By Dr Felicity Bell

Books

Legg M; Bell F, 2020, Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession, Hart Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781509931842

Book Chapters

Bell F; Legg M, 2026, 'Judicial Impartiality: AI in Courts', in Zalnieriute M; Limante A (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of AI and Technologies in Courts, Cambridge University Press

Rogers J; Bell F, 2025, 'Locating 'the vanguard of innovation': change management in legal practice', in de Caria R; Martinelli S (ed.), Future-Proof Legal Services: How Innovation, Legal Tech and AI Have Been Reshaping the Legal Market

Bell F, 2025, 'THE LAW OF PARENTHOOD IN AUSTRALIA', in Law of Parenthood, pp. 306 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035353910.00021

Bell F; Gordon F, 2024, 'The Ethics of Socio-Legal Research', in Smyth B; Martin MA; Downing M (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Human Research Ethics and Integrity in the Australian Context, Routledge, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003319733-28

Bell F; Cashmore J; Harman J, 2021, 'Australia', in Schrama W; Freeman M; Taylor N; Bruning M (ed.), International Handbook on Child Participation in Family Law, 51, Intersentia, pp. 87 - 102

Zalnieriute M; Bell F, 2021, 'Technology and the Judicial Role', in Appleby G; Lynch A (ed.), The Judge, the Judiciary and the Court Individual, Collegial and Institutional Judicial Dynamics in Australia, Cambridge University Press, pp. 116 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108859332

Bell F; Rogers J; Legg M, 2020, 'Artificial Intelligence and Lawyer Wellbeing', in Legg M; Vines P; Chan J (ed.), The Impact of Technology and Innovation on the Wellbeing of the Legal Profession, Intersentia, Cambridge, UK, pp. 239 - 266, https://intersentia.com/en/the-impact-of-technology-and-innovation-on-the-well-being-of-the-legal-profession.html

Bell F; Legg M; Rogers J, 2019, 'Lawyer Wellbeing in the (Robotic) Face of Technological Change', in Marychurch J; Sifris A (ed.), WELLNESS FOR LAW Making Wellness Core Business, LexisNexis, pp. 181 - 181, https://store.lexisnexis.com.au/products/wellness-for-law-making-wellness-core-business-skuwellness_for_law_making_wellness_core_business

Edited Books

Lynch A; Appleby G, (ed.), 2021, The Judge, the Judiciary and the Court: Individual, Collegial and Institutional Judicial Dynamics in Australia, Cambridge University Press, UK, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108859332

Journal articles

Bell F; Legg MICHAEL; McNamara V, 2025, 'Future-proofing legal talent: How to recruit, develop and retain lawyers (Part II)', Law Mangement Journal, https://www.lmhub.com.au/article/future-proofing-legal-talent--how-to-recruit--develop-and-retain-lawyers--part-ii-

Bell F; Legg M; McNamara V, 2025, 'Future-proofing legal talent: How to recruit, develop and retain lawyers', Law Management Journal, https://www.lmhub.com.au/article/future-proofing-legal-talent--how-to-recruit--develop-and-retain-lawyers

Bell F; Rogers J, 2025, 'Becoming, Doing, Being: GenAI and the Promise of Professional Identity in Law', Law Technology and Humans, 7, pp. 62 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/lthj.4120

Bell F; Legg M, 2024, 'Bruce Lehrmann went back for his hat and lost his shirt', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, pp. 171 - 174

Bell F; Legg M; McNamara V, 2024, 'What makes lawyers stay (and leave) law firms?', Law Management Journal, https://www.lmhub.com.au/article/what-makes-lawyers-stay--and-leave--law-firms-

Bell F, 2024, '“You Don’t Often Create Solutions in the Law”: Legal Design in a Small Australian Law Firm', The Legal Design Journal, 1, pp. 1 - 18

Rogers J; Bell F, 2022, 'Transforming the legal profession: An interview study of change managers in law', Legal Studies, 42, pp. 446 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/lst.2021.43

Bell F; Legg M, 2022, 'Judging During the COVID-19 Pandemic-The Australian Federal Courts' Experience', CIVIL JUSTICE QUARTERLY, 41, pp. 242 - 273

Bell DF; Legg PM; Bell F, 2021, 'In-House Counsel, the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence, and Legal Ethics', Indian Journal of Law and Technology, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.55496/tnkz9783

Bell F; Rogers J, 2021, '‘Fit and proper’ coders? How might legal service delivery by non-lawyers be regulated?', Legal Ethics, 24, pp. 111 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1460728x.2022.2049522

Bell F, 2021, '‘Part of The Future’: Family Law, Children’s Interests and Remote Proceedings in Australia During Covid-19', University of Queensland Law Journal, 40, pp. 1 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.38127/uqlj.v40i1.5619

Rogers J; Dombkins P; Bell F, 2021, 'Legal Project Management: Projectifying the Legal Profession', Law Technology and Humans, 3, pp. 133 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/lthj.1610

Bell F; Legg M; McIntyre J; Olijnyk A, 2021, 'The Use of Technology (and Other Measures) to Increase Court Capacity', International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution, 8, pp. 102 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.5553/ijodr/235250022021008002003

Bell F, 2020, 'Re Imogen (No 6): Dispute over Stage 2 hormone therapy for 16-year-old', Law Society Journal, https://lsj.com.au/articles/re-imogen-no-6-dispute-over-stage-2-hormone-therapy-for-16-year-old/

Bell F; Legg M, 2020, 'LAWYERS AND THE BLACK BOX OF TECHNOLOGY', AUSTRALIAN LAW JOURNAL, 94, pp. 107 - 109, https://www.westlaw.com.au/maf/wlau/app/document?docguid=Ia980da23681411ea9e45f68329176fe2&tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&isTocNav=true&startChunk=1&endChunk=1

Bell F, 2020, 'A Tale of Two Courts', Journal of Judicial Administration, 29, pp. 118 - 135, http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/2020/05/07/journal-of-judicial-administration-update-vol-29-pt-3/

Rogers J; Bell F, 2019, 'The Ethical AI Lawyer: What is Required of Lawyers When They Use Automated Systems?', Law, Technology and Humans, 1, pp. 80 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/lthj.v1i0.1324

Bell F, 2019, 'Family Law, Access to Justice, and Automation', Macquarie Law Journal, 19, pp. 103 - 132, https://www.mq.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/866290/Family-Law-Access-to-Justice-and-Automation.pdf

Bell F, 2019, 'What does it mean to be a parent? High Court delivers clarity in sperm donor case', Law Society Journal, pp. 88 - 88

Bell F, 2019, 'Is this the future of family law? Overview of the ALRC Report', Law Society Journal

Legg M; Bell F, 2019, 'Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession: Becoming the AI-Enhanced Lawyer', University of Tasmania Law Review, pp. 34 - 59, https://www.allenshub.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/inline-files/Legg%20and%20Bell%2C%20AI%20and%20the%20Legal%20Profession%20Becoming%20the%20AI-Enhanced%20Lawyer%20%282019%29%20U%20Tas%20L%20Rev_0.pdf

Rogers J; Bell F, 2019, 'Change leadership for a dynamic profession', Law Society Journal, pp. 88 - 88

Legg M; Bell F, 2018, 'Insourcing – Implications for In-House Counsel and Private Practice Lawyers', Law Society of NSW Journal, 45, pp. 70 - 71, https://lawsociety.cld.bz/LSJ-June-2018/70/

Bell F; Bell A, 2017, 'Medical and Legal Aspects of Diverse Gender Identity in Children', Journal of Law and Medicine

Bell F, 2017, 'Re Kelvin: The chance for a new legal approach to hormone treatment for gender dysphoria in young people', Family Law Review, 7, pp. 140 - 140

Bell F, 2016, 'Barriers to Empowering Children in Private Family Law Proceedings', International Journal of Law Policy and the Family, 30, pp. 225 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebw009

Bell F, 2016, 'Empirical research in law', Griffith Law Review, 25, pp. 262 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10383441.2016.1236440

Bell F, 2016, 'Meetings Between Children’s Lawyers and Children Involved in Private Family Law Disputes', Child and Family Law Quarterly

Bell F, 2015, 'Who is a Parent and Why Does it Matter?', Family Law Review, 5, pp. 177 - 184

Bell F, 2015, 'Judicial Expression of a Preliminary View', Family Law Review, pp. 73 - 80

Bell F, 2015, 'Children with Gender Dysphoria and the Jurisdiction of the Family Court', University of New South Wales Law Journal

Bell F; Shackel R; Steele L, 2014, 'Towards Growth and Sustainability: The Institutional and Disciplinary Dynamics of Postgraduate Law Research Networks', Legal Education Review, 24, pp. 201 - 201

Bell F; Cashmore J; Parkinson P; Single J, 2013, 'Outcomes of child-inclusive mediation', International Journal of Law Policy and the Family, 27, pp. 116 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebs017

Bell F; Shackel R; Steele L, 2012, 'The Importance of the Local in a Global Age: Analysis of Networking Strategies in Postgraduate Law Research Learning', Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, 5, pp. 27 - 27

Bell F; Cashmore J; Parkinson P; Single J, 2012, 'Choosing Child-Inclusive Mediation', Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 23, pp. 253 - 253

Reports

Bell F; Bennett Moses L; Legg M; McNamara V, 2026, AI Decision-Making and the Courts: A Guide for Judges, Tribunal Members and Court Administrators

Bell F; Fenton-Glynn C, 2026, National Report on Australia: Just Bonding - Filiation in Private International Law between Biology Law and Society, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Switzerland

McNamara V, 2025, GenAI, Fake Law & Fallout: A review of the misuse of generative artificial intelligence in legal proceedings, Centre for the Legal Profession, UNSW, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia, https://online.flippingbook.com/view/171831954/

Bell F; Legg MICHAEL; McNamara V, 2025, New skills for new suits: Preparing new lawyers for practice, Centre for the Future of the Legal Profession, Kensington, https://online.flippingbook.com/view/77816287/

Bell F; Bennett Moses L; Legg M; McNamara V, 2025, Submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission inquiry 'Artificial Intelligence in Victoria's Courts and Tribunals', UNSW Centre for the Future of the Legal Profession, UNSW Sydney

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