She has a BA LLB (with distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand and an LLM from the University of Sydney. She joined REH in 2013 after having previously worked at two large law firms in South Africa, focusing on mining and energy law, general corporate and commercial law and mergers and acquisitions. Lara also has a Post-Graduate Certificate in Advanced Corporate and Securities Law and has also completed the Chartered Secretaries of Southern Africa Company Secretarial and Governance Practice Qualification (GradICSA). She is also admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia (February 2010).