Steffi Bigeschke
Fully Qualified German Lawyer (Volljuristin) – Employment Law ∙ Social Security Law ∙ Global Mobility
Fully Qualified German Lawyer with strong foundation in German employment and social security law. Practical experience advising international professionals, coordinating cross-border employment arrangements, and independently managing complex cases. International experience in Cairo, with particular expertise in immigration and residence law. Structured, precise, and highly self-directed working style.
Experience
May 2023 – Sep 2025
Relocation Expert – Goethe-Institut Cairo, “Living and Working in Germany” preintegration programme
- Advised international professionals on employment, social security and residence law
- Independently planned and ran an international networking conference – stakeholder management, budget, press and travel logistics
- Organised a German-Egyptian video project with an international team
- Developed and delivered workshops, including on LinkedIn and employment law
Aug 2022 – Mar 2023
Career Break
- Recovered from a long-Covid illness
Apr 2022 – Aug 2022
Global Mobility Expert – Terrassign GmbH
- Independently handeled immigration cases: visas, work permits, social security certificates
- Advised on international assignments, including Covid-19 travel restrictions worldwide
Oct 2021 – Apr 2022
Career Break
- Stayed in Cairofor Arabic-language study and cross-cultural exchange
Jan 2021 – Sep 2021
Fully Qualified Lawyer – KPMG AG (via Perconex GmbH)
- Independently reviewed complex applications for state Covid relief funds, with grant sums reaching int the tens of millions of euros
- Built structured knowledge-management precesses and onboarded new team members
- Worked fully remote in an interdisciplinary team
Earlier Experience
May 2018 – Nov 2020
Legal Traineeship – Kammergericht Berlin
- Stations: local civil court ∙ Berlin public prosecutor’s office ∙ Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ∙ Gleiss Lutz (employment law) ∙ Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund
Sep 2017 – Apr 2018
Project Lawyer Compliance – Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB
- Contributed to an internal investigation for an internaitonal car manufacturer, commissioned by its supervisory board (now publicly known as the “Dieselgate” proceedings)
- Assessed liability implications of extensive documentation in German and English
- Prepared employee interviews as part of inernal corporate investigations
Apr 2007 – Dec 2007
Caseworker, Unemployment Benefits (SGB II) – Federal Employment Agency, Berlin Mitte
Jun 2006 – Dec 2006
Caseworker, Rehabilitation Benefits – Federal Employment Agency, Berlin Süd
Education
2018 – 2020
Second State Examination in Law – Kammergericht Berlin
2010 – 2017
First State Examination in Law – Humboldt University of Berlin
- Focus: civil-law structuring – national and international employment law, contract drafting
2008 – 2010
Vocational Abitur – OSZ Wirtschaft und Sozialversicherung
2002 – 2006
Apprenticeship, Social Insurance Clerk – Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund
Skills
Employment Law (DE)
Social Security Law
Immigration & Residence Law
Compliance
German – native
Arabic – basic
Cross-Border Employment
Project Management
English – fluent