[7] Following her graduation, she was gainfully employed as a high school teacher of English and modern languages in Sydney, having moved there in 1969 with her husband and two young children.
Regarding her career as a teacher, Jerram states that, "at the same time, I think I never really saw myself as teaching for the rest of my life" and with a previous history of advocacy,[8] she soon thereafter commenced law studies.
[7] Following her completion of law studies, Jerram worked as a legal officer at the New South Wales Independent Teachers' Union from 1980 to 1987[5][9] and as a criminal duty solicitor and senior advocate at the New South Wales Legal Aid Commission from 1987 to 1994,[9][10] up until her secondment to an industrial inquiry into prisoners and prison officers.
In this capacity and role, Jerram provided advice regarding legislative and other proposals of assistance to the New South Wales Government and also education for other magistrates.
This conclusion was disputed by his family and on 2 April 2008, a jury inquest returned a similar verdict, finding that his death was "irresponsibly self-inflicted", and that when he pulled his gun's trigger he "disregarded the possible consequences of danger".