Melody commenced working with Pikes and Verekers Lawyers in March 2025 as part of the local government, environmental and planning law team. Melody holds a Bachelor of Laws – Bachelor of International Studies (Politics and International Relations) from the University of New South Wales and will be finalising admission as a solicitor with the Supreme Court of NSW in late 2025.

Melody has previous legal experience in personal injury where she worked on recent and historical claims of institutional abuse. Melody also has experience in the field of legal costs, where she assisted a legal costs consultant with costs assessment applications to the Supreme Court of NSW.

As part of her studies, in 2023 Melody was fortunate enough to spend a year exchange at KU Leuven in Belgium.