{"id":185763,"date":"2026-03-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=185763"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:24:30","slug":"alumni-story-abed-bendjador","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/alumni-story-abed-bendjador\/","title":{"rendered":"[Alumni Story] Abed BENDJADOR: conversations behind closed doors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-ieseg-orange-color has-text-color\">Growing up surrounded by lawyers, did you feel your path was already mapped out?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My father is indeed a lawyer, as is one of my cousins \u2013 and so was my uncle. But <strong>even if the family dinners often revolved around legal anecdotes and courtroom stories, I never felt pressured to follow the same path<\/strong>. Once I graduated from high school, all I wanted was to gain independence and choose my own direction. This is why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/programs\/grande-ecole-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I decided to join I\u00c9SEG, planning to build a career in finance<\/a>. Long before it became obvious, the calling to become a lawyer was already growing throughout my studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"color-block yellow\">\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"picto\"><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><svg id=\"b\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 50.58 56.12\"><g id=\"c\"><g id=\"d\"><path d=\"m28.25,11.45c-3.64-4.36-9.85-5.55-14.84-2.84-4.99,2.71-7.37,8.57-5.68,14,1.69,5.42,6.97,8.9,12.62,8.3,5.65-.6,10.09-5.1,10.6-10.76.29-3.15-.68-6.28-2.71-8.7h0Z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#fd9e00\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"\/><path d=\"m49.05,50.77l-14.84-17.88c-.33-.37-.89-.42-1.28-.12l-1.26.99-.57-.62c7.32-6.74,8.49-18.51,1.93-26C26.48-.33,15.14-1.22,7.5,5.15-.15,11.52-1.32,22.83,4.87,30.63c6.18,7.8,17.98,8.77,25.93,2.79l.58.62-1.21,1.05c-.38.32-.44.89-.12,1.28l14.84,17.88c.96,1.15,2.67,1.31,3.82.35.55-.46.9-1.12.97-1.84s-.16-1.43-.62-1.98h0Z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#001f44\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.8\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\r\n\t<h3 class=\"title\">Career path<\/h3>\r\n\t<div class=\"content\">\r\n\t\t<p>When Abed joined I\u00c9SEG in 2009, he studied market finance. At the end of his second year, Mr. Kazmierzack, his law teacher, suggested that he pursue a double major. While continuing\u00a0his studies at I\u00c9SEG, he also enrolled at Droit Lille II University. <strong>After graduating, he completed a master\u2019s degree in business law and international business law at La Sorbonne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Before entering law school in 2015, he worked as a legal practitioner in a law firm. He took the oath two years later and gradually specialized in criminal law. Since 2019, he has been running his own firm in Tours alongside his father.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-ieseg-orange-color has-text-color\">You studied for a long time before getting your diploma. How did you feel the day you finally became a lawyer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I took the oath on December 4, 2017 before the Court of Appeal of Orl\u00e9ans. I felt immensely proud and relieved to see years of hard work finally rewarded. I remember feeling the weight of responsibility and a strong urge to get to work. Remarkably, just three hours later, I was already in a courtroom working alongside my father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-ieseg-orange-color has-text-color\">Can you tell us more about the office you\u2019ve been running since 2019? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in Tours, it specializes in criminal and business law. I also have an office in Paris and partners across the country. I currently handle around a hundred criminal cases, as well as a similar number of civil or commercial matters, within about fifteen short-stay prisons across France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My clients range from politicians to businessmen, but also parents, armed robbers, drug dealers, and even terrorists. I work on organized crime cases as well as business law disputes. My clientele expanded through word of mouth among detainees, and outside, thanks to media coverage. <strong>Each year, I plead between five and ten cases before the Assize Court<\/strong> \u2014 some lasting from a few days to several months \u2014 and I\u2019ve lost count of the correctional cases I\u2019ve handled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-ieseg-orange-color has-text-color\">In your opinion, what are the must-have skills to be a lawyer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Without hesitation: listening skills, curiosity, ability to structure your reasoning, courage, and most importantly, deductive skill<\/strong>s when you have to process a lot of information in a short time. Mastering the art of debate is key, but the most important skills to convince an audience are clarity and relevance of the reasoning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a lawyer also requires a great deal of endurance and patience. You must be able to constantly question yourself and not fall into self-satisfaction nor defeatism. And above all it takes courage \u2013 the courage to stand up, and sometimes, to be the last one to believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-ieseg-orange-color has-text-color\">Such commitment must have an impact on your personal life\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the least you could say! You can be called to the other side of the country for a 96-hour custody case, and hearings often run late\u2026 I don\u2019t get to spend as much time as I\u2019d like with my loved ones. Another tricky aspect to consider is human nature. <strong>I work with people in dramatic situations, where my rigor and composure are essential skills<\/strong>. They expect a lot from us \u2014 they expect us to always be available. They sometimes forget that we also have a life after midnight, or that we too deserve some rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a lawyer, you\u2019re constantly under pressure \u2014 even more so in major organized crime cases that receive extensive media coverage, where there\u2019s no room for mistakes. But to be honest, that\u2019s also part of what draws you to this profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-ieseg-orange-color has-text-color\">Business studies seem far from a lawyer\u2019s everyday life. From your perspective, what skills do you think you gained back then?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The five years I spent in Lille, bring back many joyful memories. <strong>I built lifelong friendships. Those were five years of freedom and carefreeness, but also years in which we became more responsible<\/strong>. I developed my general knowledge and open-mindedness. I learned how to be and to behave with others and received an education that made me immediately effective and credible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My studies helped me build self-confidence and saved me precious time when developing my business. I still use the reflexes and fundamental skills I acquired back then in my daily work. If not for I\u00c9SEG, I wouldn\u2019t be the lawyer I am today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-ieseg-orange-color has-text-color\">Do you think you\u2019ll ever have experienced everything there is to experience in your profession?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What I love about my profession is that <strong>you get to learn something new every day<\/strong>. First, because human beings are a fascinating raw material and each client is unique. Then, because the law keeps evolving \u2014 just like society and the magistrates who administer it. That\u2019s why I believe it\u2019s impossible to experience everything. On the other hand, if it\u2019s an enriching profession, it also is extremely demanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-ieseg-orange-color has-text-color\">What goals have you set for the rest of your career?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My first objective is to further develop my firm through several avenues, notably by formalizing ongoing partnerships with consulting and business law firms, to offer them my expertise in criminal law. I also aim to strengthen my presence across the country, as my work already takes me all over France. Finally, <strong>I want to keep fighting for the protection of individual rights and freedoms<\/strong> \u2014 especially against investigative methods used in drug trafficking cases that are becoming increasingly sophisticated and subject to less and less oversight. These methods (spyware on smartphones or computers, real-time GPS tracking, etc.) will inevitably end up being used, sooner or later, in ordinary criminal cases, raising serious concerns about case confidentiality and the protection of private life. We must remember that special measures always end up affecting all of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article was written by Luna Cr\u00e9ations for #I\u00c9S, the I\u00c9SEG Network magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does one go from studying at I\u00c9SEG to defending clients in some<br \/>\nof the most sensitive and high-profile cases \u2014 from the 2015 Paris Attacks<br \/>\nto the double murder of a French couple in Guatemala, and even complex criminal and drug trafficking cases? Abed Bendjador (who graduated the Grande \u00c9cole Program in 2009) talks about his atypical journey, a profession surrounded by myths, and whose compelling mission still fascinates him: to reveal the truth. Mastering the art of debate, prompting the jury to take a step back, finding the right words and strategy, convincing an audience\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":185764,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news-category":[180],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Abed BENDJADOR: conversations behind closed doors - I\u00c9SEG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Abed Bendjador talks about his atypical journey, a profession surrounded by myths,and whose compelling mission still fascinates him.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/alumni-story-abed-bendjador\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Abed BENDJADOR: conversations behind closed doors - 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