Becoming a business lawyer

By the end of my high school days, I had multiple subjects I wanted to pursue at university. Yet I knew pretty quickly that it was going to be law, and not history or philosophy, two of my other passions. My strong sense of justice played a big part in that. I chose to study European law in Nijmegen because of my fondness for different languages and cultures on the European continent. At the end of my bachelor, I discovered I felt more for corporate law than European institutions. The Master of International Business Law at Tilburg University was quite unique, tackling both traditional corporate law and the influence of technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain on society. I was taught that as a lawyer, you have to keep up with technology, otherwise you are left behind. In the meantime, I did an internship at Blue Legal Attorneys in Breda, where I had the chance to put my business law knowledge into practice. Last year I worked as an independent legal counsel for a municipality near Amsterdam. Here I immersed myself in drafting legislation (public law) and contracts (civil law).

In the immediate future, I would like to deepen my knowledge in the field of law and technology and continue to help other entrepreneurs grow their online businesses.

Education & Experience