Mr. Herman J. Schilperoort

‧Head of Staff Staff Department National
   Legal Aid Board Netherlands
‧Netherlands
 
Professional Employment
【2009–Present】Head of Staff, National Legal Aid Board Netherlands
【2001–2008】Head of Staff/Vice Director, Legal Aid Board Amsterdam, Netherlands
【1993–2001】Manager/Senior Staff Officer, Legal Aid Board Amsterdam
【1981–1993】Lawyer, Legal Aid Council
 
Biography
Herman Schilperoort (13 May 1957, Netherlands) studied law at the University in Utrecht in the Netherlands.  During his studies he worked as a volunteer in a Law Shop runned by students.  After finishing his studies in 1981 he worked as a public lawyer at one of the 19 Legal Aid Councils.

In 1993 five regional Legal Aid Boards were founded in the Netherlands.  Then he became a member of the management team of the Legal Aid Board in Amsterdam.  In February 2009 the five regional Boards in the Netherlands merged into one national Legal Aid Board with five regional offices and one central office in Utrecht.  From then on he works as Head of the Central Staff Department and the Secretary of the Board of Directors.