'I have a strong moral compass that caused me to transfer as a lawyer on behalf of the liable party to a firm that works only for victims. I am now eager to use my acquired knowledge for them. I think people trust me quickly. In addition, I am idealistic, but also pragmatic and a go-getter. I go out of my way to bring cases to a successful conclusion for victims or their next of kin.'
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University of Amsterdam,
graduated in 2011
Lawyer since
2014
Grotius specialization course in personal injury
Grotius Academy
Register of Jurisdictions
Laura-Jean van de Ven has registered the area of law 'personal injury law' in the register of areas of law of the Dutch Bar Association.
By virtue of this registration, she is required to obtain ten training credits in each registered principal area of law each calendar year according to the standards of the Dutch Bar Association.
Just under a year ago, my life changed forever: I became a mother of a son. After my maternity leave, I was - to be honest - quite reluctant to go back to work. How was I going to combine caring for my son with my demanding and responsible job as a personal injury lawyer? It felt like a huge challenge.
Last month I spoke at a conference for young European personal injury lawyers (PEOPIL). One of the topics discussed was mediation. I was surprised to hear that mediation is virtually not used in personal injury cases in countries around us, for example in England.
Vaccination against COVID-19 has now also started in the Netherlands. We saw on January 6, 2021 that nursing home worker Sanna Elkadiri was the first person in the Netherlands to be administered the vaccine. Minister De Jonge was there and heralded the start of the vaccination campaign. He spoke of an "insane moment." Diederik Gommers was also enthusiastic after being vaccinated and thought it was "really a great feeling."
