Senior Russian Legal Linguist

In this role, you ensure high-quality Russian-language deliverables by leading translation and copy-editing efforts, coordinating with freelancers and internal teams. You will manage terminology resources, support workflow improvements, and arbitrate language quality to meet client expectations. You’ll influence project quality and timeliness while shaping localization processes in a global IP context. This role offers impact across prosecution, litigation, and compliance work within a technologically enabled, quality-driven environment.

• Copy-edit assigned projects or accounts
• Handle on-demand translation tasks
• Serve as lead linguist on assigned accounts
• Own deliveries translated internally or by external partners
• Prepare and maintain glossaries, style guides, and work instructions
• Manage project-related queries
• Facilitate team interaction and resolve terminology questions
• Coordinate with freelancers, agencies and internal linguists
• Test and qualify new freelancers and vendors
• Develop and train internal linguists and freelancers
• Interact with clients on linguistic matters
• Contribute to new and improved working processes; propose improvements
• Meet or exceed KPIs for productivity, delivery timeliness, and quality
• Achieve goals set by the Team Manager

• University degree in Translation/Applied Languages/Linguistics or related field
• Native-level proficiency in Russian
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• 8+ years in translation, localization, editing, or content writing
• 5+ years in linguistic review and copy-editing
• Strong understanding of localization processes
• Knowledge of legal terminology (IP, patents, agreements, trademarks, copyright, IP litigation)
• Experience as SME for content specialties, service lines, and processes
• Excellent experience with CAT tools (XTM, SDL Trados Studio) and issue-tracking tools (JIRA)
• Proficiency with Windows and Office
• Ability to learn new localization tools quickly
• Ability to give clear, concise feedback
• Ability to coordinate internal and external translators
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability and willingness to train others
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to present information to groups of managers, clients, linguists
• Ability to communicate with customers at various levels
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization
• Ability to work in a virtual team

• Interpersonal communication
• Team collaboration
• Adaptability
• XTM
• SDL Trados Studio
• JIRA