Vanessa Kodilinye studied law at the University of the West Indies, where she obtained the LLB and LLM degrees. She also holds an LLM in Information Technology and Telecommunications Law from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom, and a Doctorate degree from the Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany. Vanessa is a Solicitor (England and Wales) (non-practising), a certified Data Protection Officer (EIPO/DPO), and a certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E). Vanessa has co-authored a text on Civil Procedure (now in its 4th edition) in the Routledge/Cavendish Commonwealth Caribbean Law Series.
 
Vanessa has been in private practice in Barbados since 1999. She has acted for numerous international corporate clients as well as individual clients, and is regularly consulted on issues of local law.