Smaranda Olarinde farfesa ce a fannin shari’a a Najeriya, Shugaban kungiyar Malaman Lauyoyi a Najeriya kuma mataimakiyar shugaban jami’ar Afe Babalola mai ci a yanzu. A shekarar 1995, tayi aiki a matsayin mai binciken ilimin shari'a na UNICEF ga jihar Neja da jihar Oyo . tayi aiki da kungiyoyin duniya a matsayinta ferfesa a fannin sharia Mrs. Olarinde tana da shekaru sama da talatin na ƙwarewa a matsayin malaman doka, ilimi, mai bincike da kuma masanin shari'a . Ta shari'a bango, a duka ƙungiyoyin dokar ( Romania ) da na kowa dokar ( Nigeria ) tsarin, in ji ta bambancin zantawar} ungiyoyin profile. Ta mayar da hankali ya kasance a kan mata, yara da kuma matasa matasa hakkokin da kariya. A cikin 1989, ta kasance mai binciken shari'a game da IDRC kan mallakar ƙasa da damar mallakar ƙasa ga mata. Ta kuma yi aiki a matsayinta na mai binciken shari’a ga Bankin Duniya kan bunkasa doka da matsayin mata (1990) da kuma dabarun nuna jinsi a Najeriya (1992).