[3] Before completing her Bar training course, in 1988 Lambert was awarded a grant by the Inner Temple of £3.500 and a Yarbrough-Anderson scholarship of £300 in August 1988.

[4] After completing her Pupillage, Lambert was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1988 and began her tenancy at 6 Pump Court Chambers.

In 2012 Lambert was appointed as Lead Counsel to the Dame Janet Smith Review into the culture and practices of the BBC relating to the sexual abuse of Jimmy Savile.

[3][9]“During my questioning of the match commander, David Duckenfield, he admitted that he lied about fans forcing the exit gate to gain entry to the stadium: the court — packed with the relatives of those who died — fell completely silent.”[10]Lambert was appointed as a High Court judge on 11 January 2018[11] and assigned to the Kings Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice.

[9] In May 2019, She received the customary title of Dame Commander of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II at St James's Palace.