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