Maria Balaoura

Maria Balaoura's work experience includes positions at various organizations in a chronological order. In 2020, they briefly worked as part of a defense role at the Athens Bar Association. In 2021, they gained experience as a legal intern at the Ministry of Justice in Greece. In 2022, they served as a summer legal intern at Varnavas Law Firm 1978 and as an assistant editor at the Corporate Crime Observatory. Currently, they are working as a trainee lawyer at Lexidy.

Maria Balaoura pursued their education in the field of Law. Maria obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, graduating in 2021. Following their undergraduate studies, they enrolled in Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences for a Master's degree in European Criminal Law, which they completed in 2022.

In 2023, Maria received a scholarship from the International Anti-Corruption Academy to pursue further education in the field of Corporate Internal Investigations. The duration of this program is not specified.

Additionally, Maria has obtained several certifications to enhance their legal knowledge and skills. In 2021, they completed a course on "Personal Data Protection - Legal and technical dimensions" offered by a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. In 2020, they obtained a certification in "Asylum and the ECHR" from Europe. Maria also holds a certificate of proficiency in English from the University of Michigan, and a Goethe Zertifikat (C1) from Goethe-Institut e.V.

Furthermore, Maria has engaged in additional educational activities, including a seminar on Animal Law offered by Dog's Voice. Maria has also participated in the MOOC "International and European Environmental Law" offered by the Law Society of Ireland, as well as a course on "Open data basic knowledge, visualization, entrepreneurship, and transparency" funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The dates of completion for these activities are not specified.