Consuela Rubirosa is a fictional character, portrayed by Alana de la Garza, who joined the cast of long-running NBC drama series Law & Order during the 17th-season premiere episode "Fame".

In January 2014, she appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where she became an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York.

After graduating Swarthmore College and spending a year working as a kindergarten teacher,[1][2] Rubirosa joined the Manhattan District Attorney's office in 2004.

[8] Later in the case, she passionately opposes a legal strategy proposed by McCoy that would have detrimentally affected other illegal immigrants who worked for the same contractor, but were not part of the crime.

Although her superiors order her to delay reporting it to the medical board as irrelevant evidence of a deceased doctor until after the trial, Rubirosa is so moved by the testimony, and concerned by the apparent breach of professional ethics of not immediately informing the defense of the facts, that she defied her instructions.

The choice is also influenced by what Rubirosa sees as repeated dishonesty on his part, and she ultimately comments to McCoy that she hopes her action was fair, and not biased by her view that he was guilty.

[21] She supports the use of post-9/11 terrorism laws for purposes beyond their original intent, demonstrated when she comes up with the idea of charging the perpetrators of a park fight with committing a terrorist act after several innocent bystanders are killed in the fray.

[24] Although Rubirosa was initially suggested to become pregnant in the series, as well, the subsequent cancellation of the show after 20 seasons rendered the matter moot.

Ken Tucker wrote, "De La Garza is, per the show's distaff tradition, obliged to have Rubirosa scissor her legs around the DA's office.

But unlike past office trinkets like Angie Harmon (1998–2001) or Elisabeth Röhm (2001–2005), De La Garza also draws your attention to her sarcastically raised eyebrow when she looks at the clashing McCoy and Cutter as if to say, 'Boys, boys — is that a legal brief in your briefs, or are you just glad to see each other?’"[25] John Freeman Gill of The New York Times writes that "Law & Order has been around so long that the datebook in the office of the prosecutor played by Sam Waterston is embossed with the year 1995.

But one new ingredient in the show this season, the casting of Alana De La Garza as its first Hispanic assistant district attorney, helped give the "Melting Pot" story both nuance and passion.

"[26] Matt Roush of TV Guide wrote, "Tonight, in another strong episode, it's De La Garza's turn to shine, and she makes the most of it, proving herself a worthy successor to Jill Hennessy and Angie Harmon, my previous favorites in this often-thankless role.

She is tough and aggressive, but always sympathetic, as she is forced to go up against her colleague Cutter in court as a temporary (and very reluctant) defense attorney, called into action because the Legal Aid lawyers are all on strike.