Christian Jollie Smith was admitted as a solicitor in Victoria in 1912 and set up practice as a solicitor in Little Collins Street in 1914. After moving to Sydney she was admitted to the NSW roll of solicitors in October 1924. In 1927, she was the first woman in NSW to establish her own firm.
A passionate socialist, Jollie Smith relied on her connections to the union movement to source work. She specialised in wage claims and civil liberties work.
