Melissa Schmidt joined our New Lawyers Group (NLG) in 2026. The NLG provides our newest lawyers with the opportunity to gain exposure to different practice areas and lawyering styles before making a commitment to a specific practice. Individuals in the NLG may focus on a particular area of practice, or compare practices, during their first year with Jones Day. Melissa will be concentrating on corporate law and mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining Jones Day, Melissa completed her legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the District Court of Giessen, where she gained practical experience in civil law, criminal law, and administrative law, and also served a legal clerkship with a notary and lawyer.
- Legal Traineeship (Referendariat), District Court of Giessen (Second State Examination 2025); Justus Liebig University Giessen (First State Examination in Law with distinction 2023; Earned state recognition for outstanding performance: rank 25 out of 720 graduates)
- Federal Republic of Germany
- German (native), English
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