Graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree in 1975. In 1979, Mr. Dorairaj studied law at the University College, Cardiff, graduating in 1982 with LLB (Hons).
Mr. D. Felix Dorairaj was called to the English Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1983 and was called to the Malaysian Bar in 1984. He was employed in the Klang Port Authority (Lembaga Plabuhan Kelang) as a Traffic Officer (Operations) as well as in the cargo claims division between 1973 and 1979. Mr. Dorairaj has been in active practice as Counsel in Court and at Arbitrations specialising in the area of building construction and engineering law and maritime law. He has been involved in building and engineering law disputes both within jurisdiction and overseas.
