Licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 2003, Torres-Linares is the Managing Counsel of Justicia Attorneys/ Abogados, a firm which focuses, according to a campaign biography accessible through her Facebook page, on "Criminal, Family and Immigration Law, particularly in working-class and Latino communities." A former president of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (2008-09), Torres-Linares ran for the Cook County Board in the 2010 Democratic Primary, unsuccessfully taking on Jerry "The Iceman" Butler, but winning a number of prestigious endorsements, including the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune in the process.
According to her campaign bio, Torres-Linares was "a founding board member of Legal Prep Charter Academies, a legal-themed charter high school on Chicago's west side, and currently serves on the Local School Council for Murray Language Academy, a CPS school on the south side." The campaign bio also notes that Torres-Linares "hosted the show 'Political Forum' for two years while serving as a board member for CAN TV" and that she provides pro bono work for Catholic Charities Legal Assistance, Cook County Elder Justice Center, the Resurrection Project, The Mexican Consulate and LUCHA.