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07.05.2025
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GÖRG Employment Tracker, 05/2025
Jens Völksen
Attorney (Germany) | Specialist for labour law | Counsel
Office Cologne
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Jens Völksen is a lawyer and Counsel at the Cologne office. As a specialist lawyer for labour law with a focus on individual and collective labour law, in particular works constitution law, he offers comprehensive advice for nationally and internationally operating companies. His industry focus is primarily on logistics, services, healthcare and the church sector.
Jens Völksen advises employers on all aspects of labour law and represents them in labour law disputes. He specialises in works agreements, reconciliation of interests and social plans in the event of restructuring. In addition to providing ongoing employment law advice, he also handles litigation in employment law disputes, with a track record of numerous successful proceedings before the Federal Labour Court.
His expertise also extends to the application of the AVR and MAVO.
Languages
German
English
Client Services
Labour and Employment Law Career
2012
GÖRG
Appointment as Counsel
2011
Federal Bar Association
Award of the title "Specialist lawyer for labour law"
2007
GÖRG
Associate
2006-2007
Taylor Wessing (Düsseldorf)
Associate
2006
OLG Cologne
Second state examination
2004-2006
Legal clerkship
Station 1: Regional Court Bonn
Station 2: Law firm "Graf von Westphalen Bappert & Modest", Cologne
Station 3: Employers' Association of the Metal and Electrical Industry, Cologne
2003
University Bonn
First state examination
2001-2002
University of Sussex (Brighton/UK)
Semester abroad
1998–2003
University Bonn
