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Of Counsel at SRS Legal of the Employment and Social Security Department since 2024.
Associate Professor at Católica | Lisbon School of Law, where she graduated and earned her Master and PhD degrees. Joana teaches Labour Law and Labour Procedural Law both in the Undergraduate and the Master Degrees.
She was a Consultant for the Legal Centre of the Portuguese Council of Ministers’ Presidency and was part of the team that made the Preliminary Draft of the Labour Code. With several books and articles published on Labour Law and Labour Procedural Law themes.
Focus Areas
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Employment and Social Security
Languages
- Portuguese
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Since 2024 - Of Counsel at SRS Legal
- Since 2017 - Associate Professor (since 2017) at Católica | Lisbon School of Law
- 2016 to 2023 - Consultant at Miranda & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados
- 2012 to 2016 - Consultant at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira
- Since 2012 - Member of the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law - Centre for Studies and Research in Law
- 2011 to 2017 - Assistant Professor at Católica | Lisbon School of Law
- Since 2003 - Member of the Labour Studies Office (GET)
- 2002 - Member of the team that prepared the Preliminary Draft of the Labour Code
- Since 2000 - Member of the Centre for Commercial Law and Economic Law
- 1996 to 2000 - Consultant to the Legal Centre of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
- 1990 to 2011 - Teaching Assistant Professor at at Católica | Lisbon School of Law
- PhD in Legal Sciences from Católica | Faculty of Law
- Master's Degree in Legal and Commercial Sciences from Católica | Lisbon School of Law
- Law degree from Católica | Faculty of Human Sciences
- Since 2024 - Of Counsel at SRS Legal
- Since 2017 - Associate Professor (since 2017) at Católica | Lisbon School of Law
- 2016 to 2023 - Consultant at Miranda & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados
- 2012 to 2016 - Consultant at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira
- Since 2012 - Member of the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law - Centre for Studies and Research in Law
- 2011 to 2017 - Assistant Professor at Católica | Lisbon School of Law
- Since 2003 - Member of the Labour Studies Office (GET)
- 2002 - Member of the team that prepared the Preliminary Draft of the Labour Code
- Since 2000 - Member of the Centre for Commercial Law and Economic Law
- 1996 to 2000 - Consultant to the Legal Centre of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
- 1990 to 2011 - Teaching Assistant Professor at at Católica | Lisbon School of Law
- PhD in Legal Sciences from Católica | Faculty of Law
- Master's Degree in Legal and Commercial Sciences from Católica | Lisbon School of Law
- Law degree from Católica | Faculty of Human Sciences
