diff --git a/frontend/src/admin.tsx b/frontend/src/admin.tsx
index 6669932..85b0b65 100644
--- a/frontend/src/admin.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/admin.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const PLANNED: PlannedCard[] = [
     icon: ICON_BUILDING,
     i18nTitle: "admin.card.departments.title",
     i18nDesc: "admin.card.departments.desc",
-    fallbackTitle: "Departments / Dezernate",
+    fallbackTitle: "Dezernate",
     fallbackDesc: "Dezernate anlegen und Mitglieder verwalten.",
   },
   {
diff --git a/frontend/src/appointments.tsx b/frontend/src/appointments.tsx
index 6ecfbdb..fdb51cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/appointments.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/appointments.tsx
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ export function renderAppointments(): string {
                     <option value="deadline_hearing" data-i18n="termine.type.deadline_hearing">Fristverhandlung</option>
                   </select>
 
-                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="appointment-filter-project" data-i18n="termine.filter.akte">Akte</label>
+                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="appointment-filter-project" data-i18n="termine.filter.akte">Projekt</label>
                   <select id="appointment-filter-project" className="akten-select">
-                    <option value="" data-i18n="termine.filter.akte.all">Alle Akten &amp; pers&ouml;nlich</option>
+                    <option value="" data-i18n="termine.filter.akte.all">Alle Projekte &amp; pers&ouml;nlich</option>
                     <option value="__personal__" data-i18n="termine.filter.akte.personal">Nur pers&ouml;nliche</option>
                   </select>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/client/i18n.ts b/frontend/src/client/i18n.ts
index 6eb8895..39e29fb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/client/i18n.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/client/i18n.ts
@@ -526,14 +526,14 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "fristen.summary.upcoming": "Sp\u00e4ter",
     "fristen.summary.completed": "Erledigt",
     "fristen.filter.status": "Status",
-    "fristen.filter.akte": "Akte",
+    "fristen.filter.akte": "Projekt",
     "fristen.filter.all": "Alle (offen & erledigt)",
     "fristen.filter.pending": "Alle offenen",
     "fristen.filter.overdue": "\u00dcberf\u00e4llig",
     "fristen.filter.thisweek": "Diese Woche",
     "fristen.filter.upcoming": "Sp\u00e4ter",
     "fristen.filter.completed": "Erledigt",
-    "fristen.filter.akte.all": "Alle Akten",
+    "fristen.filter.akte.all": "Alle Projekte",
     "fristen.col.due": "F\u00e4llig",
     "fristen.col.title": "Titel",
     "fristen.col.akte": "Akte",
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "onboarding.office.placeholder": "Bitte ausw\u00e4hlen",
     "onboarding.job_title": "Berufsbezeichnung",
     "onboarding.job_title.placeholder": "z.B. Associate, Partner, PA",
-    "onboarding.dezernat": "Dezernat / Partner",
+    "onboarding.dezernat": "Dezernat oder Partner",
     "onboarding.dezernat.placeholder": "z.B. Dr. M\u00fcller, Team Schmidt",
     "onboarding.optional": "(optional)",
     "onboarding.submit": "Profil anlegen",
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "projekte.submit": "Projekt anlegen",
     "projekte.neu.title": "Neues Projekt \u2014 Paliad",
     "projekte.neu.heading": "Neues Projekt anlegen",
-    "projekte.neu.subtitle": "Mandant, Streitsache, Patent, Verfahren oder generisches Projekt \u2014 hierarchisch einordnen. Sichtbarkeit folgt dem Team (Sie werden als \u201eLead\u201c automatisch hinzugef\u00fcgt).",
+    "projekte.neu.subtitle": "Mandant, Streitsache, Patent, Verfahren oder generisches Projekt \u2014 hierarchisch einordnen. Sichtbarkeit folgt dem Team (Sie werden als \u201eLeitung\u201c automatisch hinzugef\u00fcgt).",
     "projekte.field.type": "Typ",
     "projekte.field.parent": "\u00dcbergeordnetes Projekt",
     "projekte.field.parent.placeholder": "Titel eingeben, um ein \u00dcberprojekt zu suchen...",
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "projekte.type.patent": "Patent",
     "projekte.type.case": "Verfahren",
     "projekte.type.project": "Projekt",
-    "projekte.team.role.lead": "Lead",
+    "projekte.team.role.lead": "Leitung",
     "projekte.team.role.associate": "Associate",
     "projekte.team.role.pa": "PA",
     "projekte.team.role.of_counsel": "Of Counsel",
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "einstellungen.profil.office": "B\u00fcro",
     "einstellungen.profil.job_title": "Berufsbezeichnung",
     "einstellungen.profil.job_title.placeholder": "z.B. Associate, Partner, PA",
-    "einstellungen.profil.dezernat": "Dezernat / Partner",
+    "einstellungen.profil.dezernat": "Dezernat oder Partner",
     "einstellungen.profil.dezernat.placeholder": "z.B. Dr. M\u00fcller, Team Schmidt",
     "einstellungen.profil.lang": "Sprache",
     "einstellungen.profil.lang.de": "Deutsch",
@@ -1029,8 +1029,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "termine.summary.later": "Sp\u00e4ter",
     "termine.filter.type": "Typ",
     "termine.filter.type.all": "Alle Typen",
-    "termine.filter.akte": "Akte",
-    "termine.filter.akte.all": "Alle Akten & pers\u00f6nlich",
+    "termine.filter.akte": "Projekt",
+    "termine.filter.akte.all": "Alle Projekte & pers\u00f6nlich",
     "termine.filter.akte.personal": "Nur pers\u00f6nliche",
     "termine.filter.from": "Von",
     "termine.filter.to": "Bis",
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.coming_soon": "Kommt bald",
     "admin.card.team.title": "Team-Verwaltung",
     "admin.card.team.desc": "Benutzer:innen anlegen, bearbeiten, löschen.",
-    "admin.card.departments.title": "Departments / Dezernate",
+    "admin.card.departments.title": "Dezernate",
     "admin.card.departments.desc": "Dezernate anlegen und Mitglieder verwalten.",
     "admin.card.audit.title": "Audit-Log",
     "admin.card.audit.desc": "Wer hat wann was geändert? Nachvollziehbarkeit für sicherheitsrelevante Aktionen.",
@@ -1241,8 +1241,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.team.direct_add.job_title": "Berufsbezeichnung",
     "admin.team.direct_add.dezernat": "Dezernat (optional)",
     "admin.team.permission.standard": "Standard",
-    "admin.team.permission.global_admin": "Global Admin",
-    "admin.team.permission.last_admin": "Der letzte Global Admin kann nicht degradiert werden.",
+    "admin.team.permission.global_admin": "Globaler Admin",
+    "admin.team.permission.last_admin": "Der letzte globale Admin kann nicht degradiert werden.",
     "admin.team.direct_add.cancel": "Abbrechen",
     "admin.team.direct_add.submit": "Anlegen",
 
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.coming_soon": "Coming soon",
     "admin.card.team.title": "Team Management",
     "admin.card.team.desc": "Create, edit and delete user accounts.",
-    "admin.card.departments.title": "Departments / Dezernate",
+    "admin.card.departments.title": "Dezernate",
     "admin.card.departments.desc": "Create departments and manage their members.",
     "admin.card.audit.title": "Audit Log",
     "admin.card.audit.desc": "Who changed what, and when. Traceability for security-relevant actions.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/client/project-form.ts b/frontend/src/client/project-form.ts
index 2320aff..1da46e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/client/project-form.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/client/project-form.ts
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ export function initParentPicker() {
   });
 }
 
-// wireTypeChange wires the <select id="projekt-type"> change handler and runs
+// wireTypeChange wires the <select id="project-type"> change handler and runs
 // the visibility pass once with the current value.
 export function wireTypeChange() {
-  const typeSel = $("projekt-type") as HTMLSelectElement;
+  const typeSel = $("project-type") as HTMLSelectElement;
   showFieldsForType(typeSel.value);
   typeSel.addEventListener("change", () => showFieldsForType(typeSel.value));
 }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export function readPayload(
   msg: HTMLElement,
   opts: { omitEmpty: boolean; mode: "create" | "edit" },
 ): Record<string, unknown> | null {
-  const type = ($("projekt-type") as HTMLSelectElement).value;
+  const type = ($("project-type") as HTMLSelectElement).value;
   const title = ($("project-title") as HTMLInputElement).value.trim();
   if (!title) {
     msg.textContent = t("projekte.error.title_required") || "Title required";
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ export function prefillForm(p: Record<string, unknown>) {
   const getTA = (id: string) => $(id) as HTMLTextAreaElement;
 
   const type = String(p.type ?? "project");
-  getSel("projekt-type").value = type;
+  getSel("project-type").value = type;
   showFieldsForType(type);
 
   get("project-title").value = String(p.title ?? "");
diff --git a/frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts b/frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts
index c4279ad..a87ff71 100644
--- a/frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ function openEditModal() {
     // Type changes are allowed (t-paliad-056). Wire the warning that lists
     // which fields will be NULL'd server-side when the user picks a new
     // type.
-    const typeSel = document.getElementById("projekt-type") as HTMLSelectElement | null;
+    const typeSel = document.getElementById("project-type") as HTMLSelectElement | null;
     if (typeSel) {
       typeSel.disabled = false;
       typeSel.onchange = () => {
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ const TYPE_SPECIFIC_FIELDS: Record<string, { key: string; i18n: string }[]> = {
 function renderTypeChangeWarning() {
   const wrap = document.getElementById("project-edit-type-warning") as HTMLDivElement | null;
   const fieldsSpan = document.getElementById("project-edit-type-warning-fields") as HTMLSpanElement | null;
-  const typeSel = document.getElementById("projekt-type") as HTMLSelectElement | null;
+  const typeSel = document.getElementById("project-type") as HTMLSelectElement | null;
   if (!wrap || !fieldsSpan || !typeSel || !project) return;
 
   const newType = typeSel.value;
@@ -1238,9 +1238,10 @@ function renderTeam() {
         !m.inherited && canRemoveTeamMember(m)
           ? `<button type="button" class="btn-ghost btn-small team-remove-btn" data-user-id="${esc(m.user_id)}">${esc(t("projekte.detail.team.remove") || "Entfernen")}</button>`
           : "";
+      const officeLabel = m.user_office ? t("office." + m.user_office) || m.user_office : "";
       return `<tr>
         <td><strong>${esc(m.user_display_name || m.user_email)}</strong>
-            <span class="form-hint">&middot; ${esc(m.user_email)}${m.user_office ? " &middot; " + esc(m.user_office) : ""}</span></td>
+            <span class="form-hint">&middot; ${esc(m.user_email)}${officeLabel ? " &middot; " + esc(officeLabel) : ""}</span></td>
         <td><span class="projekt-team-role">${esc(roleLabel)}</span></td>
         <td>${source}</td>
         <td>${removeBtn}</td>
diff --git a/frontend/src/client/projects-new.ts b/frontend/src/client/projects-new.ts
index ec8e372..273df32 100644
--- a/frontend/src/client/projects-new.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/client/projects-new.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ async function applyParentFromQueryString() {
     ($("projekt-parent-id") as HTMLInputElement).value = p.id;
     ($("projekt-parent-input") as HTMLInputElement).value = p.title;
     // Default to 'case' under a non-root parent; user can override.
-    const typeSel = $("projekt-type") as HTMLSelectElement;
+    const typeSel = $("project-type") as HTMLSelectElement;
     if (typeSel.value === "client") {
       typeSel.value = "case";
       showFieldsForType(typeSel.value);
diff --git a/frontend/src/client/projects.ts b/frontend/src/client/projects.ts
index d862f6f..3d87e7a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/client/projects.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/client/projects.ts
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ function initSearch() {
 }
 
 function initFilters() {
-  const typeSel = document.getElementById("projekt-type") as HTMLSelectElement;
-  const status = document.getElementById("akten-status") as HTMLSelectElement;
-  const view = document.getElementById("projekt-view") as HTMLSelectElement;
+  const typeSel = document.getElementById("project-type") as HTMLSelectElement;
+  const status = document.getElementById("project-status") as HTMLSelectElement;
+  const view = document.getElementById("project-view") as HTMLSelectElement;
   typeSel.addEventListener("change", () => {
     typeFilter = typeSel.value;
     render();
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ProjectFormFields.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ProjectFormFields.tsx
index 48cd175..ecfc990 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ProjectFormFields.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ProjectFormFields.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export function ProjectFormFields(): string {
   return (
     <div className="project-form-fields">
       <div className="form-field">
-        <label htmlFor="projekt-type" data-i18n="projekte.field.type">Typ</label>
-        <select id="projekt-type" required>
+        <label htmlFor="project-type" data-i18n="projekte.field.type">Typ</label>
+        <select id="project-type" required>
           <option value="client" data-i18n="projekte.type.client">Mandant (Wurzel)</option>
           <option value="litigation" data-i18n="projekte.type.litigation">Streitsache</option>
           <option value="patent" data-i18n="projekte.type.patent">Patent</option>
diff --git a/frontend/src/deadlines.tsx b/frontend/src/deadlines.tsx
index 654678c..3e97767 100644
--- a/frontend/src/deadlines.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/deadlines.tsx
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ export function renderDeadlines(): string {
                     <option value="completed" data-i18n="fristen.filter.completed">Erledigt</option>
                   </select>
 
-                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="deadline-filter-project" data-i18n="fristen.filter.akte">Akte</label>
+                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="deadline-filter-project" data-i18n="fristen.filter.akte">Projekt</label>
                   <select id="deadline-filter-project" className="akten-select">
-                    <option value="" data-i18n="fristen.filter.akte.all">Alle Akten</option>
+                    <option value="" data-i18n="fristen.filter.akte.all">Alle Projekte</option>
                   </select>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/projects.tsx b/frontend/src/projects.tsx
index 26058ff..01f6776 100644
--- a/frontend/src/projects.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/projects.tsx
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ export function renderProjects(): string {
                 </div>
 
                 <div className="akten-filter-row">
-                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="projekt-type" data-i18n="projekte.filter.type">Typ</label>
-                  <select id="projekt-type" className="akten-select">
+                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="project-type" data-i18n="projekte.filter.type">Typ</label>
+                  <select id="project-type" className="akten-select">
                     <option value="" data-i18n="projekte.filter.type.all">Alle Typen</option>
                     <option value="client" data-i18n="projekte.type.client">Mandant</option>
                     <option value="litigation" data-i18n="projekte.type.litigation">Streitsache</option>
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ export function renderProjects(): string {
                     <option value="project" data-i18n="projekte.type.project">Projekt</option>
                   </select>
 
-                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="akten-status" data-i18n="projekte.filter.status">Status</label>
-                  <select id="akten-status" className="akten-select">
+                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="project-status" data-i18n="projekte.filter.status">Status</label>
+                  <select id="project-status" className="akten-select">
                     <option value="" data-i18n="projekte.filter.status.all">Alle Status</option>
                     <option value="active" data-i18n="projekte.filter.status.active">Aktiv</option>
                     <option value="archived" data-i18n="projekte.filter.status.archived">Archiviert</option>
                     <option value="closed" data-i18n="projekte.filter.status.closed">Abgeschlossen</option>
                   </select>
 
-                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="projekt-view" data-i18n="projekte.filter.view">Ansicht</label>
-                  <select id="projekt-view" className="akten-select">
+                  <label className="akten-filter-label" htmlFor="project-view" data-i18n="projekte.filter.view">Ansicht</label>
+                  <select id="project-view" className="akten-select">
                     <option value="flat" data-i18n="projekte.view.flat">Flache Liste</option>
                     <option value="tree" data-i18n="projekte.view.tree">Baumansicht</option>
                     <option value="roots" data-i18n="projekte.view.roots">Nur Wurzeln</option>
diff --git a/frontend/src/settings.tsx b/frontend/src/settings.tsx
index 914648a..ae0ea5a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/settings.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function renderSettings(): string {
 
                   <div className="form-field">
                     <label htmlFor="profil-dezernat" data-i18n="einstellungen.profil.dezernat">
-                      Dezernat / Partner <span className="login-label-optional" data-i18n="einstellungen.optional">(optional)</span>
+                      Dezernat oder Partner <span className="login-label-optional" data-i18n="einstellungen.optional">(optional)</span>
                     </label>
                     <input
                       type="text"