Member since Mar '17

Working languages:
English to Chinese
Chinese to English

Duncan Jian
textbook quality of law firm standards

Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Local time: 20:54 CST (GMT+8)

Native in: English (Variants: US, British) Native in English, Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Cantonese) Native in Chinese
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Account type Freelance translator and/or interpreter, Identity Verified Verified member
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Services Editing/proofreading, Software localization, Translation, Website localization, Interpreting, Subtitling, Transcription
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Specializes in:
Engineering (general)Law: Contract(s)
PatentsInsurance
EconomicsFinance (general)
IT (Information Technology)Investment / Securities
Real EstateGames / Video Games / Gaming / Casino

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KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 23, Questions answered: 27
Blue Board entries made by this user  6 entries

Payment methods accepted PayPal, Wire transfer
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 5
Translation education Bachelor's degree - China University of Geosciences
Experience Years of experience: 27. Registered at ProZ.com: Mar 2016. Became a member: Mar 2017.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Chinese (College English Test)
Chinese to English (College English Test)
Memberships ATA, TAC, NAJIT
Software Aegisub, memoQ, MemSource Cloud, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, Aegisub, Memsource, Memsource, Microsoft Office Pro, SmartCat, XTM, Powerpoint, Smartcat, XTM
Website http://www.duncanjian.com/
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Bio

Thank you for browsing my profile. 

As at March 2017 I have amassed 21 straight years' experience in legal and financial translating, non-stop, between Chinese and English. 

I am a member with the US National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT ID: 4639), American Translators Association (ATA ID: 267121) and Translators Association of China (TAC), respectively.

I started legal translating for the British law firm "Masons" (known as "Pinsent Masons" nowadays) in Guangzhou in 1999, after graduating as an English Major in 1996.  

Later I served as the Chief Legal Translator for the British law firm "CMS Cameron McKenna" and the German law firm "CMS Hasche Sigle" in Shanghai for 9 consecutive years. 

Before becoming a freelancer, I acted as the Translation Team Leader for "Boston Consulting Group" (BCG) in Shanghai and supervised an 8-strong translation team. 

20 years' translating practice has exposed me to an assortment of legal and financial documents and polished my skills on all dimensions: comprehension, wording, accuracy, flow and counterpointing. I worked with lawyers and financial analysts for more than a decade and have thus acquired an acute awareness of wording precision, plus a gimlet eye for nuances. 

I am thoroughly familiarized with the China mainland and Hong Kong styles of legal writing. Mandarin and Cantonese are both my native languages. 

Being an avid reader, I have maintained an insatiable appetite for reading a variety of publications on legal, financial, political, governmental, economic and literary subjects. This habit is rooted in a firm belief which I've been holding -- translating is by nature writing, which hinges entirely on reading. 

Most of my clients are impressed by my exacting attentiveness -- I am used to pinpointing each and every irregularity in the source text upon each delivery of my translation. More than once I have received my clients' thankfulness-infused comments on the value of my translating efforts -- "You've done something which is bigger and more than translating - you know what you are doing". 

I can be reached at my email "[email protected]" -- prompt responses guaranteed. 

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Total pts earned: 23
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Top languages (PRO)
Chinese to English12
English to Chinese11
Top general fields (PRO)
Bus/Financial12
Law/Patents11
Top specific fields (PRO)
Business/Commerce (general)12
Law: Contract(s)8
Law (general)3

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Keywords: law, agreements, contracts, instruments, deed, articles of association, share transfer agreements, patent claims, patent specification


Profile last updated
Jan 10



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