Datin Dr Lee holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Laws) from the University of Liverpool, England, specialising in Banking and Finance Law, with her PHD research on banking fraud. She also holds an LLB First Class Honours degree from the University of Malaya and was a Fellow of the Faculty of Law. She resides on the Gold Coast, Australia and since 2000, has been an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Faculty of Law at Bond University, Queensland, Australia. She is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and Tim Fischer Centre for Global Trade and Finance, as well as a Member of the Law Advisory Board, Bond University, Australia. She is also an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, Malaysia (now known as Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers or AICB).
Presently, she is also a member of the Institute of Company Directors Malaysia and the Singapore Institute of Directors.