Christine Strauss joined the Faculty of Law as a lecturer in the Department of Mercantile Law in 2024. Ms Strauss completed her Honours degree in Human Genetics before obtaining her 3-year postgraduate LLB at Stellenbosch University in 2017. Ms Strauss completed her articles of clerkship at Adams & Adams and was admitted as a Legal Practitioner (Attorney) in 2020. She qualified as a Trade Mark Practitioner (SAIIPL) in 2021 and worked in private practice, specialising in intellectual property until 2022 before pursuing a career in academia. In 2023, Ms Strauss obtained her LLM in Law, Science and Technology at Stanford University (USA) as a FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar Scholar. Ms Strauss is currently doing a Doctor of Laws (LLD) at Stellenbosch University.