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Catarina Gil Jorge

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  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish
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Catarina Gil Jorge is a Counsel in the Employment, Labour & Pensions team and is part of the ESG Task Force.

With 20 years of experience in labour and social security law, she assists several clients in day-to-day employment law and Human Resources, notably conducting and filing disciplinary procedures, drafting legal opinions, defining employee hiring policies, and organizing working hours.

Catarina is also a member of the staff restructuring team, conducting negotiation processes, collective layoffs, and redundancies.

She acts for some of the major players in the market, assisting domestic and international clients from a range of sectors, notably financial services and aviation.

Catarina is recommended for Employment by Legal 500, 2026. She is also recognised for Labour and Employment Law by Best Lawyers.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2010.

Awards & Recognitions
01 –
  • Quote
    Catarina Gil Jorge and Leonor Barata da Cunha are recommended.
    Legal 500 (2023)
  • Quote
    Highly professional, accessible and very well prepared approach. Sofia Mateus, Susana Afonso, Catarina Jorge, Tiago Magalhães.
    Legal 500 (2022)

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2004

Lectures list

  • Speaker in trainings about "Labor Law", in Madrid and Barcelona, for Global Estratégias - Consultoria de Formação & HR (2011)

Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Clássica de Lisboa
  • Postgraduate degree in Labor Law and Social Security, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Clássica de Lisboa
  • Certified lecturer by the IEFP – Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional

Insights by Catarina

Portugal proposes wider pay transparency duties for employers

Portugal proposes wider pay transparency duties for employers

02 Sep 2026 3 min read
Pay transparency: What is anticipated in the proposal to transpose Directive (EU) 2023/970?

Pay transparency: What is anticipated in the proposal to transpose Directive (EU) 2023/970?

19 Aug 2026 4 min read
Restructuring of the Commission for Equality in Work and Employment (CITE) – Decree-Law No. 78/2026 of 16 March

Restructuring of the Commission for Equality in Work and Employment (CITE) – Decree-Law No. 78/2026 of 16 March

06 Apr 2026 2 min read
The 12-month period for implementing the Pay Gap Assessment Plan is coming to an end

The 12-month period for implementing the Pay Gap Assessment Plan is coming to an end

19 Jul 2024 1 min read
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