Antonina Mierzejewska

Advocate Trainee

Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw and of the British Law Centre jointly organized by the University of Cambridge and the University of Warsaw. Erasmus+ scholarship recipient, under which she studied at the Faculty of Law of University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo).

During her studies, she volunteered with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and was a member of the International Litigation Section of the Legal Clinic at the University of Warsaw, coordinated by Prof. Barbara Namysłowska-Gabrysiak. There, she was responsible for analysing cases in terms of potential violations of the European Convention on Human Rights and preparing applications to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

She gained her previous professional experience at a renowned Warsaw-based law firm specialising in criminal law. She further developed her expertise and interest in international and cross-border criminal law through internships at the Department of International Cooperation and Human Rights of the Ministry of Justice and at the Legal and Treaty Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland.

Since January 2026, she has been a trainee advocate and a member of the Warsaw Bar Association.

Her professional focus is on criminal law and criminal procedure, as well as international human rights protection, with particular emphasis on the protection of women’s rights.

In her free time, she is passionate about foreign languages and international cinema.