Beatrice Mtetwa graduated with an LLB degree from the then University of Botswana and Swaziland in 1981. She worked as a prosecutor in Swaziland and Zimbabwe between 1981 and 1989.
Beatrice entered private practice in March 1989 and has been litigating mainly on human rights issues since 1990. In recognition of her human rights work, she has received many local, regional and international awards. Five universities have conferred her with honorary doctorates, and she is an Adjunct Professor at a Canadian University. She has held positions as President of the Law Society of Zimbabwe and sits on various local and regional NGO boards.