Alexandra Lojen
Canada
Membership profilePosition: Lawyer
Type of Occupation: Case Manager at the Sport Dispute Resolution Center of Canada
Area of expertise: Volleyball
Member of the month: April, 2022
How did you get involved in sports law?
I’ve been practising various sports since as long as I can remember and was an elite volleyball player while in university in Montreal, where I studied Law. However, sports law wasn’t a topic that was studied or discussed all that much. I didn’t put law and my passion for sports together until later, when I pursued studies in sports management in Lausanne.
Any advice for someone trying to break into the sector?
Join WISLaw ????
What benefits / How has WISLaw helped you in your carreer?
It was actually during a WISLaw event that I met my current supervisor, who contacted me a couple of days later to invite me to apply for a Case Manager position that had just opened at the SDRCC !
What do you do in your spare time?
After a couple of knee injuries followed by surgeries, unfortunately I left volleyball behind, but the positive side is that I have since learned to enjoy a variety of new sports: running, road cycling, triathlons and cross-country skiing.
If you weren’t a sports lawyer, what do you think you would be and why?
I’m happy with this job! I also have an interest in languages, the human body/movement and recently enjoyed a beginner’s course in programming… perhaps a job in any of these fields would have been possible.