Junior Associate
Jérôme Léger
Geneva, Switzerland
Junior Associate
Jérôme Léger
Geneva, Switzerland
Portrait
Jérôme Léger completed his legal studies at the University of Fribourg (bilingual BLaw / MLaw degrees). After earning the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions (ECAV) from the University of Geneva, he joined Bär & Karrer as a Junior Associate. Upon completing his traineeship, he will take the bar exam. In parallel, he is writing a doctoral thesis on the rights of the defence in administrative criminal proceedings at the University of Fribourg.
Career
- Junior Associate, Bär & Karrer (since 2026)
- Certificate of Advanced Studies in « Specialisation in Legal Practice », University of Geneva / École d’avocature (ECAV) (2026)
- Trainee Clerk at the Lac District Court, Canton of Fribourg (2024–2025)
- Legal Officer at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Labor Directorate, Working Conditions (2023–2024)
- Graduate Assistant at the Chair of Criminal Law and Legal Philosophy, University of Fribourg (2023–2026)
- Legal Intern at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Labor Directorate, Working Conditions Division (2022)
- Master of Law, bilingual (French-German) studies, University of Fribourg (2022)
- Bachelor of Law, bilingual (French-German) studies, University of Fribourg (2020)
- Legal intern at a law firm in Neuchâtel (2019)
- English
- French
- German