Between 1980 and 1982, he worked as a lawyer in the Legal and Administrative Division of the Portuguese Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Lisbon Region.
Ó 1980 go dt� 1982, bhí sé ag obair mar dhlíodóir sa Rannán Dlí agus Riaracháin den Aireacht Ghnóthaí Baile na Portaingéile do Réigiún Liospóin.