Manali graduated with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Southampton, UK in 2010 and graduated with a Juris Doctor of Law from Singapore Management University in 2015. She is admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Prior to joining the Club, Manali worked as a ship broker in Singapore handling commercial matters and thereafter practised at a boutique law firm in Singapore specialising in shipping. There she handled a range civil and commercial litigation matters and shipping and admiralty work (covering both wet and dry disputes).