Who is Claire Dujardin, lawyer in Toulouse, appointed president of the Syndicate of lawyers of France?
Claire Dujardin, lawyer in Toulouse, practicing mainly in the law of foreigners and criminal law, was appointed at the beginning of November president of the Union of lawyers of France. During her term of office, she wishes to help build the law, fight for quality justice and maintain access to law.
From lawyer to Gaillac in the Tarn, to running mate for the municipal authorities of Toulouse, who is Claire Dujardin, the new national president of the Union of lawyers of France (Saf)?
In her office perched on the roofs of Toulouse, Claire Dujardin, a lawyer practicing mainly in foreigners’ law and criminal law on the occasion of her appointment, gives a quick overview of her career. “I studied in Paris but I did not immediately practice as a lawyer after taking the oath in 2006,” she slips. She will first put on the dress of communicator within the town hall of Marcoussis in the Paris region before packing her bags and settling in the Tarn as a lawyer.
In Gaillac, she sets up her practice where she practices alone. We are in 2009. “Over there, you are a bit like the family doctor but lawyer version, people come to you for all types of litigation and especially for advice,” she smiles.
Defense of the family of Rémi Fraisse killed in Sivens
But a major event will mark his experience. “I very quickly joined Saf. This membership is linked to a campaign by the union which militated against the ‘Base Élève’ file, a device desired by Nicolas Sarkozy where one could have access to discriminating information on schoolchildren. “, underlines the lawyer. This campaign, the lawyer sees it as a trigger to get involved. In the ranks of the union, she will lead the various battles that have animated Saf for many years: “Helping to build the law, fight for quality justice and maintain access to the law”.
At the same time, the one who was born in Lille but grew up in Essonne will also make herself known by defending environmental activists in the Sivens dam dossier “and little by little, I found myself defending environmental activists, and in particular to defend the family of Rémi Fraisse “.
Candidate for legislative and municipal elections in Toulouse
And these different disputes will “color” the cases that it will choose to defend. Passionate about the life of the city without being inset, she will participate in several meetings of the leader of France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
In 2017, an opportunity arises during the legislative elections. In the first constituency of Toulouse, nearly 600 votes, she narrowly fails to become a member of parliament. She will also hold onto her luck during the municipal elections by registering her name on the Archipelago list but will not obtain a seat on the Capitol during the 2020 municipal elections. It is ultimately in that of the Presidency of Saf that Claire Dujardin will work to defend values which are dear to it, in particular “the fight against discrimination” and “access to the law”.