▁were ▁sheep ▁and ▁whe at ▁far mers . ▁Both ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁grand father ▁William ▁Bishop ▁were ▁active ▁in ▁local ▁government , ▁serving ▁terms ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Tor r ens ▁District ▁Council . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁an ▁apple ▁and ▁cher ry ▁orch ard ▁in ▁B asket ▁Range . ▁The ▁year ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁born , ▁it ▁was ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁Sunday ▁bush f ires . ▁Bishop ▁began ▁her ▁education ▁at ▁B asket ▁Range ▁Primary ▁School ▁and ▁later ▁attended ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Colleg iate ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁in ▁Ad ela ide . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁pre fect ▁in ▁her ▁final ▁year . ▁Bishop ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ad ela ide . ▁She ▁worked ▁two ▁part - time ▁jobs ▁as ▁a ▁bar ma id ▁while ▁at ▁university — one ▁at ▁Football ▁Park ▁and ▁one ▁at ▁a ▁pub ▁in ▁U raid la . ▁She ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁law ▁school , ▁Bishop ▁joined ▁Wall mans , ▁an ▁Ad ela ide - based ▁law ▁firm , ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁female ▁art ic led ▁cl erk . ▁She ▁left ▁after ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year , ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁incident ▁where ▁a ▁senior ▁partner ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁perform ▁wait ress ing ▁duties . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁aged ▁ 2 6 , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁firm ▁of