Francis Johns joined the Faculty in 2004, having taught on a sessional basis the previous two years.

Francis has been the academic co-ordinator for the subjects Legal Research and Personal Property and is currently taking an active role in the Faculty curriculum review. He is also undertaking postgraduate study in higher education teaching and learning.

Prior to teaching at UTS, Francis worked for Butterworths Legal Publishers. While at Butterworths, he variously edited Halsbury Laws of Australia; managed the commissioning department; and managed the Lexis.com market for Australia and New Zealand.