Nina Bakovnik joined the law firm in August 2018 and has since then primarily focused on labour law. After completing her studies in the UK, she specialized in European and international labour law, anti-discrimination law and private international law at the LL.M. program at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. She previously worked as a legal adviser in Slovenia in the areas of employment relations, discrimination and workers' co-management. Her work mainly involves advising domestic and foreign clients on individual and collective labour relations and represents clients in administrative and environmental law proceedings.

Bar Admissions
Slovenian Bar Association (since 2022) - as Attorney at law

Education

• Universiteit van Amsterdam, LL.M. (2015)
• University of Birmingham, LL.B. (2014)
• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, BSc (2011)

Significant Accomplishments

• Managing Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (since 2026)
• Senior Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (2022-2025)
• Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (2021-2022)
• Junior Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (2018-2021)
• Legal Advisor at Centre for Participatory Management (2015-2018)
• Legal Advisor at Counselling Office for Workers (2016-2018)
• Head of field activities in the national project of establishing and developing local youth policies, Mladinski svet Ajdovščina (2011-2012)
• Legal Advisor/Head of Expert Service, Mladinski svet Slovenije (2009-2011)

Professional Associations

• Slovenian Bar Association (since 2022) - as Attorney at law

Professional Activities and Experience
Senior Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (since November 2022)
Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (2021 €"2022)
Junior Associate at Jadek & Pensa Law Office (since 2018)
Legal Advisor at Centre for Participatory Management (2015 €"2018)
Legal Advisor at Counselling Office for Workers (2016 €"2018)
Head of field activities in the national project of establishing and developing local youth policies, Mladinski svet Ajdov ina (2011 €"2012)
Legal Advisor/Head of Expert Service, Mladinski svet Slovenije (2009 €"2011)

• German model of co-management in the public sector, in: Ekonomska demokracija, Študijski center za industrijsko demokracijo, Kranj (2017)
• Prohibition of workplace discrimination and the role of works councils, in: Ekonomska demokracija, Študijski center za industrijsko demokracijo, Kranj (2016)
• Transferability of works council in the case of transfer of company, in: Ekonomska demokracija, Študijski center za industrijsko demokracijo, Kranj (2015)
• Youth at the edge of legislative reform of employment relations, in: Human Resource Management (HRM) Magazine, GV Založba, Ljubljana (2012)
• Economic democracy then and now, in: Ekonomska demokracija, Študijski center za industrijsko demokracijo, Kranj (2012)
• Workers' co-decision as a fundamental human right, in: Ekonomska demokracija, Študijski center za industrijsko demokracijo, Kranj (2011)