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I was surprised by your portrait proposal
," admits Virginie Le Roy, welcoming us into her study.
Old parquet floors, large bay windows overlooking the Invalides, red armchairs, works of contemporary art - one of the lawyers' passions - the place is like its host: class with a touch of fantasy.
At 43, Virginie Le Roy is involved in emblematic cases - she defends in particular the family of Samuel Paty as well as about sixty survivors and relatives of victims of the attacks of November 13, 2015 - but is nevertheless discreet in the media.
"It's no use talking all the time, speech is strong when it is rare," she
explains frankly.
Read the dossierAttacks of November 13: an extraordinary trial
Nothing predestined Virginie Le Roy to a career as a lawyer.
Born in Lens in 1978 to an engineer-mechanical father and a nurse mother, she initially dreamed of becoming a veterinarian.
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I was in final S spé maths.
I did a lot of horseback riding when I was a teenager and wanted to
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