PHOEBE SCHAUTEN

 

From an early age, Phoebe knew she wanted to become a solicitor.

During her secondary school years in Voorburg, she chose the VWO profile Culture & Society, supplemented with Mathematics B. This demonstrates that she possesses both scientific and humanities skills.

Although she has always been interested in employment law, she first wanted to develop a broad base of knowledge and then decide on her final specialisation based on practical experience and internal training by highly experienced employment lawyers. That is why she chose to study for a Master's degree in Civil Law at Leiden University, which she successfully completed.

Within this Master's programme, she specialised in, among other things, the elective course in copyright law. Her choice of this elective course stemmed from her work as a self-employed person; Phoebe has been working as a commercial model and sports instructor since the age of sixteen, which brought her into contact with issues surrounding intellectual property.

She wrote her Master's thesis on agency agreements. In it, she examined the question:

'To what extent is the claim by online platforms such as Booking.com and Airbnb for customer compensation under Article 7:442 of the Dutch Civil Code compatible with the protective purpose of the Agency Regulations, and how does the fairness test contribute to safeguarding that purpose?"

In addition to her studies, Phoebe gained practical experience as a volunteer at the Leiden Legal Advice Centre (consumer law department). She was also a video trainer for the Moot Court course, where she helped law students improve their pleading and presentation skills.

Phoebe mainly supports WiseMen's clients in the field of employment law and has been working in the employment law department with Morgane Veenhuijzen and Emilie van Kempen since 2025.

At WiseMen, Phoebe mainly focuses on:

• Employment law;
• Contract law; and
• Intellectual property