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CURICCULUM VITAE
GARANTZIOTI ANNITA - THEONI
PERSONAL DETAILS
First name: Annita - Theoni
Surname: Garantzioti
Date of birth: 24/07/1976
Place of birth: Kalamata, Messinia
Marital status: Single
Nationality: Greek
CONTACT DETAILS
Address: Sithonias 32-32, Ampelokipoi, Athens PC 11522, Greece
Telephone: +30 210-6433192, 6974315216
Email: annitagrn@gmail.com
EDUCATION - STUDIES
• Translation Studies from English to Greek language at Metafrasi School of Translation Studies of Athens, Meta|φÏαση. Specialized in Legal and Economic-Business translation (2012-2013).
• Law studies at National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Law (1995-2001).
• A – Levels (High school diploma) at 4th General Lyceum of Kalamata (1988-1994).
EXPERIENCE
• Freelance lawyer, specialized in civil law, member of the Greek Bar Association of Kalamata City (2011-2012).
• Freelance lawyer, specialized in civil law, member of the Greek Bar Association of Rhodes Island (2004-2011).
• Legal and economic-business translation (as a parallel activity).
• Training practice in criminal law at Alexios Kougias and Associates Law Office in Athens (2002-2004).
• Private tuition to students in English (1998-2001).
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1. Languages:
• English: Fluently
[Proficiency of Cambridge University (grade A)]
[Certificate of Sufficient Qualifications to teach English, Hellenic Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs]
[First Certificate of Cambridge University (grade A)]
• Italian: Level of learning
• Greek: Native language
2. Computer skills
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Thorough knowledge of touch typing method in Greek and English.
• Systematic use of internet and online tools such as blogs and social media.
3. Programs
Participation in the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (Socrates/Erasmus Program) with six-month residence at Essex University, England.
Courses of study within the Socrates/Erasmus Program:
• Introduction to the English Legal System and Methology
• European Human Rights Law
• Environmental Law
• Medicine and the Law
4. ASSIGNMENTS
• “The legislative regulation of transplantâ€. Written assignment within the university course of Inheritance Law.
• “The European Court of Justice has adopted the language of human rights for the sole purpose of furthering the integration ambitions of the European Communityâ€. Written assignment within the Socrates/Erasmus course of European Human Rights Law.
• “A day in an English court and my impressions about itâ€. Written assignment within the Socrates/Erasmus course of Introduction to the English Legal System and Methology.
• “Assess the effectiveness of the current international legal regime to combat global climate change under the 1992 Framework Convention and 1997 Kyoto Protocolâ€. Written assignment within the Socrates/Erasmus course of Environmental Law.
• “In Re F (in utero) [1998] FAM 122(CA) Balcombe LJ has held that an unborn child has no legal existence until it has been born. This situation is unsatisfactory as it prevents the State from intervening where the health of the future child is put at risk, for example where the pregnant woman consumes substances that are known to cause severe disabilities of the future childâ€. Written assignment within the Socrates/Erasmus course of Medicine and the Law.
SEMINARS
• February 2010: “Reformations of the Civil Procedure Codeâ€. Seminar of the Greek Lawyers Association of Rhodes Island.
• October 2007: “General Principles of Economic Criminal Lawâ€. Seminar of the Greek Lawyers Association of Kalamata City.
• March 2005: “The Rhodian Property Lawâ€. Seminar of the Greek Lawyers Association of Rhodes Island.
• December 1997: “The struggle against child laborâ€. Seminar of the Marangopoulos Foundation of Human Rights, Athens.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Participation in the “Literature and Creative Writing†course at the Social Youth Association Center of Kalamata City, Greece.
• Participation in the “Artistic Photography†course of the Students Club of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens.
• Travelling, exercising, music, theater, literature, internet.
Areas of expertise
Business Translation, Civil Law, Economic translation, Legal Translation
