She obtained her LLB degree from UWC, Summa Cum Laude in 2006 and an LLM in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA in 2007. In early 2010 she concluded her training as a candidate attorney at the Legal Resources Centre, Cape Town where she engaged in various human rights focus areas including gender rights, refugee law and issues impacting upon the right to a basic education. From July 2010 until December 2011 she served as a Constitutional Court Clerk to Justice Zakeria Yacoob.