Eliza completed her JD with distinction at Western University, Faculty of Law. Eliza has been deeply involved in the Western Law community, including as a volunteer with the Community Legal Services Clinic and Pro Bono Students Canada. In her second and third year, she took on a leadership role as Project Lead for Project Consent at Pro Bono Students Canada, organizing and providing public legal education presentations for young people in the London and Thames Valley community. She received the Albert Osterhoff Award for earning the top mark in the property law course and the Dr. Allison Johnson Award for academic achievement throughout her legal studies. In her third year, Eliza completed a semester at L'Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy.

Eliza also served as a teaching assistant for a first-year Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy class, and has successfully competed in and coached numerous trial and appellate advocacy competitions. She has achieved Top Oralist at Western Law’s First Year Advocacy Competition and placed as a National Finalist at the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition in International Law.

Prior to law school, Eliza completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction at the University of Toronto, majoring in both English and Women and Gender Studies.