In 1974 she graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law Faculty and in 1976 she passed the bar exam.

In her legal career Vida Petrović-Škero worked as the professional associate at the Second Municipal Court in Belgrade between 1976 and 1978.

In 1978 she was appointed judge at the same court where she worked until 1995 and headed the civil disputes division.

She was dismissed from the judges post in July 2000 during last months of Slobodan Milošević presidency and she worked as a lawyer until 2001.

National Assembly of Serbia annulled the decision of her dismissal in 2001 and appointed Petrović-Škero as a President of the District Court in Belgrade.