Graduated from the University College of London (UCL) with a LLB (law degree) in 1992. After her degree she studied French and Italian for one year. In 1994 she got her MSC in Shipping and Finance.

Admitted as a lawyer in Cyprus since 1997, she has worked as a private individual lawyer until 2009, when she founded N. Savvides Zannetou LLC. In 2013, she became associated partner at Schwenke & Partner.