Legal Services

• Interim legal services, as legal counsel and for private practice
  

• Project management and team leading

• Acting as an arbitral secretary

• Drafting of IP licensing agreements

• Drafting of company-internal policies and third-party clauses to manage and protect IP rights

• Document review and eDiscovery, for large-scale litigation and arbitration matters

• Due diligence, particularly for environmental and human rights law and policy

• Document review of IP licensing agreements, contracts and other legal documents

• Drafting company policies on corporate social responsibility and ethical guidelines

• Policy analysis for proposals on new legislation

• Proofreading and editing of legal texts in English

• Translating legal documents (from German or Finnish into English)

Legal research and drafting, such as:

• Conducting studies on the implementation of EU directives in Member States' national legislation

• Drafting of proposals to enact new laws or policies

• Legal memorandums outlining the case law or the present legal situation

• Drafting of research reports for NGOs and think tanks

• Content creation for legal publications and textbooks

• Fact-checking for legal news and legal publications

• Proofreading and editing of legal texts

Need a T-Shaped Lawyer?

Christine Nikander is not just your ordinary "template lawyer", she brings a wide variety of unique soft and hard skills to the table. She is also a very quick learner.

Apart from just studying and working in law, Christine also:
- studied natural and environmental sciences at University

- took courses in journalism and has experience in communications

- has lived in 5 countries and has experience leading diverse intercultural teams
- can work in English, German and Finnish (with a full passive understanding of Dutch)
- holds degrees in international law and environmental law
- has experience working as an associate at a large law firm, as a legal counsel, and as a freelance jurist
- has worked extensively with young social enterprises and start-ups
- has founded a company of her own and knows what it means to be a young entrepreneur
- studied sculpture for a year and currently also works as a freelance illustrator
- is a strong team player and an empathetic manager