Sarah, Professional translator English (British)

Having studied Spanish and Portuguese at Manchester University, as part of which, I spent a year in Brazil and Cuba, I then lived in Madrid for five years where I worked as an in-house translator at KPMG. Returning to the UK, I lived and worked in London as a translator at Durrants Media Monitoring, before deciding use the experience I had gained over the years to set up my own venture as a freelance legal and financial translator. I've now been working in this way for the past seven years and have built up some fantastic relationships with both clients and other freelance translators through collaboration and word-of-mouth recommendations. It's great to be able to see your business grow as a result of your efforts and perseverance, and to make some new friends along the way!