Education
Ms Bampton completed her Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Sydney in 2006, graduating with 1st Class Honours and in the top 10 law graduates of her year.  Prior to completing her law degree, Ms Bampton commenced a PhD in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, before transferring to law.  Ms Bampton also holds a Masters degree in International Public Health from the University of Sydney (finishing 1st in her year), and an Arts degree from the University of Queensland (in which she was awarded the Dean’s commendation for academic excellence).

Ms Bampton was awarded the JH McClemens Memorial Prize for First in Criminology (2006) and the Tuh Fuh and Ruby Lee Memorial Prize for Criminology (2006).  Ms Bampton was a semi-finalist in the Jessup International Law Moot in 2005-2006.  She was awarded a Centennial Scholarship in 2001 to undertake her Masters degree.

Professional Career
Prior to being called to the Bar Ms Bampton was a solicitor in the Major Projects department of Maurice Blackburn.  She worked primarily in large-scale litigation, predominantly in class actions.

Before coming to the law, Ms Bampton worked in International Public Health, primarily as a lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney but also in the field on development projects. Ms Bampton continues to work as an adjunct lecturer in International Health including lecturing on international legal issues relating to public health, and has lectured on representative proceedings in the Faculty of Law, UTS.

Ms Bampton has previously worked as a law clerk at Minter Ellison Lawyers.  She has done pro bono work at the Public Defenders’ Office in Sydney and on the Bali Nine death penalty cases.