Dr. Ulrike Rücker
(COUNSEL)
Dr Ulrike Rücker advises employers on all matters pertaining to individual and collective labour law. Her specialities lie in consulting on everyday corporate activities, particularly entering into, drafting and terminating employment relationships, implementing personnel measures, drafting and negotiating work agreements and carrying out required legal procedures. Furthermore, she advises and represents employers regarding all matters pertaining to corporate acquisition and restructuring, such as reconciliations of interests, social compensation plan negotiations, downsizing, transfer companies and outsourcing. Dr Ulrike Rücker possesses a wealth of expertise in consulting on establishing and terminating board member and executive employment contracts as well as matters pertaining to collective bargaining and social security law.
Dr Ulrike Rücker was licensed to practise law in 2000, and to practise as a specialist lawyer for labour law in 2005. She is a member of the Labour Law Working Group of the German Lawyer’s Association.
Languages: German, English
- Since 2011 Lawyer and Counsel at Lexton
- 2004–2011 Lawyer at RöverBrönner in Berlin
- 2005 Received licence to practise as specialist lawyer for labour law
- 2002–2004 Lawyer at Zirngibl Langwieser in Berlin
- 2001–2002 Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Berlin, labour law practice group
- 1997–2001 Research assistant to chair of labour, social and civil law, Prof. Dr. Jochem Schmitt (Dr. iur. 2002)
- 1997–1999 Traineeship in Brandenburg (passed second state legal exam in 1999)
- 1992–1997 Law studies at Free University of Berlin (passed first state legal exam in 1997)
- 1992 Work as bank clerk
- 1971 Born in Berlin