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ADRIJANA LISIČIN

Zagreb

Summary

Legal professional with significant experience in providing legal support and working in complex legal frameworks. Skilled in independent legal analysis and interpreting legal documents and regulations. Well versed in principles of civil law, international and EU law and litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution. Considerable experience in negotiation and managing court proceedings with thorough understanding of regulations and national and EU case law. Skilled in legal research, resolving disputes and successfully negotiating settlements. Thrives in collaborative environments. Oriented towards long-term goals and sustainable solutions, with an integrative approach to conflict resolution aimed at preventing future disputes. Strongly motivated and dedicated to continuous personal and professional development and leveraging interpersonal skills.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal advisor

Erste&Steiermärkische bank d.d.
12.2020 - Current
  • Court proceedings and administration management group, Legal department

Judge

Municipal Civil Court in Zagreb
09.2012 - 03.2020
  • Litigation department (from 3/2014)
  • Enforcement department (9/2012-3/2014)

Judicial advisor

Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia
09.2011 - 09.2012

Judicial advisor

Municipal Civil Court in Zagreb
09.2005 - 09.2011
  • Litigation department (12/2008-8/2011)
  • Enforcement department (9/2005-12/2008)

Court trainee

Municipal Court in Zagreb
06.2004 - 09.2005

Lawyer’s trainee

Private lawyer's office of Branimir Sabioni
10.2003 - 06.2004

Education

LL.M Candidate - Mediation and International Commercial Dispute Resolution

Newcastle University
09-2023

Postgraduate specialized studies - Medical Law

University of Split, Faculty of Law
02-2017

Bar Exam

Ministry of Justice of The Republic of Croatia
06-2005

LL.B -

Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
07-2003

Skills

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Litigation Management
  • Mediation
  • Civil Law
  • Negotiation
  • Argument writing
  • Civil Litigation
  • International and EU law
  • Legal writing
  • Legal Research
  • Case analysis
  • Court Procedures

Training

  • 2023/2024, ESG trainings
  • 2020, Basic mediation training at the Croatian Mediation Association
  • 2020 - present, Continuous advanced mediation trainings at the national and international level
  • 2021/2022/2023, Trainings in International private law and cross-border litigation and international arbitration at the Summer school in Ravenna, University of Bologna
  • 2021/2022, Several trainings in public presentation and public speaking skills
  • Continuous personal development trainings and leadership trainings
  • Continuous trainings in English language

Job related skills

Good communication skills and lecturing skills; Writing professional papers; Computer skills - MS Office. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

Additional Information

Continuous education and trainings in mediation at the international and national level. Numerous legal educations in the field of civil substantive and procedural law as well as the European law (legal trainings within Judicial Academy; two-week visit to Oldenburg and Hamburg as a judge as part of a judicial exchange; study visits to European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg, 2017) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (Luxembourg, 2014), international and national seminars and conferences; one of the speakers at the conference on European Judicial Cooperation in the Fundamental Rights practice of the National Courts in Warsaw, 2014 as Croatian representative).

Languages

Croatian
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
German
Intermediate
B1
Italian
Elementary
A2

Accomplishments

New law on representative actions in Croatian legal system and some dilemmas, published in Ius-info 20/06/2023)

Independency and impartiality of judges and its effect on public perception of judiciary, published in Ius-info, 12/10/2021;

Right to free legal aid in Croatian legal system, published in Informator, No. 6037, 2012;

Constitutional (in)validity of legal provisions from the field of judicial organization – consequences and shortfalls of the reform of the judiciary, published in Ius-info, 05/03/2012;


Timeline

Legal advisor

Erste&Steiermärkische bank d.d.
12.2020 - Current

Judge

Municipal Civil Court in Zagreb
09.2012 - 03.2020

Judicial advisor

Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia
09.2011 - 09.2012

Judicial advisor

Municipal Civil Court in Zagreb
09.2005 - 09.2011

Court trainee

Municipal Court in Zagreb
06.2004 - 09.2005

Lawyer’s trainee

Private lawyer's office of Branimir Sabioni
10.2003 - 06.2004

LL.M Candidate - Mediation and International Commercial Dispute Resolution

Newcastle University

Postgraduate specialized studies - Medical Law

University of Split, Faculty of Law

Bar Exam

Ministry of Justice of The Republic of Croatia

LL.B -

Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb
ADRIJANA LISIČIN