Wolters Strafrechtadvocaten provides legal assistance both for paying clients and through State-funded legal aid (a so-called toevoeging).

Where Wolters Strafrechtadvocaten provides legal assistance to paying clients, the agreements with the client are set down in a written order confirmation. In principle, the hours we work are then multiplied by the agreed-upon hourly rate. That is the lawyer's fee. The hourly rate may vary on a case-by-case basis, depending among other things (but not exclusively) on the lawyer handling the case, his or her knowledge and experience, the importance of the case and the urgency involved (or lack thereof).

Added to the fee is a 5% administration charge. Costs, such as court charges and travel expenses, as well as any costs made for assistance / third parties, are charged on to the client. Finally, we charge 21% VAT.

Where Wolters Strafrechtadvocaten aids a client through State-funded legal assistance (a so-called toevoeging), the agreements pertaining to that arrangement are also set down in a written order confirmation. The client will need to provide all the necessary information for an application for State-funded legal assistance with the Legal Aid Board (Raad voor Rechtsbijstand). In the event that no ex officio order to grant a monetary allowance has been given (the cases in which ex officio orders are given are defined by the law), the client will have to pay a contribution.

The General Terms and Conditions apply to all activities and services provided by Wolters Strafrechtadvocaten.

Wolters Strafrechtadvocaten does not currently have any job openings. However, we are always interested to hear from talented, ambitious lawyers who have recently graduated or who have relevant work experience either within the judiciary or the criminal defence practice.

Should you be interested in pursuing a career at Wolters Strafrechtadvocaten, please send your application letter, curriculum vitae and list of marks to Mr Dennis W.H.M. Wolters.

Criminal defence lawyer

Ms Annemieke Baatenburg de Jong completed her studies of criminal law at the University of Leiden in February 2005. Up until mid-2007 she served as a legal clerk at the prosecutor's office in The Hague, where she held the sex crimes portfolio. Ms Baatenburg de Jong thus gained a lot of knowledge and experience in this field. Additionally, she has been closely involved with many large-scale narcotics investigations.

Ms Baatenburg de Jong has worked as a criminal defence lawyer at Wolters Strafrechtadvocaten since July 2007. She became a partner in the firm on 1 January 2013. A major portion of her client base comprises minors who somehow became involved in criminal cases.  Ms Baatenburg de Jong always prioritises the interests of the youthful suspect – the child. She does anything she can to prevent the case of her youthful client from being handled in court. Her other specialties include sex crimes, including human trafficking, and narcotics-related cases. Ms Baatenburg de Jong has been involved in a number of sizeable cases in these fields. The knowledge and experience she acquired during her days at the prosecutor's office, especially in terms of sex crimes and narcotics cases, comes in very handy indeed.

Ms Baatenburg de Jong is a member of:

• the Dutch Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers (NVSA)
• the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
• the Association of Juvenile Lawyers Amsterdam (JRAA)

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