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Andrea von Zelewski, Lawyer, former labour court judge

Andrea von Zelewski

Lawyer and former presiding judge at the German labour court

Former presiding judge at the German labour court and admitted attorney in South Africa. She reviews the guides on Lawyer4Expats.

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About Andrea von Zelewski

After her legal training, Andrea von Zelewski spent six years as a presiding judge at the German labour court, including in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. She taught seminars for works councils and chaired conciliation boards.

She has lived in Cape Town since 1997, where she taught employment law at the University of the Western Cape for ten years. She holds a Master of Laws cum laude from Stellenbosch University and is admitted as an attorney in South Africa. For twelve years she also worked as a legal researcher for a German law firm.

For Lawyer4Expats she reviews the guides for accuracy, structure and clarity.