Graduated in Law (1989) at the University of Lisbon, where she also obtained Master's degree (1994) and PhD (2012) in Law.
She is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, Invited Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University (Lisbon School) and Technical Consultant at the Portuguese Central Bank.
She was Senior Technician of the Securities Market Commission (CMVM), Adviser to the Office of the Governor of Macau and Advisor to the Office of Judges of the Constitutional Court.
She has published several works and is a speaker at conferences and courses, especially in the area of ​​civil procedural law.