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Shih-yu C.

Commercial Lawyer, Supply Chain Expert, Chinese Interpreter, Virtual

I am lawyer specializing in commercial transactions, with 5 years' experience working with East Asian markets, coupled with a focused expertise of 2 years' in the dynamic supply chain industry, specifically in the fields of food & beverages and general consumer goods. As a native speaker of both English and Chinese Mandarin, I have over 5 years' experience of conducting Chinese-English (and vice versa) translations/interpretations, including written translations and live interpretations. Here is how I can support your business, tailored to your needs: 1. Legal services: - Legal drafting, negotiation, and review work, spanning NDAs, commercial contracts, service agreements, sale & purchase contracts, employment contracts, corporate resolutions, and a variety of other vital business documents. - Thorough legal due diligence and meticulous document review. - Legal blog posts and client newsletter or alerts writing. - Virtual legal assistance/support, including research, project and document management, administrative tasks, legal engagements, business development, client relations, proofreading, comprehensive meeting/event coordination and on-site support (subject to location availability). 2. Supply chain services: - Co-ordination of end-to-end logistics and shipping process. - Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and vendors located in different countries. - Review and negotiation of supply and purchasing terms to optimize and streamline operations and costs, while ensuring compliance with international shipping and customs regulations. - Written and live translations/interpretations (English-Chinese) for all meetings and correspondences. - Virtual executive assistance, offering product research, product/materials sourcing, consumer market analysis, facilitating communication with customers and suppliers, document management, meetings/events planning, and in-person supplier meetings/on-site support (subject to location availability). 3. Translations/interpretations: - Impeccable translations from Chinese to English (and vice versa) across diverse documents, correspondences, and reference materials, including legal and professional business texts. - Seamless oral/live interpretations in Chinese and English. - Thorough proofreading of documents in English and/or Chinese. WORK EXPERIENCES - 3 years' experience working as commercial lawyer in global law firms in Hong Kong. - 2 years' experience serving as a legal advisor and business executive in supply chain e-commerce, specializing in food & beverages and general consumer goods. - Over 5 years' experience as English-Chinese translator, interpreter and tutor. EDUCATION: - B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Sciences, Taipei Medical University. - M.A. Biotechnology, Columbia University in the City of New York. - J.D. Law, University of Hong Kong. CERTIFICATIONS: Admitted as solicitor (lawyer) in England & Wales and Hong Kong. PERSONAL QUALITIES: Meticulous, thorough, dedicated, proactive, independent and results-driven.

🇭🇰Hong Kong, Hong Kong$35/hr100% JSSSince Jun 2023

Earnings and projects

MRR
$988

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#48,870 / 412k
🇭🇰Country#35 / 326
Revenue, last 30 days
$462

Last 6 months: $5.9k

World#65,032 / 412k
🇭🇰Country#49 / 326
Total earnings
$30k

Billed in all: $32k

World#110,066 / 412k
🇭🇰Country#59 / 326
Per project
$10k

$3k in the last 6 months

World#15,815 / 412k
🇭🇰Country#10 / 326
Projects, last 6 months
2

Across 3 contracts

0% fixed100% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇭🇰Country#77 / 326
Projects in all
3

Across 12 contracts

17% fixed83% hourly
World#304,140 / 412k
🇭🇰Country#222 / 326

Earnings, last 30 days

$31.8k+$462 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$31,250$31,500$31,750$32,000Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 7% in Chinese

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