Bella graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2022 where she studied BSc Politics and International Relations, with a particular focus on anticolonial theory. She went on to complete a masters in law, graduating with a distinction in 2024. Following her postgraduate studies, she sat the SQE1 and SQE2 passing both on the first attempt.
Prior to joining Bhatt Murphy, Bella gained a breadth of legal experience as a paralegal. She began her legal career working as a criminal defence paralegal alongside her undergraduate degree. After completing her masters degree, she worked on the Covid-19 Inquiry representing healthcare experts and ethnic minority healthcare organisations. She then joined a civil actions department representing individuals and groups who had been affected by the actions of the state before joining Bhatt Murphy in October 2025.