| LEGAL DOCUMENT REVIEW AND TRANSLATION FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH BY CIVIL LITIGATION PARALEGAL WITH NATIVE GERMAN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Degreed paralegal professional with native German language proficiency Zweisprachiger Rechtsanwaltsassistent mit Doktorat von Amerikanischer Universität WOLFGANG'S RESUME (click here to contact by email) FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES Native Proficiency in German | Proficient in American English | Fluent in Spanish German-English translations | Review, analysis and interpretation of German language documents Research and analyze German source materials | Review, analyze and translate text written in German language EDUCATION IN EUROPE University of Graz, Austria - Studied German, English, and Italian in the College of Social Sciences (1980-1982) Universität Graz, Österreich - Diploma courses at the Institute for Translation and Interpretation (1981-1982) Gymnasium in Graz (Matura 1979) (secondary education, college preparatory) COLLEGE EDUCATION IN THE U.S. University of Houston - Ph. D. in Political Science (1992) University of Houston - Master's Degree in Political Science (1988) UH-Downtown - Bachelor's Degree in General Studies (1985) COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND ONLINE RESEARCH SKILLS WordPerfect, Word and other Microsoft office products, Internet search and research skills ProDoc SOS (document assembly, practice manager, billing manager) TimeSlips (practice management, time-keeping and billing) Abacus WestLaw, Lexis-Nexis, Loislaw; JIMS, PACER, court web sites, Lexis-Nexis efiling FAMILIARITY WITH LAW PRACTICE RESOURCES, LITIGATION GUIDES, AND e-FORMS Civil Litigation: O'Connor's Texas Rules Civil Trials & Civil Form (CD)s, O'Connor's Texas Causes of Action, CPRC plus, Texas Civil Appeals, Thomson-West practice guides series - ProDoc - Litigation Package Family Law: Texas Family Code plus, Texas Family Law Practice Manual (TFLPM), ProDoc - Family Law Package` Federal Court: O'Connor's Federal Rules - Civil Trials & Federal Civil Forms (CD) LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE Paralegal for solo family law practitioner JOAN V. SCHWEPPE, PLLC (2007-2008) now SCHWEPPE-WATSON LAW FIRM Civil Litigation Paralegal for small law firm: JOHN H. RISLEY, P.C. (2005-2007) ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Nontenured Faculty Member at the University of Houston and the University of Houston-Downtown Taught American and Texas Government, International Relations, Comparative Politics, European Governments, Introduction to Political Science Adjunct Faculty Member at the University of Phoenix (West Houston campus). Taught evening class on Marketing Research methods with on-line component. Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University Taught political science courses including American and Comparative Politics CONSULTING Served as Academic Consultant for International IDEA, an international organization head-quartered in Sweden; worked on a number of research and writing projects in the area of election law, voters, and political participation. Co-authored report on young citizens' participation in elections. Worked as contract legal researcher / consultant to attorneys on civil rights/constitutional law litigation SELECTED PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN Law review article on the Texas Equal Rights Amendment (Texas ERA) in the Albany Law Review With Angelle Kergosien: Case note on constitutional challenge to political party's exclusion of disfavored group; published in the Albany Law Review Article on Coparenting Arrangements in a Jurisdiction with Statutory Guidelines, published in Family Court Review, official journal of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Book review of edited monograph on former Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky on H-Net Review in German Studies Review of The Politics of German Regulation by Kenneth Dyson Scholarly book on public perceptions and media treatment of Austria in the United States The Sound of Austria: Österreichpolitik und öffentliche Meinung in den USA, ed. by John Bunzl Oesterreichisches Institut fuer Internationale Politik | Austrian Institute for International Affairs See H-Net review of The Sound of Austria SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Webmaster experience Knowledge of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategies for legal terms and topics and Internet Marketing ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ |
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