Beatriz is leading a new policy programme on civil justice and economic growth in the UK at the Ministry of Justice. She also leads a policy team on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and was the UK's expert member of the Council of Europe’s Working Group on SLAPPs. She oversaw a team responsible for legislative strategy, implementation and international engagement on SLAPPs reform under the previous government.

Previously Beatriz trained as a barrister, working as Johan Steyn Scholar at the International Criminal Court on cases concerning extra-territorial jurisdiction and extraordinary rendition. She focused on international law as a Thouron Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School where she obtained her LLM with Distinction. As a Salzburg Cutler Fellow in Washington DC, she researched the human rights implications of secrecy jurisdictions.

Beatriz has received awards in recognition of her pro bono service and volunteering. She recently took a sabbatical to take up a Churchill Fellowship in the US, researching art’s role in justice reform.