Paola Avila

Providing legal advice and support to citizens and supporting the Dirección General de Asuntos Jurídicos y de Gobierno in representing the mayor's office in administrative and legal proceedings. Monitoring and processing contentious-administrative proceedings before Mexican courts and administrative authorities.

Provided legal advice in areas such as ethics, code of conduct, anti-corruption, intellectual property, confidentiality, and mediation. Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated supplier agreements, addendums, memoranda of understanding, and other legal instruments, and managed risks and compliance with institutional policies and donor requirements.

Assisted incoming students with university registration, opening local bank accounts, GP registration, and police registration. Reviewed accommodation contracts and helped resolve immigration and other issues.

Contributed to performing actions of financing and membership for social protection in health, delivering federal policy programs. Proposed strategic lines and coordination schemes in matters of social protection in health and analyzed and drafted reports on governance policies.

Managed the follow-up of legal calendars for the issuance of new immigration policies. Coordinated and supervised migration administrative procedures and trained new staff members to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Drafted and reviewed legal agreements and settlements, considering consumer rights and aligned with local, federal, and international regulations. Supervised the conciliation procedure in accordance with established legal regulations, improving leadership capacity.

Pursued an LLM in International Law at the University of Leeds from 2018 to 2019.

Grade: Honours

Completed a Specialization in Administrative Law with Honours at UNAM from 2008 to 2009.

Earned a Bachelor of Law from UNAM from 2001 to 2006.