[3] Her father Alagie Seihou Drammeh is of Sabegi origin who settled in Bakau and her mother Aji Mariama Jammeh is from Bakindick.
After being called to bar she joined the civil service and worked for fourteen years rising to the position of Solicitor General serving in this capacity as the Gambian first woman to hold this office from 1990 to 1995.
While serving as a counsel to the Government Divestiture and Public Enterprise Reform Program, Bensouda restructured several corporations and para-statals for privatization.
Bensouda established her own private law firm in 1995 acting as an arbitrator and mediator in commercial disputes and specializing in human rights.
She defended Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang-Sissoho, members of the Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, during their 2010–2012 trial.