High Court Judge with the Supreme Court of Justice and Invited Lecturer at Católica | Lisbon School of Law, where she has been a part of the Civil Procedure teams. Part of the review committee for the Portuguese Civil Procedure Code. Consultant (1987/1989) and later head (1989/1998) of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers’ Technical Studies and Legislative Support Centre, which became, as of 1993, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers’ Legal Centre. High Court Judge with the Constitutional Court (1998/2007).