She obtained a BA (Law and Psychology) and a LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand. She then went on to clerk for Justice Nkabinde at the Constitutional Court and completed her articles at Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys. In 2008/09, she obtained an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the University of Virginia. Nikki joined Section27 in September 2011 and is currently working on the right to basic education and the obligations of the government arising from that right.