3
Jurisdictions
5+
Years interdisciplinary experience
2
Languages
01 — Profile
About me
Legally trained with a focus on regulatory analysis, compliance frameworks and financial law, built through academic study and hands-on regulatory practice.
Combining analytical precision with cross-jurisdictional exposure spanning Germany, Austria and the UAE. Currently based in Dubai.
Location
UAE · Ireland · Austria · Germany
Availability
Remote · Contractor
Languages
EN · DE
hi@sophiahecht.com
02 — Professional Experience
Experience
2023 – 2024
Legal Analyst Intern — Bank Recovery Planning
Financial Market Authority of Austria (FMA) · Vienna · 9 months
Review of recovery and resolution plans under BRRD II, SRM, CRR II/CRD V and MiCAR.
Regulatory analysis and cross-authority coordination with the Austrian National Bank and other European financial authorities.
Hands-on involvement in EU passporting procedures between financial supervisory authorities.
Since 2022
Personal Administrative Support
Private Client · Confidential · Part-time
Full management of administrative and personal matters.
Coordination of correspondence, contracts and processes across multiple platforms and time zones.
Multi-jurisdictional coordination across the UAE, Ireland, Austria and Germany.
2017 – 2025
Business Assistant & Consultant
Independent contractor · Germany
Strategic advisory and support in financial and legal matters for private and corporate clients.
Also
Real Estate Analyst · Dubai, UAE (2024 – 2025)
Further legal internships
Weinrauch Rechtsanwälte GmbH (Vienna, 2021) · Kanzlei Spadenteich (Hamburg, 2020) · Local Court Hamburg-Barmbek (2019)
03 — Education
Education
Expected 2027
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
University of the People · USA
2022 (2026)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
University of Hamburg & University of Passau
2018
Abitur
Schule Schloss Salem · Baden-Württemberg
05 — Contact