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Adja Mbengue

@adjambengue

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PhD-trained public law jurist specializing in international and comparative law.

Switzerland

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role leveraging comparative and international public law—judicial, advisory or academic—within an interdisciplinary, impact‑driven team offering cross‑border work and professional growth.

I am a PhD in Public Law from Université Paris I Panthéon‑Sorbonne with extensive experience in comparative, European and international law. I combine academic research and practical judicial work, having taught and worked across France, Switzerland and the United States.

My professional journey includes roles as a jurist at the Paris Court of Appeal and the French Conseil d'État, a legal consultant for the French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas, and trainee lawyer work in international environmental law in Geneva. I have drafted judgments, summary orders and taught legal assistants, demonstrating strong doctrinal and practical skills.

I have served as a visiting scholar at Columbia University and held multiple teaching and research positions at Université Paris I Panthéon‑Sorbonne, grounding my practice in rigorous scholarship and comparative perspectives. My fields of expertise include constitutional and fundamental rights, administrative law, intellectual property and environmental law.

I am committed to applying my interdisciplinary legal background to complex regulatory and judicial challenges, bringing analytic precision, multilingual communication (French, English, Wolof) and international experience to public interest, institutional or cross‑border legal roles.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Trainee Lawyer

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Gaea21

Jul 2025 - Present (4 months)

Trainee lawyer in international environmental law coordinating departmental tasks and supporting casework at a Geneva-based environmental law organization.

International Environmental Law Legal Research Drafting Policy Analysis Comparative Law

Jurist

Paris Court of Appeal

Nov 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Drafted judgments and orders for the Créteil judicial court and passed the first stage of the judiciary access exam, contributing to appellate case preparation and legal reasoning.

Civil Procedure Legal Research Appellate Law French Law Case Analysis

Jurist

Conseil d'État

Mar 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 8 months)

Drafted judgments and summary orders at the administrative court of Melun and provided teaching for legal assistants, supporting high-level administrative adjudication.

Administrative Law Legal Research Teaching Summary Orders

Legal Consultant

Ministry of the Interior and Overseas

Oct 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 5 months)

Provided legal consultancy for the Ministry, advising on public law matters and contributing to policy and administrative legal work between October 2020 and March 2022.

Legal Drafting Administrative Law Regulatory Compliance French Law

Legal Advisor

Legal Access Point Colombes

Oct 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year)

Served as general legal advisor at the legal access point in Colombes, delivering advice and support to the public on legal matters.

Legal Advice French Law Legal Aid Communication

Teaching and Research Associate

Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Oct 2018 - Oct 2020 (2 years)

Temporary teaching and research associate supporting courses and supervising research in public law while completing doctoral studies.

Legal Research Teaching Comparative Law Supervision

Doctoral Researcher

Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Oct 2014 - Oct 2017 (3 years)

Held a doctoral contract with teaching assignment while conducting PhD research in public law and contributing to academic teaching between 2014 and 2017.

Doctoral Research Teaching Comparative Law Legal Scholarship Fundamental Rights