Kelly is a law clerk in the Stacks office in Tamworth. Kelly grew up in Tamworth and joined Stacks in February 2017 while studying law at university, initially working as a receptionist and legal assistant.
She is currently completing her final semester of a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts at the University of New England. Her major for her Arts degree is in International Studies. Kelly is a member of NSW Young Lawyers.
Kelly primarily works in conveyancing and in wills and estates. She enjoys working with leases, general property and commercial transactions, and hopes to be able to do more work in these areas in future. She also likes doing legal research and enjoyed studying environmental law as one of her university electives. She hopes to be able to apply the knowledge she gained in her electives to her legal work as her career progresses.
Kelly particularly enjoys working on complex property matters. She finds it satisfying helping purchasers resolve problems with their transactions. Kelly is very empathetic, which is helpful with her estates work. She has excellent communication skills and likes working with her clients. In particular, she likes helping them through difficult times by simplifying the legal process for them.
Outside of work, Kelly is involved with equestrian groups. She is a member of the Tamworth Bushrangers Riding Club, which gets together once a month to ride around the hills of Tamworth. She also assists local schools with their debating and volunteers as an adjudicator in debating competitions throughout the year.