Managing Director, Chairman of the Board, a licensed counsel and head of the law department
Jan-Olof Nyholm
I am a founding partner of PsyJuridica, chairman of the board, managing director, a licensed counsel and head of the law department at PsyJuridica. I am a Master of Laws by training and a Master of Laws trained on the bench. I have worked in the judicial field since 1981. I have a long experience from police work: over twenty years in different investigational and operational work in managing positions as well as over ten years of experience internationally at answerable positions in Europol and Interpol.
In my work as a counsel is it important for me to take care of the complete judicial assignment with respect for the client. This includes for example being available: I strive to respond to my client within 24 hours of his or her reference, no matter the workload. Strategic thinking is in the centre of my work: I strongly feel that a strategy, a plan, is important when trying to accomplish a set goal in judicature. If necessary I use the psychological knowledge of our firm as well as my experience from police investigations in my work.
As a licensed counsel I am under the supervision of the Chancellor of Justice, the Disciplinary Board and the legal counsel board in my work. I feel that it’s important to bring new perspective to the traditional legal world as well as challenging familiar courses of action if needed. According to my experience many people feel that they haven’t been heard or understood during the judicial process, and I try to change this by my own example and way of working. I regularly take part of continuing training to get up-to-date information of changes in legislation and new interpretations of the law. I also try to pass on new ways of approaching and working, as well as the values of our firm, to the field.
I educate, write and consult our firm’s research. The topics have covered for example people with personality disorders in legal proceedings, the presentation of evidence by expert witnesses, disputes at work, the presumption of guilt in preliminary investigations, the alienation of children, hearing and interrogating a person and harassment from the point of view of the law and risk assessment.
I work fluently in Finnish, Swedish and English.
E-mail: jan-olof.nyholm@psyjuridica.com
Phone: 0503021417