See also: https://lwp.law.harvard.edu/people/pauline-bomball

Dr Pauline Bomball is an Associate Professor of Law at the Australian National University. She was recently a Fellow of the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program. Dr Bomball holds a PhD in Law, a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Economics from the Australian National University. She graduated from her law degree with First Class Honours, a University Medal in Law and 14 other academic prizes, including the Supreme Court Judges' Prize for graduating in first place in the ANU law class of 2010. While at law school, she was a student editor of the Federal Law Review. Following graduation, Dr Bomball served as an Associate (a judicial law clerk) to the Honourable Justice Virginia Bell AC of the High Court of Australia (Australia's highest court).

Dr Bomball has research interests in employment law, labour law, and law and technology. Her work has been published in top-ranked academic journals including the Melbourne University Law Review, the Sydney Law Review and the University of New South Wales Law Journal. Her work has been cited by the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) and the Victorian Court of Appeal.

Dr Bomball was awarded a 2018 ANU Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, 2017 ANU College of Law Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, 2014 ANU University Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Team Award), 2013 ANU College of Law Award for Teaching Excellence (Team Award), 2013 ANU University Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Early Career Teaching), and 2012 ANU College of Law Award for Teaching Excellence (Early Career Teaching).

Dr Bomball is admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

Appointments

Appointments/Service/Leadership

• Fellow, Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program (September 2018 - May 2019) https://lwp.law.harvard.edu/people/pauline-bomball
• Member (by invitation), International Advisory Group, Clean Slate for Worker Power Project (a project of the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program) (November 2018 - August 2019)
• Guest contributor (by invitation), OnLabor (September 2018; May 2021)
• Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Labour Law (March 2018 - July 2019; June 2020 - September 2022)
• Case Notes Editor, Australian Journal of Labour Law (March 2018 - July 2019; June 2020 - September 2022)
• Academic Editor, Federal Law Review (March 2012 - January 2016)
• Chair, ANU College of Law Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Committee (March 2022 - ongoing)
• Leader, ANU Private Law Research Group (August 2016 - June 2019; March 2021 - ongoing)
• Member, ANU Gender Equity Plan Taskforce (May 2022 - ongoing)
• Member, ANU Intercollegiate Forum on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (September 2022 - ongoing)
• Member, ANU Scholarships Strategy Working Group (May 2022 - ongoing)
• Member, ANU College of Law Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Committee (March 2022 - ongoing)
• Director of Student Wellbeing, ANU College of Law (Sole Director in 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019 (until June 2019); Co-Director in 2013, 2015 and 2016)
• Faculty Advisor, Law Reform and Social Justice, ANU College of Law (2014)
• Member, Research Committee, ANU College of Law (2014, 2016 - 2018)
• Member, Honours Thesis Review Committee, ANU College of Law (2016 - 2018)
• Member, Australian Labour Law Association (2012 - ongoing)

Academic Appointments (ANU Law School in the ANU College of Law)

• Associate Professor, ANU Law School: January 2022 - ongoing
• Senior Lecturer, ANU Law School: 2019 - 2021
• Lecturer, ANU Law School: 2015 - 2018
• Associate Lecturer, ANU Law School: 2012 - 2014