Jennifer qualified as a Solicitor in February 2007 having completed her traineeship in Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors, Cork.  She is a PhD candidate and was a Government of Ireland Scholar in the School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, writing about judicial independence and the institutional design of judicial bodies. She is also a lecturer in 'Irish Politics' and 'The Law of Politics' and the Course Coordinator for the BCL with Politics degree in the School of Politics and International Relations, UCD. She lectures in Irish Politics in Independent Colleges.

Jennifer is Legal Adviser in the Office of the Leader of Fine Gael where she is responsible for analysing proposed Government legislation, drafting Private Members' legislation, and the preparation of policy initiatives, statements and parliamentary motions.

She holds a first class Masters in Politics, a Diploma in Employment Law from UCD, and a BA (Hons) in Business Studies and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin. She is the co-author of 'The Children Court: A National Study', produced by the Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development which profiled the backgrounds and process through court of 400 young offenders in the Children Court in 2004. She was a member of the Law Reform Committee of the Law Society of Ireland until her appointment with Fine Gael.