Originally from Sincelejo, Colombia, Lia attended Universidad de Cartagena—a public law school—and graduated in 2012. During her time at Universidad de Cartagena, she was a Certified Legal Mediator for low income families and individuals at the school’s legal clinic. In addition, Lia was a Research Assistant at the school’s “Conflict and Society” research group. In 2011, she presented a paper on adhesion contracts at a Private Law international Conference in Bogota, Colombia. In 2012, she defended her thesis on consumer protection in Colombia. The thesis was published by Universidad de Cartagena Press in 2016.