1 9 7 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Albert - L ud wig s ▁Universität ▁in ▁Fre ib urg . ▁She ▁chose ▁law ▁because ▁it ▁would ▁allow ▁her ▁flex ibility ▁in ▁the ▁Germany ▁of ▁the ▁sevent ies . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁she ▁also ▁studied ▁econom ics , ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁political ▁science . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁she ▁graduated ▁in ▁law , ▁special izing ▁in ▁criminal ▁law . ▁During ▁her ▁studies ▁she ▁became ▁sympath etic ▁toward ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Palest ine , ▁and ▁Marx ism . ▁ ▁Law yer ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁She ▁also ▁was ▁a ▁refer endar , ▁( a ▁type ▁of ▁associate ▁in ▁a ▁law ▁office ) ▁and ▁Ph D ▁candidate ▁in ▁law . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer ▁at ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁Pe at ▁Mar wick ▁in ▁Frankfurt ▁am ▁Main , ▁working ▁mainly ▁in ▁corpor ate ▁law . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Amsterdam , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁Lo eff ▁Cla e ys ▁Ver be ke ▁( now ▁Lo y ens ▁& ▁Lo eff ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁B öh ler ▁received ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁law ▁from ▁Albert - L ud wig s ▁Universität : ▁having ▁written ▁a ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁legal ▁phil os opher , ▁Ger hart ▁Hus