María Victoria Feito Torrez

María Victoria Feito Torrez joined Marval in 2022, as a member of the Writing Center. Her work there involves revising and improving the technical-language aspects of texts and assessing the Firm’s lawyers on linguistics-based argumentation.

Before joining Marval, Victoria worked extensively on Human Rights research. She has also worked as lawyer and translator in IP Law, and as technical writer in Class Action Law.

Education

• Victoria graduated as a Sworn Translator (EN-SP) from the National University of La Plata in 2012. In 2020, she graduated as Lawyer from the Law School of the same university, and in 2021 she received her university diploma as Notary Public, also from the National University of La Plata. Victoria has completed a post-graduate certification in Legal English for Human Rights and International Instruments from the Catholic University of Cuyo.

Academic Activities

• Currently, Victoria works as an Assisting Professor of Introduction to Law (General Theory of Law) at the University of La Plata, where she teaches legal language, argumentation, and Philosophy of Law.

Memberships

• She is the Coordinator of the Legal English Committee at the La Plata Association of Sworn Translators, a member of the Philosophy of Law Institute at the La Plata Bar Association, and an active member of different Human Rights NGOs. Victoria is a member of both the Sworn Translators Association of the Province of Buenos Aires and the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires.

Publications

• She has written articles and book chapters on Legal English and argumentation and on Human Rights, and she often speaks at congresses and events specialized on these topics.