Michaela Jahnig holds a bachelor’s degree in humanities with majors in English and political science from the University of Stellenbosch, as well as an LLB from the University of Cape Town where she was a member of the dean’s list for academic achievement. At the end of 2023, she submitted a dissertation for an LLM focused on climate change and refugee law.
In 2021, Michaela qualified as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. She spent several years in legal practice where she specialised in class action and civil litigation. Michaela worked on high-profile cases involving securities fraud, consumer protection and police brutality, among others. Her work has contributed to large settlements on behalf of thousands of affected individuals.
As a legal practitioner, Michaela worked on several multinational litigation efforts with teams across Europe and North America. She has extensive research experience of a legal and non-legal nature which has been used in litigation, state and investor conferences and academic publications.
