Liis Kikas

Lawyer
+372 610 8034
+372 5646 5429 
liis.kikas@nove.ee

Expertise
Dispute Resolution
General Contract Law
Family Law and International Family Law

 

Liis Kikas assists attorneys mainly in dispute resolution, general contract and family law matters.

Liis graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tartu. During her studies, Liis has improved her knowledge in Germany at the University of Konstanz, at the University of Mannheim, at the University of Göttingen, and in Austria at the European Private Law Summer School in Salzburg. In 2023, Liis was awarded Swedbank AS scholarship and in 2022 she was the first recipient of the Henn Jõks Memorial Fund scholarship.

Liis has represented Estonia at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition and in 2018, she with her team won the Fairy Tale Moot Court Competition organised by The European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) Estonia.

Before joining NOVE, Liis practiced at the Supreme Court, Harju County Court and the law firm Ellex Raidla.

 

* According to Art 40 (3) of the Bar Association Act lawyer does not provide legal services. Lawyer is assisting the attorneys.

 

Work experience

2023–... Law office NOVE, Lawyer
2022–2024 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Teaching Assistant in family law and contract law
2023 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, family law seminar instructor
2020–2023 Law office NOVE, Trainee, Legal Assistant

Education

2021–2024 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, MA (cum laude)
2023 University of Göttingen, Faculty of Law, exchange semester
2022 University of Mannheim, Faculty of Law, exchange semester
2022 University of Salzburg, Summer School of European Private Law
2019–2020 University of Konstanz, Faculty of Law, exchange year
2017–2021 University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, BA

Languages

Estonian, English, German