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Leon Schrofner

Leon Schrofner

Legal Intern
Sacramento,California

Summary

Detail-oriented individual with a diverse background in legal research in both the European civil law and American common law system. Possesses excellent communication skills, superior organizational abilities, and a thorough understanding of legal principles. Passionate about helping clients thrive in their business by navigating the legal system on either side of the Atlantic.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Library Student Worker

McGeorge School of Law
Sacramento, California
01.2023 - Current
  • Assisted with circulation duties by checking books in and out and processing holds, fees and library card applications.
  • Navigated software applications to locate materials.
  • Established relationships with library staff, students and patrons to foster positive environment.

Student Research Assistant

University of Salzburg
Salzburg
10.2019 - 07.2020
  • Generated and analyzed data on the interpretation methods of International Human Rights Courts in Africa in an effort to understand the way African Courts would apply human rights under International Treaties (eg the ICCPR).
  • Assisted in the research of Papers on International Treaty Law. Among those, a Paper comparing the liability of corporations for transboundary environmental damages under various international treatises governing such cases.
  • Researched whether citations in the most recent version of the Calliess/Ruffert Commentary on the Treaty of the European Union and Functioning of the European Union were still good law.

Corporate Legal Intern

Porsche Holding Salzburg
Salzburg
08.2019 - 01.2020
  • Conducted legal research and analysis in Data Protection Law.
  • Consulted other departments (Marketing, Sales) on legal data protection matters to ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), while also minimizing the disturbance of operations due to legal concerns.
  • Developed internal data protecting guidelines for other departments to ensure GDPR compliance in routine procedures (eg consent forms for PR events, cookie banners for online sales etc.).
  • Answered communications of data subjects (mostly customers) who have requested the deletion, or restriction of access to their personal data that we had been processing. Assessed the need for complying with the request from a legal data protection perspective.
  • Organized legal files by scanning, copying, indexing, and coding.

Education

Master of Laws (LLM) - Transnational Business Practice

McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA
08.2022 - Current

Relevant Coursework

· International Business Transactions

· International Intellectual Property Law

· Business Planning

· Business Associations

· Negotiations and Settlements

· Legal Research, Writing and Analysis

· Patent Law

Awards & Honors

· Scholarship covering Full Tuition and part of Living Expenses

· CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Business Associations

Extracurricular Activities

· Intellectual Property Student Association ("IPSA")

· Business Law Association ("BLA")

Magister Iuris (Austrian Equivalent To The US JD) - Law

University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
10.2017 - 08.2021

Relevant Coursework

· Corporate Law (Business Associations, IP, Antitrust, Commercial Law)

· Tax Law (Corporate Tax, Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, other minor Taxes)

· Contracts (Civil Law Approach)

· Administrative Law (Construction, Zoning , Environmental, Immigration Law...)

Awards & Honors

· Scholarship for Excellent Performance 2019/2020

· Best Papers Award Austrian-Russian Summer School 2019

Skills

Efficient researcher

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Certification

European Entrepreneur’s Skill’s Certificate (Module A, B, C; last module in progress)

Interests

Weight Lifting

Music Production (EDM, pop, folk)

Timeline

Library Student Worker - McGeorge School of Law
01.2023 - Current
McGeorge School of Law - Master of Laws (LLM), Transnational Business Practice
08.2022 - Current
Student Research Assistant - University of Salzburg
10.2019 - 07.2020
Corporate Legal Intern - Porsche Holding Salzburg
08.2019 - 01.2020

European Entrepreneur’s Skill’s Certificate (Module A, B, C; last module in progress)

06-2019

Raiffeisen Finance Academy

05-2018
University of Salzburg - Magister Iuris (Austrian Equivalent To The US JD), Law
10.2017 - 08.2021

European communication certificate (Eco-C)

09-2016

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