[3][4] Olarinde has over three decades of cumulative experience as a law teacher, academic, researcher and legal practitioner.
[5] Olarinde's focus has been on the rights and protection of women, children and young adolescents.
She also served as a legal researcher for the World Bank on law development and the status of women (1990) and towards a gender strategy in Nigeria (1992).
[6] She was a member of the “think tank” for the legal protection of children in Oyo State and coordinator of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
She is actively involved in training law students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as law clinicians for participation in community services involving pro bono legal advice.