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Greg Korbee

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The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

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About me
Lawyer-Linguist / Legal Trainer at JURISfluence
Education
- University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
  1987 - 1990
  Juris Doctor Law
- Bar Admission Programme / Articling Year
  1990 - 1992
  Law Society of Upper Canada / Bassell, Sullivan & Leake
- University of Toronto - Victoria University
  1975 - 1979
  Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Literature
Experience
- Canadian Forces
  Jun 1977 - Aug 1987
  Infantry Officer
- Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business
  Mar 1992 - Mar 1993
  Legal Editor
- Department of Justice (Canada)
  Mar 1993 - Feb 1997
  Legal Counsel (Litigation)
- ODG
  Mar 1997 - Feb 1999
  Legal Consultant
- Houthoff Buruma
  Mar 1999 - Dec 2007
  Legal Editor / Legal Trainer
- JURISfluence
  Jan 2008 - now
  Lawyer-Linguist / Legal Trainer
  • Language-related training and support for Dutch legal professionals practising in English. • Lawyer-to-lawyer courses on legal English and legal drafting.• Seminars on specific issues relating to legal English and legal drafting.• Assistance with creation and maintenance of in-house legal English programmes.• Publication of reference materials relating to legal English and legal drafting.• Assistance with the drafting. editing and translation of Dutch legal instruments and other legal work prepared in English.• Consulting services to Dutch legal organisations on internationalisation and language-related matters, including training, coaching, resources, quality control, assessment, editors and editing, translators and translation, and so on. Show less
- Mastering Legal English
  Mar 2013 - now
  Administrator of Legal Training Programme
Licenses & Certifications
- Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  University of Cambridge
  Sept 2005
- Admitted to the Ontario Bar
  Law Society of Upper Canada
  Feb 1992