Renate Kroon-Guitjens

Renate worked as a legal secretary at a boutique firm specialised in criminal law after studying criminology, with a focus on 'Criminal law enforcement in practice’. In 2014 she joined Houthoff, where she used her legal secretary experience to support the Investigations & Public Enforcement practice group. Since March 2020, Renate has been Team Lead Secretarial Support. In this role, she manages 30 secretaries in different practice groups. Together with the other Team Leads, she is responsible for the daily staffing levels and for optimising the services provided by Houthoff's group of secretaries. Performance management, recruitment and selection, absence management and learning and development are duties which keep her engaged on a day-to-day basis.

Renate and the other Team Leads are always looking for secretaries with experience in the business service industry. For vacancies, please refer to our recruitment page.

Qualifications & Experience

• M.Sc. Criminology (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
• B.Sc. Criminology (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)