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Senior Russian Legal Linguist

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The Senior Russian Legal Linguist leads Russian-language translation, copy-editing, terminology management, and linguistic quality activities for intellectual-property content. The role owns delivery quality across internal and external translation workflows, supports client communication, and resolves terminology or language queries. It also includes vendor qualification, linguist training, process improvement, and accountability for productivity, turnaround, and quality metrics. Candidates need native-level Russian, fluent English, extensive legal-localization experience, and strong proficiency with CAT and issue-management tools such as XTM, SDL Trados Studio, and JIRA.
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Park IP, a Welo Global brand, is a global IP solutions partner built for modern intellectual property work. The company enables legal teams to protect intellectual assets with accuracy, clarity, and confidence across jurisdictions. Trusted by Am Law 200 firms and Fortune 500 corporate legal departments, Park IP combines deep IP expertise with AI-powered workflows that reduce risk, improve predictability, and deliver greater visibility and control across the IP lifecycle, from prosecution to litigation and compliance. Its Legal Studio platform strengthens portfolio management through jurisdiction-specific coordination and real-time oversight, while experienced IP professionals remain accountable for quality and judgment. Operating under ISO-aligned quality and security standards, Park IP advances a disciplined and transparent approach to managing intellectual property worldwide. parkip.com

Role Overview

The Senior Russian Legal Linguist ensures high-quality Russian-language deliverables by managing translation and copy-editing tasks, coordinating with freelancers and agencies, and maintaining key language resources. They handle terminology and style queries, collaborate with clients and internal teams to improve workflows, and support overall quality efforts through editing and error arbitration.

Main Responsibilities

– Performing copy-editing tasks on assigned projects or accounts

– Performing on-demand translation tasks

– Performing lead linguist role on assigned accounts

– Taking ownership of deliveries that were translated internally or by external partners for one or more accounts into their target language

– Preparing, managing, and maintaining language materials—such as glossaries, style guides, and work instructions—to ensure they remain high-quality, accurate, and up to date for each account or project

– Managing project-related queries

– Ensuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language matters

– Coordinating with freelancers, agencies and internal linguists on assigned projects or accounts

– Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as required

– Developing and training internal linguists, as well as new and existing freelancers, in alignment with account requirements and Welo Global’s standards

– Interacting with clients on linguistic matters as required

– Participating in the development of new and improved working processes.

-Propose process improvements.

– Meeting or exceeding key performance metrics related to productivity, on-time delivery, and quality

– Achieving the goals set by the Team Manager

Requirements

– Education Level: University degree in Translation, Applied Languages, Linguistics, or a related field — or an equivalent combination of education and experience

– Native-level proficiency in Russian

– Fluent in English, both written and spoken

– 8+ years of relevant experience in translation, localization, editing, or content writing

– 5+ years of experience in linguistic review and copy-editing

– Thorough understanding of the localization process

– Excellent knowledge of terminology used in legal materials (intellectual property, patents, agreements, trademarks, copyright, IP litigation, among others)

– Experience serving as a subject-matter expert for assigned content specialties, service lines, and processes

– Excellent user experience with standard CAT tools (e.g., XTM, SDL Trados Studio) and with issue-tracking and query-management tools (e.g., JIRA)

– Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications

– Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly

– Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback

– Ability to coordinate internal and external translators

– Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

– Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge

– Ability to work with tight deadlines

– Excellent problem solving skills

– Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, linguists

– Ability, willingness and experience in communicating with customers at various levels

– Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

– Ability to work in a virtual team

Compensation

Additional Information

Job Reference: #LI-JC1

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Role DNA

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Pace & Pressure

4/5
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Autonomy Level

4/5
GuidedFull ownership

Communication Load

5/5
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AI insightThis is a senior specialist role requiring deep Russian legal-language expertise, especially in IP terminology, alongside editorial judgment and localization-process leadership. Tight deadlines, quality ownership, client interaction, and coordination of external linguists add substantial complexity.

Salary analysis

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Estimated job median (per year)Market rate
$95,000
US market range (per year)$75k–$120k
AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. No employer compensation was disclosed. The annual figures are estimated USD market benchmarks for a senior full-time legal localization and linguistic-review specialist; the yearly period is inferred from the role's seniority and full-time employment type.

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Sample interview questions
How do you ensure consistency in Russian legal terminology across a large intellectual-property account?

I begin by auditing existing glossaries, translation memories, client references, and prior decisions. I maintain a controlled terminology resource with definitions, context, approved translations, and decision rationale, then use regular QA checks and query workflows to ensure consistent adoption by all linguists.

Describe how you would handle a source term that has no direct Russian equivalent in a patent or litigation document.

I would assess the legal context, jurisdiction, document purpose, and any client-preferred terminology before researching authoritative bilingual sources. I would propose a clear, legally defensible rendering, document the rationale in the terminology database, and escalate to the client or legal SME when the choice could affect legal meaning.

What steps do you take when copy-editing a translation produced by an external vendor?

I verify completeness, legal accuracy, terminology consistency, formatting, style-guide compliance, and target-language fluency. I classify issues by severity, provide specific constructive feedback with examples, and record recurring errors so that vendor guidance, training, or qualification decisions can be evidence-based.

How do you balance quality with tight delivery deadlines?

I prioritize risk-based review, focusing first on legally consequential sections, terminology, numbers, names, and client-specific requirements. I communicate risks early, use CAT-tool QA and checklists efficiently, and coordinate resources promptly so that deadlines are met without compromising essential linguistic validation.

How have you trained linguists or freelancers to meet account-specific requirements?

I use practical onboarding materials that combine the account style guide, terminology resources, annotated examples, and a clear query process. I review initial work closely, give actionable feedback, monitor recurring issues, and adjust training materials when quality data identifies a common gap.

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