Work experience

October 2020 – present

City Secretary
Tallinn City Office

April 2007 – 31.09.2020 

Legal Director
Tallinn City Office Service Bureau
Duties: advising Tallinn City Council and the city's public institutions on legal matters, coordinating legal enquiries of the city's public institutions, managing the city's legal services, representing the city in court proceedings

2004 – present

Member of the Board of Appeal
Duties: solving legal disputes, including representing the Board of Appeal in court proceedings

2011 – present

Member of the Supervisory Board
AS Tallinna Vesi
Duties: fulfilling the tasks of a Member of the Supervisory Board, representing the interests of the City of Tallinn as a shareholder in the company

06.2004 - 03.2007

Legal Adviser, Legal Advice Bureau
Tallinn City Office Service Bureau
Duties: advising Tallinn City Council on legal matters

01.2001 - 05.2004

Head of Legal Department
Land Board of Tallinn
Duties: advising the institution on legal matters and organising legal services, court representations (mainly in cases related to ownership and land reforms)

05.1997 - 12.2000

Head Specialist (lawyer), Manager of the Department of Property Return
Tallinn Ownership Reform Department
Duties: advising the institution on legal matters and representing it in court proceedings, organising the ownership reform (return of property and compensation, privatising land)

07.1995 - 04.1997

Inspector
Tallinn Custom Inspection
Duties: performing customs checks

Education

2020 – present

Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), School of Economics and Business Administration,
Public Sector Management and Innovation Master’s studies

2003

University of Tartu School of Law, Law (equal to a Master’s degree)

1996

Tallinn School of Economics, Lawyer

Language proficiency

Estonian

Native language

English

Speaking and writing skills, B2.2.

Russian

Speaking (writing needs to be worked on)

Interests

Amateur sports (skiing, orienteering, jogging), reading, crafting, debate

Membership

Estonian Defence League from 2010 onwards I am a member of Toompea Malevkond of Toompea Malev of the Estonian Defence League

Driver’s licence

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