Laura Brocklehurst obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2004 with a major in Psychology and a minor in English.  The following year she obtained a Diploma in Applied Ethics from the Faculty of Arts at MUN and a Certificate in Criminology from MUN's Division of Lifelong Learning.

Laura graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2008.  In 2009 she was called to the degree of Barrister at Law by the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and was admitted and enrolled as a solicitor by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Laura was admitted to the Alberta bar in 2009 and joined the Braithwaite Boyle team the same year.