
Lesa-Marie Goncalves Lopes
Managing Paralegal
Sector: US Immigration
Location: London
Lesa-Marie is a Managing Paralegal with the US team at Laura Devine Immigration. With over 10 years of experience in both employment and family-based US immigration, she provides various levels of support to the US team both internally (within the team) and externally (with clients). Her day-to-day duties include assessing capacity and allocating or rearranging cases respectively, reviewing and providing initial feedback on petitions and applications, as well as handling client correspondence, conducting research and case preparation.
History
2012-present – Laura Devine Immigration, London
Education
2008-2011 – LLB University of Westminster
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