Associate Professor Francesca Bartlett
Associate Professor

Francesca Bartlett

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Background

Associate Professor Francesca Bartlett lectures in Ethics and the Legal Profession and Family Law. She is a Fellow of the Centre for Public, Comparative and International Law and researches in the area of lawyers' ethics and practice, access to justice and women and the law. She was a CI on the Australian Feminist Judgments Project funded by the Australian Research Council under a Discovery Project Grant. She is undertaking a number of projects relating to lawyers working across Australia including around family law and family violence, abuse of process and duty of competence, as well as legal professions in the Pacific. She has led a project concerning technology and access to justice in the legal assistance sector funded under an AIBE Applied Research Fund grant and was a CI on a project funded by the Queensland Law Society concerning disruption to and innovation by small law firms across Queensland. Francesca was a Visiting Fellow at the Centre on the Legal Profession at Stanford University in November 2018. She is the co-author (with Holmes) of textbook, Parker & Evans' Inside Legal Ethics in 2023 and forthcoming 2026. She also has an interest in clinical legal education and runs an international placement course funded by New Colombo Plan Mobility Grant funding.

She is a member of the Queensland Law Society Ethics Advsory Committee and is the Vice President of the International Association of Legal Ethics. Francesca is an Academic Member of the School's Pro Bono Centre Advisory Board, and has held a senior administrative position as Director of teaching and Learning in the Law School. Before joining the Law School, she practiced for a number of years as a commercial solicitor at a national law firm in Melbourne and Brisbane.

Availability

Associate Professor Francesca Bartlett is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the law Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and community Access to justice Applied ethics Family law Human Society Indigenous Studies Law and Legal Studies Law and humanities Law and society and socio-legal research Law in context Law reform Law, gender and sexuality (incl. feminist legal scholarship) Legal ethics Legal institutions (incl. courts and justice systems) Legal practice, lawyering and the legal profession Legal systems Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation Philosophy and Religious Studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, La Trobe University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, La Trobe University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Juris Doctor, University of Melbourne

Research interests

  • Socio-legal research into legal professionalism

  • Women and the Law

  • Feminist jurisprudence

  • Women and the judiciary

  • Pro bono and cause lawyering

  • Lawyers' ethics

Research impacts

Associate Professor Bartlett's research has contributed to debates surrounding the regulation of the legal profession in a number of ways. For instance, she has conducted empirical research concerning women lawyers and judges and the barriers they face to achieving 'success' in law. Some of this research is cited on the Law Council of Australia's website and has been considered by the Council of Law Deans. She has also provided expert advice to an Australian Law Reform Council Inquiry, including drafting a background paper, concerning judicial independence and ethics. She was invited to join the Queensland Law Society’s Ethics Committee based on her research around lawyers’ ethics. In this role she regularly participates in production of professional ethics education and guidance as well as policy advice. She regularly provides education to the legal sector such as a recent webinar hosted by the Community Legal Centres Queensland reporting on her research concerning best practice for lawyers working in domestic and family violence contexts. Her recent project collaborating with academics from a regional university resulted in a report delivered to the Queensland Law Society on disruption to legal practice.

Search Professor Francesca Bartlett’s works on UQ eSpace

92 works between 1998 and 2024
All (92) Journal Article (43) Book Chapter (11) Conference Publication (25) Book (6) Other Outputs (7)

41 - 60 of 92 works

2015

Conference Publication

Women, Feminism and Judicial Diversity

Douglas, Heather Anne and Bartlett, Francesca (2015). Women, Feminism and Judicial Diversity. Judicial Independence in Australia: Contemporary Challenges, Future Directions, Brisbane, 11 July 2015.

Women, Feminism and Judicial Diversity

2015

Conference Publication

The Gendered Politics of Admission

Bartlett, Francesca (2015). The Gendered Politics of Admission. ANZ Legal Ethics Colloquium 5: Sustainable Legal Ethics, Melbourne, 13 November.

The Gendered Politics of Admission

2014

Book Chapter

Louth v Diprose 175 CLR 621

Bartlett, Francesca (2014). Louth v Diprose 175 CLR 621. Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law. (pp. 196-206) edited by Heather Douglas, Francesca Bartlett, Trish Luker and Rosemary Hunter. Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.

Louth v Diprose 175 CLR 621

2014

Conference Publication

Assessing a Person's Mental Capacity and Wellness when They Apply to Be a Lawyer

Bartlett, Francesca (2014). Assessing a Person's Mental Capacity and Wellness when They Apply to Be a Lawyer. 2014 National Wellness for Law Forum, Brisbane, Australia, 6-7 February 2014.

Assessing a Person's Mental Capacity and Wellness when They Apply to Be a Lawyer

2014

Conference Publication

What Does Pro Bono Publico Mean to Lawyers?

Bartlett, Francesca and Monica Taylor (2014). What Does Pro Bono Publico Mean to Lawyers?. Australian and New Zealand Law & Society Conference, University of Queensland, Queensland, 5 December.

What Does Pro Bono Publico Mean to Lawyers?

2014

Book Chapter

Introduction: Righting Australian Law

Douglas, Heather Anne, Bartlett, Francesca, Luker, Trish and Hunter, Rosemary (2014). Introduction: Righting Australian Law. Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law. (pp. 1-18) edited by Heather Douglas, Francesca Bartlett, Trish Luker and Rosemary Hunter. Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.

Introduction: Righting Australian Law

2014

Journal Article

A flood of claims? Procedural and ethical issues in collective actions

Bartlett, Francesca and Corrin, Jennifer (2014). A flood of claims? Procedural and ethical issues in collective actions. Proctor, 34 (2), 26-29.

A flood of claims? Procedural and ethical issues in collective actions

2014

Conference Publication

Ordering Lawyers to Apologise for Their Misconduct: What's the Benefit?

Bartlett, Francesca and Carroll, Robyn (2014). Ordering Lawyers to Apologise for Their Misconduct: What's the Benefit?. International Legal Ethics Conference IV, London, United Kingdom, 12 July.

Ordering Lawyers to Apologise for Their Misconduct: What's the Benefit?

2014

Book

The Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law

Heather Douglas, Francesca Bartlett, Trish Luker and Rosemary Hunter eds. (2014). The Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law. Oxford, United Kingdom: Hart Publishing.

The Australian Feminist Judgments: Righting and Rewriting Law

2013

Journal Article

Disclosing lawyers: questioning law and process in the admission of Australian lawyers

Bartlett, Francesca and Haller, Linda (2013). Disclosing lawyers: questioning law and process in the admission of Australian lawyers. Federal Law Review, 41 (2), 227-264.

Disclosing lawyers: questioning law and process in the admission of Australian lawyers

2013

Conference Publication

Getting Back into the Club: Re-admission, Re-acceptance and Presumption of 'Continuance' of Poor Character

Bartlett, Francesca (2013). Getting Back into the Club: Re-admission, Re-acceptance and Presumption of 'Continuance' of Poor Character. Challenging Professional Boundaries' Australian and New Zealand Legal Ethics Colloquium, Flinders University, South Australia, 28 November 2013.

Getting Back into the Club: Re-admission, Re-acceptance and Presumption of 'Continuance' of Poor Character

2013

Journal Article

Stemming the flood: procedural and ethical issues arising from potential flood litigation

Corrin, Jennifer Clare and Bartlett, Francesca (2013). Stemming the flood: procedural and ethical issues arising from potential flood litigation. Australian Law Journal, 87 (4), 250-258.

Stemming the flood: procedural and ethical issues arising from potential flood litigation

2013

Conference Publication

Treatment-induced Compulsive Acts Leading to a Breach of Law: Implications in Determining Criminality and Legal Sanction

Bartlett, Francesca (2013). Treatment-induced Compulsive Acts Leading to a Breach of Law: Implications in Determining Criminality and Legal Sanction. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 24 - 27 November 2013.

Treatment-induced Compulsive Acts Leading to a Breach of Law: Implications in Determining Criminality and Legal Sanction

2013

Journal Article

Understanding the "safe harbour": The prohibition on engaging in legal practice and its application to patent and trade marks attorneys in Australia

Bartlett, Francesca and Burrell, Robert (2013). Understanding the "safe harbour": The prohibition on engaging in legal practice and its application to patent and trade marks attorneys in Australia. Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 24 (2), 74-93.

Understanding the "safe harbour": The prohibition on engaging in legal practice and its application to patent and trade marks attorneys in Australia

2013

Journal Article

Case and comment. Tasmania v Martin (no 2): voluntariness and causation for criminal offending associated with treatment of Parkinson's disease

Bartlett, Francesca, Hall, Wayne and Carter, Adrian (2013). Case and comment. Tasmania v Martin (no 2): voluntariness and causation for criminal offending associated with treatment of Parkinson's disease. Criminal Law Journal, 37 (5), 330-341.

Case and comment. Tasmania v Martin (no 2): voluntariness and causation for criminal offending associated with treatment of Parkinson's disease

2013

Conference Publication

Drug-induced compulsive disorders: clinical, ethical and legal challenges

Carter, Adrian, O'Sullivan, John, Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Bartlett, Francesca, Hall, Wayne and Bell, Peter (2013). Drug-induced compulsive disorders: clinical, ethical and legal challenges. Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 24-27 November 2013. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.1111/dar.12077

Drug-induced compulsive disorders: clinical, ethical and legal challenges

2012

Journal Article

Crownies

Bartlett, Francesca (2012). Crownies. Alternative Law Journal, 68-68.

Crownies

2011

Journal Article

The role of apologies in professional discipline

Bartlett, Francesca (2011). The role of apologies in professional discipline. Legal Ethics, 14 (1), 49-72. doi: 10.5235/146072811796373005

The role of apologies in professional discipline

2011

Other Outputs

Submission (by letter) to the Law Council of Australia the National Legal Profession Reform proposed Solicitors Rules

Bartlett, Francesca (2011). Submission (by letter) to the Law Council of Australia the National Legal Profession Reform proposed Solicitors Rules.

Submission (by letter) to the Law Council of Australia the National Legal Profession Reform proposed Solicitors Rules

2011

Conference Publication

Breastfeeding in the workplace: is the law to encourage or protect?

Bartlett, Francesca (2011). Breastfeeding in the workplace: is the law to encourage or protect?. Mothers at the Margins, Sixth Australian International, Interdisciplinary Conference on Motherhood, Brisbane, 27-30 April 2011.

Breastfeeding in the workplace: is the law to encourage or protect?

Past funding

  • 2012 - 2014
    Australian Feminist Judgments Project: Jurisprudence as Praxis
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Women in Court: Equal Opportunity Briefing and the Appointment of Women to the Judiciary
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Francesca Bartlett is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Lawyer’s ethics and professional standards

    Potential topics available include:

    • Technology and ethical legal practise;
    • The role of the lawyer in access to justice and efficient administration of the courts
    • Prosecutorial ethics and judicial ethics;
    • Regulation of the legal profession including admission and disciplinary law and debates about professionalism
    • Teaching lawyers’ ethics and legal education.

    For further information contact Dr Francesca Bartlett, e: f.bartlett@law.uq.edu.au

  • Gender and ‘Others’ doing the law

    Potential topics available include:

    1. Gender and judging – does diversity matter? What is the scope for feminist judging?
    2. Questions of bias and gendered approaches to the law
    3. Advocating ‘other’ interests
    4. Equality of representation within the legal profession

    For further information contact Dr Francesca Bartlett, e: f.bartlett@law.uq.edu.au

  • Lawyer’s ethics and professional standards

    Potential topics available include:

    • Technology and ethical legal practise;
    • The role of the lawyer in access to justice and efficient administration of the courts
    • Prosecutorial ethics and judicial ethics;
    • Regulation of the legal profession including admission and disciplinary law and debates about professionalism
    • Teaching lawyers’ ethics and legal education.

    For further information contact Dr Francesca Bartlett, e: f.bartlett@law.uq.edu.au

  • Gender and ‘Others’ doing the law

    Potential topics available include:

    1. Gender and judging – does diversity matter? What is the scope for feminist judging?
    2. Questions of bias and gendered approaches to the law
    3. Advocating ‘other’ interests
    4. Equality of representation within the legal profession

    For further information contact Dr Francesca Bartlett, e: f.bartlett@law.uq.edu.au

  • Lawyer’s ethics and professional standards

    Potential topics available include:

    • Technology and ethical legal practise;
    • The role of the lawyer in access to justice and efficient administration of the courts
    • Prosecutorial ethics and judicial ethics;
    • Regulation of the legal profession including admission and disciplinary law and debates about professionalism
    • Teaching lawyers’ ethics and legal education.

    For further information contact Dr Francesca Bartlett, e: f.bartlett@law.uq.edu.au

  • Gender and ‘Others’ doing the law

    Potential topics available include:

    1. Gender and judging – does diversity matter? What is the scope for feminist judging?
    2. Questions of bias and gendered approaches to the law
    3. Advocating ‘other’ interests
    4. Equality of representation within the legal profession

    For further information contact Dr Francesca Bartlett, e: f.bartlett@law.uq.edu.au

  • Family law and family lawyers

    For further information contact Dr Francesca Bartlett, e: f.bartlett@law.uq.edu.au

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    Legal risk and its management in corporate and commercial transactions: Formulating a principle-based definition of legal risk.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor John Swinson

  • Master Philosophy

    Legal risk and its management in corporate and commercial transactions: Formulating a principle-based definition of legal risk.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor John Swinson

  • Master Philosophy

    Identifying and Defining Legal Risk - Formulating a Principle Based Definition

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor John Swinson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Real Housewives of Academia: Working Class Women's Labour and Higher Education through the 21st Century

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Sharlene Leroy-Dyer

Completed supervision

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