
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
18 November 2025
Zeena Luchowa quoted in The Guardian on Government’s significant proposed changes to asylum and returns policy
Zeena Luchowa (Partner) has been quoted by The Guardian in an article explaining the Government's announcement of changes to asylum and returns…
15 October 2025
Home Office publishes Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1333
Yesterday, the Home Office published the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 1333). The Statement, the sixth of the year, introduces a…
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…
