Goh Cia Yee graduated from the University of Nottingham with a Bachelor of Law (Hons).  He, thereafter pursued his Bar Professional Training Course at the University of Law, London Bloomsbury and was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales as a Barrister at the Honourable Society of The Middle Temple. He was subsequently admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court in Malaya in 2019, practicing in criminal litigation.

Goh Cia Yee has extensive experience in handling a diverse range of criminal work involving corporate clients, prisoners in remand, persons under investigation and detainees without trial for a wide range of offences such as corruption, cheating, assault, gang robbery, murder, drug trafficking, statutory rape, human trafficking, immigration and many others.

Specialising solely in criminal work, he has a firm grasp and keen understanding of client's needs in this area of practice and strives to provide an excellent level of service to his clients.

Goh Cia Yee is also a member of the Young Lawyers Movement, a group of public-spirited individuals aimed at improving the working conditions of young lawyers nationwide. In his spare time, he channels his passion for human rights in his writings and articles, hoping to contribute his efforts to a larger journey of change for the nation.