Liz began her career at the Toronto office of a national firm where she worked on a wide range of work that included the launch of an offshore hedge fund; financing renewable energy projects; and acting for a traditional First Nations government in negotiations regarding claims against the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada. Elizabeth has also advised tribes and Indigenous groups on complaints to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. After her first stint in private practice, Liz held a range of strategy, legal and compliance roles in the financial services industry and the public service.

Liz co-developed and co-taught the inaugural Indigenous Economic Development course at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and has been published on various aspects of the Indian Act. Liz is currently working toward an LL.M degree at the University of Toronto where her areas of academic interest include economic participation of First Nations in the Canadian economy and Indigenous legal orders.

Liz also has extension experience serving on various boards, including Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training, and currently serves on the boards of Haven Toronto, an organization that serves elder homeless men, and Anishnawbe Health Foundation.