
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
Latest Insights
29 September 2025
Matthew Wills quoted in The Scottish Herald on Reform UK’s proposal to abolish indefinite leave to remain
Matthew Wills (Partner) has been quoted by The Scottish Herald in an article discussing the potential impacts of Reform UK's proposal to abolish…
29 September 2025
Natasha Chell quoted in Times Higher Education on proposed international student fee levy
Natasha Chell (Partner and Head of Risk and Compliance) has been quoted in Times Higher Education in an article discussing the Government's proposed…
26 September 2025
Trump administration grants enforcement power to USCIS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that, effective October 6, 2025, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be…