MASTERS Member of the week: Conchita van Rooij

This week we spotlight a MASTERS League member with a remarkable story: top lawyer Conchita van Rooij, who is active across all social media channels.

MASTERS League day it is! Unique Members with special stories are highlighted, with this week… Top lawyer Conchita van Rooij. Sexy-chic outfits, a striking Instagram page and an unprecedented winning mentality: meet Amsterdam's divorce lawyer. Text: Larissa Schaule Jullens
Image: Corné van der Stelt

From scratch

She is 55 years young, has had her own renowned law firm in Amsterdam South for exactly 17 years and specializes in Personal and Family Law and Mortgage and Execution Law. “Before I started my own company, I worked as a tax and financial employee in an office for eight years. I had studied Dutch Law and I no longer wanted to deal only with tax law, but also with civil law. An opportunity presented itself to me from scratch, with its own office, as a lawyer,” says Conchita.

Not done? Not anymore!

Conchita is different from the average lawyer. Dusty? No. Stylish? Absolute. Passionate? Certainly. How it was for most lawyers a few years ago not done was to profile herself on social media, Conchita attracted a lot of attention with her sexy business snapshots. “As one of the first lawyers, I profiled myself on social media. Why did I do this? I wanted to show myself as a sexy, glamorous and intellectual woman. It was a conscious choice, and it worked. I reached 24.000 followers on Instagram and gradually I started to position myself more and more as a brand. I have done many interviews, write columns (including in Mokum Magazine) and appear on television weekly (including in Life is Beautiful) and in 2015 I was named one of the most influential Blawgers of the year by Het Advocatenblad. Now you see more and more lawyers doing this.”

Happiness cannot be bought

The life of this power woman radiates success, strength and happiness. “I feel proud of my office, the good people around me and that things are going well. My work, the paintings in my office and nice clients make me happy. I am also happy with the other branch that I have in addition to my work, namely my membership of the Youth Care Office Complaints Committee, as a member of the complaints committee. I try to enter life as happy as possible and I feel blessed with what I have.”

MASTERS League

A membership of the MASTERS League is a special privilege. This year there is room for a selected number of members and we will process registration on a first-come, first-served basis. The exclusive business club is part of MASTERS HQ and offers pleasant and special privileges, making networking one of your favorite activities. Do you think you fit the profile of a MASTERS Member? Mail: Then send your application to Mical Joseph and maybe you can also call yourself a MASTERS Member in 2021!