On 12 March 2024, Ms Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir took up her duties as Iceland's first Liaison Prosecutor for Eurojust. Prior to accepting this position, Ms Benediktsdóttir worked as Deputy District Prosecutor in Iceland and taught at the Faculty of Law of the University of Iceland. Ms Benediktsdóttir is the twelfth Liaison Prosecutor from a non-EU country at Eurojust. Liaison Prosecutors from third countries can open requests for cross-border judicial cooperation with authorities of EU Member States and vice versa.