Amy M. Cu graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 and received her Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in 2009. While in law school, Ms. Cu served as an Articles Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. She volunteered with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles's wage and hour clinic, Public Counsel's general relief advocacy project, and Union Station Homeless Services' career development program. In addition, she served as a board member of the Public Interest Law Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Ms. Cu's prior work experiences include externing for the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson; clerking at Hadsell, Stormer, Keeny, Richardson & Renick; and clerking in the legal unit of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Los Angeles. She was admitted to practice in California in 2009 and is a labor and employment litigation associate.