Beatriz Solanas

I am a young professional specializing in EU law and policies, with an in-depth knowledge of EU legislative procedure and with a specific interest in Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and International Trade (INTA).

LLM in European & International Law (Europa-Institut, Saarland University) specialized in:

• Foreign Trade & Investment
• Alternative Dispute Resolution

Schuman Trainee at DG Presidency - Directorate for Legislative Acts (DLA)

European Parliament, Brussels | March 2022 - today

• Provide drafting and procedural assistance and advice at all stages of the legislative process.
• Legal knowledge implemented in policy teams and knowledge of 2 official languages (English, French) in addition to mother tongue (Spanish).
• Follow-up of Committee work and Interinstitutional Negotiations.

Williem C. International Commercial Arbitration Moot

Europa-Institut, Saarland University | October 2021 - April 2022

• Carried out rigorous analysis during research and assessed the strengthens and weaknesses of the possible arguments.
• Identify the relevant facts and intertwine the legal issues and arguments.
• Developed effective and persuassive way to present arguments, refine and recast the relevant matters.

Local initiative of the City Council of Zaragoza coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce  | September 2020 - October 2020

The initiative encouraged the purchase of goods to strengthen retail trade conducted in local establishments owned by freelance workers, micro-enterprises, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) after the situation created by the pandemic. I was consulted in the think-tank meetings and was in charge of the relationships between business and other stakeholders and the interaction with civil society. Working at Ecommerce Europe presents the perfect opportunity to take the insight and experience gained in preparing and executing public affairs campaigns to the next level.

Trainee in the Spanish Government Delegation in Aragón as a dynamic member of various departments | March 2020 - May 2020

My role involved

• the attendance of internal meetings of the different divisions,
• the provision of assistance to my supervisor,
• document production (primarily, legal opinions),
• legal research and consulting national and European law on their daily requirements.

Internal Collaborator of the Chair of Private International Law during the last course of my Bachelor.

I conducted research, analyzed and examined EU legal texts and addressed highly discussed issues in position papers and briefings.

Europa-Institut, Saarland University, Germany

Master of Laws (LL.M) in European and International Law | Nov. 2020 - Aug. 2021

Specialised in

Foreign Trade & Investment Alternative Dispute Resolution.

University of Bologna, Italy

Erasmus + | Feb. 2019 - Jul. 2019 | Lectures in English and Italian

University of Zaragoza, Spain

Bachelor Thesis: “Artificial Intelligence: the protection of Human Rights in Europe”

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) | Sep. 2016 - Sep. 2020