I took courses in both administrative law and civil law as part of my Dutch Law degree at Maastricht University. I found both areas of law incredibly interesting.
In 2006 I began working in the Real Estate-
practice at Lexence, where I was mainly dealing with spatial administrative law. I was able to work without supervision from a fairly early stage when it came to writing procedural documents and taking legal actions in more minor cases, such as the private individual who didn’t get permission for the dormer he wanted. When it came to larger cases such as the redevelopment of a town centre, I worked in a team of colleagues with varying degrees of practical experience. Very interesting and you learn a lot. After about a year I started to handle more and more civil cases. That is how I finally ended up in the Construction Law team. In that team I am mainly dealing with professional liability law. I act as a lawyer for notaries and other lawyers where a complaint has been submitted against them or where civil proceedings are pending. In almost all cases, the underlying dispute concerns property.
At Lexence, the quality of the legal service is paramount. That is why they take the supervision of the younger staff members so seriously; your level of knowledge grows very quickly as a result. You have one particular supervisor within your team who you can always go to with any questions. He also keeps an eye on your development as a legal professional and makes sure you are given an increasing amount of responsibility. The atmosphere at Lexence is very free and easy. My impression right from the start has been of an enthusiastic, professional organisation that cares about its staff.