She received her Bachelor of Laws from the UWI, Cave Hill Campus in 2009. While at UWI, Malene served as the Treasurer of the Jamaican Association of Students and was an active member of the UWI Dance Society. After graduating from UWI, Malene obtained a Legal Education Certificate of Merit from the Norman Manley Law School in 2011 and was called to the Jamaican Bar in that same year. She began her legal career in Jamaica as an associate attorney at the law firm Myers, Fletcher & Gordon before moving to Washington, D.C. in 2013. Malene also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Eckerd College in Florida and a Master of Advanced Studies in International Relations, with a specialization in Political Science, from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.