David Knabe

Co President at SLTA Student Chapter Geneva
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, CH
Languages
  • French Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • Switzerland
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co President
      • Mar 2022 - Present

      - Managed the Swiss LegalTech Open, a competition where candidates created their own LegalTech project- Organized the conference “Avocat.e à l’air du temps”, a conference where academics and professionals discuss futur LegalTech development - Managed the Swiss LegalTech Open, a competition where candidates created their own LegalTech project- Organized the conference “Avocat.e à l’air du temps”, a conference where academics and professionals discuss futur LegalTech development

    • Switzerland
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Legal Intern
      • Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

      - Researched and drafted legal notice in Swiss law such as contract law, family law, and criminal law; giving preliminary answers for the attorneys - Drafted memoranda and outlined key information of hearings; providing a good overview of the case - Updated client’s information, reviewed co-worker memoranda and organized clients documents; improving the management of cases- Shadowed attorney in consultations with clients - Researched and drafted legal notice in Swiss law such as contract law, family law, and criminal law; giving preliminary answers for the attorneys - Drafted memoranda and outlined key information of hearings; providing a good overview of the case - Updated client’s information, reviewed co-worker memoranda and organized clients documents; improving the management of cases- Shadowed attorney in consultations with clients

    • International Trade and Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern- Division of Country Programmes, Office for Africa
      • Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

      - Assigned in the trade related technical assistance on regional trade integration issues, access to the European market and international development in Africa; gaining insights on international economic development in East Africa- Contributed to the launching and operation of a European-Union funded initiative called Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) in its management and coordination; providing key strategic organization- Co-wrote MARKUP's communication in drafting the ITC executive director's speech, briefing notes, a press release, a brochure, and a website; procuring fundamental visibility to the programme- Managed essential components of MARKUP such as emails with technical sections, budget planning, finalization of legal Memorandum of Understanding, due diligence and administrative tasks; resulting in a successful launch and inception of the programme

    • United States
    • Legal Services
    • Legal Intern - American Immigration Law
      • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

      - Researched and drafted memoranda in Federal American immigration law such as waivers for unlawful presence, petitions for alien relative and adjustment of status, consideration of deferred action for childhood (DACA), unlawful presence bars and cancellation for removal proceeding; procuring preliminary preparation for the attorney- Assisted in administrative tasks such as reviewing immigration applications to the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), managing clients information and organisation of the law firm; in improving the law firm organisation- Shadowed the attorney in consultations with potential clients, legal visits to jails/detention centers, and court appearances- Attorney Alex E. Navidad, P.L.C. (Sister law firm): built statistics and data via excel to measure damages fraud; providing key pieces of evidence for court appearances- Translated documents from Spanish to English and English to Spanish

Education

  • University of Geneva
    Bachelor in Law, Swiss Law
    2018 - 2022
  • University of Amsterdam
    Master’s Degree, International and European Law: International Trade and Investment Law (LLM)
    2016 - 2017
  • University of Sussex
    Undergraduate (Bachelor), LLB (Honours) in Law with International Relations
    2013 - 2016
  • International Baccalaureate
    International Baccalaureate
    2011 - 2013
  • EF International Academy Torbay
    International Baccalaureate
    2012 - 2013
  • International School of Geneva
    High School
    1996 - 2012
  • University of Geneva
    Master's degree, Law
    2022 -

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