About
Summary
For 13 years, I have combined research and teaching with my work as a lawyer, my work in the non-governmental sector and my work as an expert in governmental and international organisations. I investigate the relationship between theory and empirical reality, i.e. whether people's theories and opinions are in line with reality. I am particularly interested in the social impact of law, namely 'Law in Action'. I always combine my extensive interpersonal and international experience with academic theory. With my extensive experience and broad background, I research and publish in areas such as sociology of law, anthropology, international law, political science and related fields. I am always interested in human beings and their vision of the world. I pay a lot of attention to methodology and usually base my research on field methods. I have published 4 books and 36 articles so far. With knowledge of 7 foreign languages and experience of working for the European Commission, I publish all over Europe.
Positions
Expert Sep 2021 -
Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Responsibilities: evaluation of applications, supervision of project implementation, consultancy on the
implementation of public tasks. Areas: development cooperation, international activities, education, Polonia and Poles abroad. 20-30 projects per year.
Mediator - court official Jun 2018 -
Mediation of consumer cases, labour law cases and discrimination cases; mediation with refugees and
foreigners, mediation of cross-border and international cases (about 50 cases per year).
Expert Jan 2018 -
National Liberty Institute - Civil Society Development Centre
Responsibilities: assessment of funding applications, monitoring of project implementation, supervision of
projects. Areas: democracy and reforms, civil society, NGOs, civic education. Between 20 and 80 projects per year.
Lawyer May 2017 - Oct 2021
Legal and tax counsel. Duties: business negotiations, contracts preparation, representation in courts and
authorities in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Poland and the Nordic countries; management of cross-border and
international cases throughout Europe.
Cabinet member - trainee Sep 2016 - Feb 2017
Cabinet of Commissioner, European Commission
Service as BlueBook trainee in the Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska. Responsibilities: attendance at meetings in EC working groups and inter-cabinet groups, participation in meetings with European politicians and business, preparation of notes and reports from meetings, preparation of proposals for solutions, analysis of reports and proposals from beneficiaries and lobbyists, representation of the Cabinet during 12 conferences and business meetings, working as part of a 16-person team. Participation in EP meetings, CJEU hearings, Council sessions. Project involvement: Service Package (reform of the Services Directive), recognition of qualifications (new set of professions), freedom to provide legal services, circular economy, Internet of Things (Directive).
Expert Aug 2016 - Mar 2020
Duties: assessment of applications for funds, project supervision, final report assessment, cooperation with the team. Areas: cross-border cooperation, justice reforms, civic education.
Project manager/Senior lawyer May 2016 -
Manager of the 4 lawyers team serving as counsels in cases of discrimination, human rights violations, rule of law violations. Legal advice and assistance (personally about 10 cases per month, the team ca. 50 cases). Advocacy at courts (mainly labour law, insurance, social, consumer and criminal cases, 15-20 cases per year). Amicus curiae in criminal cases (10-15 opinions per year). Project manager of school workshops on law and civil society (2-3 workshops per year) and international projects manager (until now 6 projects), legal representation and management of the organisation.
Expert Apr 2016 -
Tasks: project evaluation, project supervision, final report assessment, project mentoring, project preparation training, collaboration with the Agency and work as part of evaluation teams. Areas: school education, vocational education, academic education, youth. Between 30 and 100 projects per year.
Legal researcher Sep 2015 - Sep 2019
Pedagogical University of Cracow
Research in: human rights, the rule of law, international law, EU law and EU internal market law, reform and democratisation, international cooperation, cross-border relations, sociology and legal anthropology. Lecturing: EU law, public international law, human rights in Europe, EU institutions, EU funds and project management. Participation in 32 international conferences. Publication of 3 books and 20 journal papers. Coordination of 16 international research projects.
Expert Sep 2014 -
European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), European Commission
Tasks: leading workshops on project application and coordination, work within task forces and with stakeholders, project assessment for funding, key project mentoring, in-field supervision and project control, final reports evaluation. Programmes: Erasmus Plus (area: youth, academic education, school education), Europe for Citizens, European Solidarity Corps, formerly also general strands of H2020. Between 20 and 50 projects per year.
Expert Mar 2014 - Jun 2015
The Educational Research Institute
Expert responsible for evaluation and monitoring of history and social studies coursebooks for lower and upper secondary schools.
teacher Aug 2013 - May 2014
Teacher of history and social science, geography and early childhood tutor in upper-secondary school, secondary school and primary school
Member of the Advisory Committee Jan 2013 - Dec 2016
Advisory Committee, Ministry of National Education of Poland
Advisory to the Minister on: alternative educational forms, internationalisation of education, civic education, social inclusion. Collaborate with 21 Committee members, Deputy Ministers, officials and lobbyists.
Member of the Advisory Committee Jun 2010 - Oct 2013
Advisory Committee, Minister of Justice of Poland
Advisory to the Minister on: justice reforms, legal education, mediation system, free legal aid system.
Preparation of reports and delivering speeches. Cooperation with 14 Committee members, the Minister, Ministry officials and stakeholders.
Project manager Dec 2009 -
Consultancy professional services
educational projects, projects for science, social projects, projects for NGOs. Funding from: Horizon Europe, Cosme, Erasmus Plus, Norwegian funds, Visegrad Fund, European Youth Foundation, national funds. International projects in: Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia. National and international institutions' expert. A total of 180 projects completed until now.
Project manager/Chief lawyer Feb 2009 - Jul 2013
Management a team of 52 lawyers and 8 legal aid offices (10,000 cases in 4 years); leading a field legal
intervention team (6 lawyers); working as amicus curiae in cases of human rights violations, labour law and discrimination (400 cases conducted or supervised); legal representation of discriminated persons in courts (68 cases personally), legal representation in ECHR (2 cases); member of advisory committee to the Minister of Justice, member of advisory committee to the Minister of National Education, project manager of 168 projects on civic education, legal education, human rights and sustainable development in Poland, Georgia, Armenia, Western Balkan countries, NGO management and supervision.
Education
European School of Law and Administration 2022
Field of study: law
Degree: master of law
Specialisation: human rights, international labour law, labour law, civil law, employment discrimination, rule of law, democratisation and reform, project management, sociology of law.
Pedagogical University of Cracow 2019
Field of study: political science/law
Degree: doctor
Specialisation: human rights, the rule of law, democratisation and reform, international law, EU law, cross-border cooperation, sociology of law, European and scientific funding, management of scientific and social projects.
University of Humanities and Economics of Lodz 2016
Field of study: Education management
Degree: Postgraduate degree
Specialisation: educational management, educational reforms, migrant inclusion, education internationalisation, educational leadership, education funding, project management.
AGH University of Science and Technology 2015
Field of study: EU project management
Degree: Postgraduate degree
Specialisation: soft project management, international and cross-border cooperation, development projects, projects for NGOs, human rights advocacy and law reform; advanced financial installation, EU project supervision and evaluation. Programmes: European Social Fund, Horizon 2020, Cosme, Erasmus Plus, Norwegian funds and other soft programmes.
Jagiellonian University 2015
Field of study: history
Degree: master of history
Specialization: development studies, central Europe, border studies, historical anthropology, social history, qualitative research methodology, media studies, democratization and reforms; history of Poland, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Jagiellonian University 2013
Field of study: European studies
Degree: Bachelor
Specialisation: human rights, international law, international cooperation, cross-border cooperation, reform and democratisation, international project management, development studies, qualitative research methodology, development of Central Europe.
Universitetet i Oslo 2011
Field of study: Nordic studies
Degree: Scholarship of the Kingdom of Norway
Specialisation: culture, society and language of Norway and the Nordic countries, international Nordic
cooperation with Europe and the Baltic Sea states.
Jagiellonian University 2009
Field of study: Education
Degree: Postgraduate degree
Specialisation: primary and secondary school teacher, group management, developmental psychology,
pedagogy, voiceover, didactics, alternative teaching methods. Qualified to teach: history, citizenship education, English, Norwegian, physical education.
Skills
I have extensive experience from working in the governmental, international, non-governmental and academic sectors. I can combine theory with practice, old ideas with innovation. Above all, I am very persistent and thorough, at the same time I see things broadly. I work well in teams, but I very much enjoy working independently. I speak 7 foreign languages and have extensive international experience.
Keywords: Atlas.ti, content analysis, languages, methodology, perseverance, project management, qualitative interviews, qualitative methods, quantitative methods, StatisticaProfessional interests
I am particularly interested in examining how theoretical reality (facts, laws, myths and legends, theories) corresponds to empirical reality. I am interested in what people think about apparent and theoretical issues. I am particularly interested in the actual impact of law (mainly international and EU law) on the reality of the application of law in the administration of justice, by lawyers and by ordinary people. Currently, I mainly work on sociology and anthropology of law in the context of international, EU, cross-border law. I pay a lot of attention to different methodological approaches and research methodologies.
Keywords: anthropology of law, EU law, European Studies, European Union, historical anthropology, human rights, international law, international relations, judiciary, law, lawyers, methodology, political science, rule of law, socio-legal studies, sociology of lawCV
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