Max studied law - LLB Utrecht Law College (cum laude ); LLM Legal Research, (cum laude) - at Utrecht University and the University of Cambridge. During his studies he published in the broad field of public law (criminal law, constitutional law and administrative law), in Dutch and English books and (inter)national journals, including Public Law, Review of European Administrative Law and European Review of Public Law. In addition, he was an intern and student-associate at the Dutch State Attorney's office (Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn). Vetzo also interned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked as a Research Assistant in Public Law at Utrecht University.