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Paula Judith Maria
Associate
Paula Judith Maria joined the Firm in September 2020. She was a member of the tax team until September 2022.
With dual Angolan and Portuguese nationality, Paula has been admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association since 2022 and to the Angolan Bar Association since July 2025. She currently works as an associate at ALC Advogados, a member of the Morais Leitão Legal Circle in Angola.
Paula’s professional practice focuses on Tax, Industrial Property, Corporate, Banking and Finance law. She is involved in various transactions and operations across these areas, providing legal advice to both domestic and international clients in connection with cross-border investments and transactions within and outside the Angolan jurisdiction.
During her academic path, Paula has completed several summer internships, namely in the legal department of Auchan Retail Portugal (August, 2019), in the dispute resolution and general coordination area of Galp Energia's legal department (September, 2019) and also legal clinics at the consultancy firm KPMG (2020).
Languages
Memberships
Portuguese and English.
Angola Bar Association (admitted in 2025). Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2022).
Education
Law Degree (Católica Lisbon School of Law, 2020). Accounting Course (Católica Lisbon School of Law, 2019). Intensive Course “Tax execution process within the Angolan tax system” (IDEFF - Institute of Economic, Financial and Tax Law, 2022).
