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.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $5.9k
Billed in all: $31,840$32k
$3k in the last 6 months
Across 3 contracts
Across 12 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 7% in Chinese
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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