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Jakub Fortuna

Jakub Fortuna

Warszawa,Poland

Summary

I am a motivated law and international relations student with extensive experience in research, policy analysis, and advocacy. I focus on EU institutional and internal market law, human rights, and competition law. In my his academic activity concentrate on how EU internal market regulation and competition law can support the protection of non-economic values, such as fundamental rights. It brings me joy to help other understand their rights

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Voluntary affiliate Fellow

Polish Academy of Science
02.2026 - Current
  • Providing research assistance and drafting research papers in the grant "Regulating Digital Governance in Times of Rule of Law Crisis: Poland as a Case Study of Non-Majoritarian Institutions" under Dr Małgorzata Kozak's supervision.

Intern and Collaborator

Amnesty International Poland
07.2025 - 01.2026
  • Co-author of the Amnesty International analysis 'We Are. We Have Rights' on the proposed UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons in the context of older persons' rights in Poland.

Parliamentarian and Chair of a Standing Committee

Youth Parliament of the Republic of Poland
03.2024 - 01.2026
  • Drafting legislative and public policy proposals from the perspective of the younger generation; advocacy before senior state bodies, including committees of the Sejm and Senate.

Legal Assistant

Law Office of Degórski Golusińska Partners
Poznań
06.2024 - 07.2024
  • Drafting procedural pleadings and closing arguments in cases of domestic abuse and fraud.

Vice-Chair of the Committee on Pupils' Rights and Obligations

Council of Children and Youth of the Republic of Poland
11.2023 - 03.2024
  • Advisory on pupils' rights and education system reform, including homework policy; presentation of findings to the Minister of Education.

Undersecretary General for External Affairs

PozMUN
04.2023 - 02.2024
  • Secured 14 honorary partnerships and supported the Board in organising an event for 300 secondary school students from Poland and abroad.

School Ombudsman for Students Rights

02.2023 - 02.2024
  • Author of an 80-page commentary on the school's internal regulations and coordinator of their amendment process.

Study Visit Intern

European Parliament
Brussels
09.2025
  • Legal and policy advice on EU digital market regulation and its impact on fundamental rights, in particular the DSA and CSAM.

Parliamentary Assistant

Polish Sejm
01.2025
  • Analysis of EU law and policy (in particular EU internal market matters); advisory on the implementation of EU law (DSA).

Legal Assistant

Law Office of Dr Agnieszka Rybak-Starczak
Poznań
09.2024
  • Cases of former Security Service officers and drafting a legal question to the Supreme Court regarding the unconstitutional calculation of pension interest.

Legal Assistant

Law Office of Wiza & Paplaczyk
Poznań
08.2022
  • Drafting procedural pleadings in inheritance cases.

Education

Master of Laws - Interdisciplinary Individual Humanities Studies (MISH)

University of Warsaw
01-2029

LL200 - Competition Law and Policy: Contemporary Challenges in a Global Market

London School of Economics and Political Science
London
08-2025

Diploma - English Law & Legal Skills

British Law Centre at University of Warsaw
06-2026

Skills

  • 2nd ELSA Negotiations Contest “Negocjator” 2025 - 1st place (public international law and EU law)
  • 14th Edition of the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition (2025/2026) – member of the team at the largest European Convention on Human Rights moot court
  • Jasmoot 2024 - 2nd place and best memorials award (medical law)
  • Polmoot 2023 - 1st place (public international law)
  • Winner and best speaker at the National historical oxford debate tournament "Recovered heroes" (2024)

Custom Section

  • 2nd place laureate, Michał Sczaniecki National Legal History Olympiad, 2025-01-01
  • Winner and author of the best essay, University of Warsaw Human Rights Olympiad, 2024-01-01
  • Laureate and Winner, National Academy - Law Knowledge Competition, 2023-01-01
  • Laureate and Winner, National Olympiad of Knowledge of the European Union 'Star Circle', 2023-01-01
  • 2nd place Laureate, National Olympiad of Knowledge of Law, 2022-01-01

Accomplishments

  • Speaker at 5 national legal academic conferences and one international seminar (Towards European Constitutionalism).
  • 14 laureate or finalist titles in national high school olympiads and 2 laureate titles in national law student olympiads;

Languages

Polish
Proficient
C2
English
Advanced
C1
French
Intermediate
B1

Timeline

Voluntary affiliate Fellow

Polish Academy of Science
02.2026 - Current

Study Visit Intern

European Parliament
09.2025

Intern and Collaborator

Amnesty International Poland
07.2025 - 01.2026

Parliamentary Assistant

Polish Sejm
01.2025

Legal Assistant

Law Office of Dr Agnieszka Rybak-Starczak
09.2024

Legal Assistant

Law Office of Degórski Golusińska Partners
06.2024 - 07.2024

Parliamentarian and Chair of a Standing Committee

Youth Parliament of the Republic of Poland
03.2024 - 01.2026

Vice-Chair of the Committee on Pupils' Rights and Obligations

Council of Children and Youth of the Republic of Poland
11.2023 - 03.2024

Undersecretary General for External Affairs

PozMUN
04.2023 - 02.2024

School Ombudsman for Students Rights

02.2023 - 02.2024

Legal Assistant

Law Office of Wiza & Paplaczyk
08.2022

Master of Laws - Interdisciplinary Individual Humanities Studies (MISH)

University of Warsaw

LL200 - Competition Law and Policy: Contemporary Challenges in a Global Market

London School of Economics and Political Science

Diploma - English Law & Legal Skills

British Law Centre at University of Warsaw
Jakub Fortuna