Statement: I am a lawyer - linguist with 24 years experience and the Director of Avocate Legal and Commercial French Interpreting and Translation Services Ltd (www.avocate.co.uk).
I hold Chartered Linguist (Interpreter) status, am a Fellow of CIOL, a member of CIOL's Interpreting Steering Group and Professional Conduct Committees and I am a CIOL accredited independent trainer for the DPSI (Law) examination.
I am a Fellow of the ITI and and also a member of their Law, Insurance, Finance and Translation Committee and of the North West Translators Network.
Also memberships of AIT, ATC and ILETA.
I also sit as an ad hoc chair in professional conduct hearings of the NRCPD.
Name: Ms Sue LESCHEN Solicitor (non-practising) BA LLB FITI DPSI FCIL CL
City: West Yorkshire
Country / Territory: United Kingdom
Native language(s): ENGLISH
Language(s) of qualification: FRENCH
CIOL number: 30430
Membership number (pre-Autumn 2016): 021982
Membership grade: Fellow
Membership status: Current
Chartered?: Yes
Chartered Linguist section(s): CL (Interpreter)
Chartered Linguist number: 30430
Telephone number: +44(0)7818 633 565
Subject Area: General, Business, Legal, Translation, Interpreting
Levels: GCSE, A-Level, Degree, Postgraduate, Can teach children