Junior lawyer

Heleen Pesser

Lawyer since
2025
At Workx since
2023

Profile

Heleen has been with Workx Advocaten since November 2023: first as a student assistant, then as a legal adviser and, since March 2025, as a lawyer. During her law studies at Leiden University, she developed a strong interest in employment law. That interest grew during an internship at a law firm in Sint Maarten, where she was first introduced to employment law in practice. Heleen is also active in the corporate employment law practice, including due diligence in acquisitions.

Expertise

  • Due diligence in acquisitions
  • Dismissal law
  • Reorganisations
  • Terms of employment

Education

  • Law degree, Leiden University
  • Master’s in Employment Law, Leiden University

Publications

  • Publication in Tijdschrift Arbeidsrecht (November 2024) on the differences between fair compensation and compensation for manifestly unreasonable dismissal