Guillaume Hellmüller is a 29-year-old Swiss and Italian national seeking a position that utilizes his 10 years of experience in policy advising, legal research and analysis, negotiations, and international collaboration. He holds an LL.M. in International and European Economic and Commercial Law and has lived and worked extensively abroad in China, Venezuela, Germany, and the United States. He is highly skilled in French, German, English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Italian and prides himself on his adaptability, people skills, and negotiating talents.

1. Guillaume HELLMÜLLER
LL.M. in International and European Economic and Commercial Law
Nesslerenweg 66, 3084 Wabern,  +41 78 634 43 06,  guillaume.hellmueller@bfm.admin.ch
Personal Details
29 years old. Swiss and Italian national. Single.
Professional Experience
Since 9. 2010 Policy adviser, Section Third states and states of origin, Directorate for Migration
Policy, Federal Office for Migration, Federal Department of Justice and Police, in
charge of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain,
Qatar, UAE, Oman and IGC (Intergovernmental Consultations on migration,
asylum and refugees)
• Bilateral relations with third states and states of origin in order to monitor
migration and conduct negotiations
• Contractual negotiations in order to ensure migratory partnerships and
agreements in the field of migration (readmission agreements, visa
agreements, internship conventions, etc)
• Implementation of programmes correlating with these subjects (Protection
in the Region, Prevention of irregular migration and country-specific
programmes)
• Development of strategy for foreign policy with regard to migration and
support for the main operational process
• Interdepartmental collaboration on foreign policy with regard to migration
12.2009 - 8. 2010 Scientific adviser for the Federal Department for Migration, FDJP, Berne
• Preparation of administrative procedures in asylum law and foreigners law
• Analyse of specific situations, follow up of individual cases
• Drafting of decisions, notes, summaries
• Research of specific information on the countries of origin of migrants
• Collaboration with cantonal authorities
• Examination and decisions with regard to travel documents
6. 2008 - 11. 2009 Lawyer for the Industrial Relations Office of EPFL, Lausanne
• Protecting and managing EPFL's intellectual property
• Negotiating sponsored research and technology transfer agreements
• Facilitating transfer of research results to the economy
6. 2007 - 12. 2007 Administrative assistant for MCJ International, a cosmetic company, Zurich
• Legal affairs and IP law
• Supply management and invoicing
• Customer relationship management
10. 2006 - 2. 2007 Political officer for the Swiss Embassy (volunteer), Caracas, Venezuela
• Drafting of political, economic and legal reports regarding field research
• Management of cultural, political and economic projects
9. 2005 - 10. 2006 Private French and English teacher, translations, actor, Xiamen, China
10. 2004 - 4. 2005 Assistant to the painter Reinhard Stangl, Berlin, Germany
(http://www.reinhard-stangl.de)
• Organisation of exhibitions
• Design and conception of a catalogue

2. Education
9. 2010 LL.M (Master of Advanced Studies) in International and European Economic and
Commercial Law at the University of Lausanne (http://www.unil.ch/llm)
10. 2004 Master of Law at the University of Fribourg
Master Thesis «The relation between U.N. Security Council’s resolutions and
international treaties: Blocking and seizure of individual’s assets in the perspective
of the right to an independent and impartial court »
9. 2000 Swiss federal Maturity, type A (Latin & Greek)
Complementary education
2. 2009 EPFL certification on “How to speak with impact”
11. 2008 EPFL certification on “How to negotiate”
9. 2008 EPFL certification on MS OFFICE
11. 2007 Preparation and participation to the diplomatic exam (elimination in the last
round)
7. 2006 Diploma in Chinese (mandarin) obtained after two semesters at the University
of Xiamen, China
Languages and stays abroad
French Maternal language
German C1 : TestDaF 5, ZMP, 6 months stay in Berlin
English C1 : TOEFL, 5 months stay in San Francisco, LL.M. in English
Spanish C1 : two stays of 5 and 6 months, respectively, in South America
Mandarin B1 (oral only) : 17 months stay in Xiamen, China
Italian B1 : 3 months linguistic stay in Rome (oral comprehension : C1)
Soft skills
Adaptable, strong people skills, diplomatic, excellent negotiating talents, spontaneous, creative
Interests
International politics, travelling to exotic locales, languages, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, salsa