies/outsourcers declaring their willingness to work with
me again. To access these entries please go to the top right hand
corner of my profile page. Further feedback on individual projects
can be viewed by clicking the ‘+’ symbol next to ‘Project history’.


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This user has reported completing projects in the following job categories, language pairs, and fields.

Project History Summary
Total projects99
With client feedback63
Corroborated63
100% positive (63 entries)
positive63
neutral0
negative0

Job type
Translation94
Editing/proofreading5
Language pairs
English to German97
2
German to English2
Specialty fields
Law: Contract(s)27
Advertising / Public Relations23
Marketing / Market Research21
Law (general)15
Tourism & Travel6
Government / Politics3
Poetry & Literature3
Philosophy2
Slang2
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama1
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings1
Linguistics1
Other fields
Business/Commerce (general)7
Management6
Media / Multimedia4
Internet, e-Commerce4
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion3
Engineering (general)3
Energy / Power Generation2
Environment & Ecology2
Computers: Software2
Cosmetics, Beauty2
Human Resources2
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino2
Accounting1
Computers: Hardware1
Telecom(munications)1
Music1
Medical (general)1
Insurance1
Food & Dairy1
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture1
Medical: Instruments1
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)1
Architecture1
Education / Pedagogy1
Sports / Fitness / Recreation1
Journalism1
Medical: Pharmaceuticals1
Printing & Publishing1
Automotive / Cars & Trucks1
Forestry / Wood / Timber1
Medical: Health Care1
Retail1
Real Estate1
Keywords: english to german translator, translations, german native, law, contract, contract law, legal, criminal law, terms & conditions, advertising, advertisements, travel, tourism, website translation, literature, philosophy, secular humanism, Übersetzer, Übersetzungen, Muttersprachler, Recht, Vertragsrecht, Verträge, Geschäftsbedingungen, ALG, Strafrecht, Werbung, Literatur, Geisteswissenschaften, freigeistige Literatur



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