Mag. Jan Uwe Thiel, LL.B.

Legal Intern

Jan Uwe Thiel joined the law firm as a Legal Intern in 2024. He completed his law studies at the University of Graz between 2018 and 2022 within the minimum study period and graduated with distinction. In 2022, he won the national final of the M&A Moot Court with his team from the University of Graz.

In addition to his professional activities, Jan Uwe Thiel is a doctoral candidate in the field of criminal procedure law at the Johannes Kepler University Linz and is also completing an MBA distance learning programme at Middlesex University in London. He works as a referee for the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) and is a member of the rules committee of the Burgenland Referees’ College.

Career

02/2024 – today

Legal Intern in the law firm of Dr. Elias Schönborn

09/2022 - 03/2023

Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Graz

09/2021 - 09/2021

Trainee in the Tax department at Rabel & Partner GmbH

04/2017 - 03/2018

Head of Finance as part of an event

10/2024 - today

Doctoral studies in law at the JKU Linz

05/2024 – today

MBA programme at Middlesex University in London

10/2022 – today

Master’s programme “Law, Economics and Society” at the University of Graz

01/2021 - 08/2022

Bachelor of Business Law for Technical Professions at the University of Graz

10/2018 - 05/2022

Diploma programme in law at the University of Graz

09/2014 - today

ÖFB referee

03/2020 - today

Rules Department of the Burgenland Referees’ College

Languages

German | English

Publications

  • Schönborn/Thiel, KI und Strafrecht in Geuer/Geuer (eds.), KI und Recht (in print)

  • Schönborn/Ghazanfari/Thiel, Strafverfahren und Ermittlungsbefugnisse in Royer/Brewi (eds.), Handbuch Cybercrime (in print)

  • Schönborn/Thiel, Verhältnismäßigkeit und Datenschutz bei der Sicherstellung von Daten(trägern), ZWF 2024, 139

  • Schönborn/Thiel, Österreichischer Verfassungsgerichtshof: Gesetzliche Regelungen zur Handy-Sicherstellung sind verfassungswidrig, WisteV 2024, 79