Missigbeto Melaine KANHOUNNON
Legal Secretary
Cotonou
Summary
Detail-oriented Legal Secretary with vast knowledge of legal industry and office management. Organized and efficient to learn new processes quickly. I am fluent in both English and French. Professional, dynamic and with a great capacity of adaptation; I am endowed with a great ease of communication, writing and listening. Over the years, I have developed numerous skills in the fields of Diplomacy and International Relations, Translation and Administrative Assistance.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Secretary
West African Oil Pipeline Company Benin S.A.
Cotonou
05.2021 - Current
Assisting the company's Senior Lawyer, I provide secretarial and various administrative tasks. I am responsible for the preparation of legal files and the implementation of administrative formalities and legal procedures
Freelance French to English Translator
SOCIETE GENERALE D'EXPERTISE JEHOVA-JIRE BENIN SA
Cotonou
08.2018 - 04.2021
Translation into English of the reports produced at the end of the various expertise missions.
Translator
National Directorate of Interpreting and Translation
Cotonou
04.2016 - 07.2018
- Replicated flow, style, and overall meaning of original texts.
- Applied cultural understanding to discern specific meanings beyond literal written words.
- Reviewed final works to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar, and translation.
- Translated documents from English to French and French to English.
Assistant
Directorate of Neighboring Countries
Cotonou
02.2015 - 03.2016
Assisting the Head of Department in charge of the Bilateral Cooperation between Benin Republic and the Republic of Ivory Cost, the Republic of Ghana and the Republic of Togo with task in correspondences and documents translation coming from Nigeria and Ghana Embassies. Processing of correspondences via meeting reports writing, verbal notes, transmission letters, participating in diplomatic missions, etc...
Education
Master of Arts - Applied English Linguistics
Faculty of Arts, Languages And Communication
Abomey-Calavi, Benin 12.2011 - 02.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Applied English Linguistics
Faculty of Arts, Languages And Communication
Abomey-Calavi, Benin 12.2011 - 07.2014
High School Diploma -
Godomey Secondary School
Godomey, Benin 10.2008 - 06.2011
Skills
Efficient multi-tasker
Certification
Certificate in Public Speaking and Leadership
Timeline
Legal Secretary
West African Oil Pipeline Company Benin S.A.
05.2021 - Current
Freelance French to English Translator
SOCIETE GENERALE D'EXPERTISE JEHOVA-JIRE BENIN SA
08.2018 - 04.2021
Translator
National Directorate of Interpreting and Translation
04.2016 - 07.2018
Assistant
Directorate of Neighboring Countries
02.2015 - 03.2016
Certificate in Public Speaking and Leadership
03-2012
Master of Arts - Applied English Linguistics
Faculty of Arts, Languages And Communication
12.2011 - 02.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Applied English Linguistics
Faculty of Arts, Languages And Communication
12.2011 - 07.2014
High School Diploma -
Godomey Secondary School
10.2008 - 06.2011
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