IT-Related Legal Contract Project

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Freelance linguist post-editing Simplified Chinese-to-Brazilian Portuguese IT legal contracts for TransPerfect. Proofreading terminology, legal consistency, and Brazilian Portuguese compliance.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform machine translation post-editing (MTPE) or proofreading for IT legal contracts and service agreements
  • Ensure terminology accuracy, legal consistency, logical fluency, and compliance with Brazilian Portuguese writing conventions
  • Follow style guides, term bases, and project requirements
  • Deliver assigned tasks on schedule and communicate proactively about ambiguities or delays
  • Meet throughput benchmarks of 600 words per working day for MTPE and 1,200 words per working day for proofreading
  • Participate in the mandatory project-specific qualification test before formal project engagement

Requirements:

  • Simplified Chinese (ZHCN) → Brazilian Portuguese (PTBR) language pair
  • Native-level Brazilian Portuguese preferred; non-native linguists with solid PTBR competence considered
  • Degree in Translation, Linguistics, or Language Studies, or equivalent with significant translation training; OR 2+ years of translation experience plus a college degree; OR 5+ years of translation experience with no degree required; OR a translation certification issued by an appropriate government body
  • Hands-on experience translating or editing legal / IT-contract content is a strong plus
  • Familiarity with CAT tools such as MemoQ, Memsource/Phrase, or Smartcat
  • Stable availability and ability to meet daily output benchmarks
  • Willingness to complete a mandatory unpaid qualification assessment
  • Ability to work core business hours
  • Must sign a confidentiality agreement and complete a translation test

Benefits:

  • Remote / fully remote assignment
  • Freelance opportunity
  • Confidentiality agreement and translation test process
  • Mandatory project-specific qualification assessment (unpaid)