Stephanie Barclay
Special CounselAbout Stephanie
Stephanie is an experienced litigator who practices in professional indemnity and financial lines claims. She believes in providing practical advice to clients focussed on achieving efficient resolutions of claims. Creativity and innovation are at the heart of the way Stephanie conducts her legal portfolio and she is quick to jump at an out of the box idea for a defence. She believes in taking clients on the claims journey with her and is known for her responsiveness and providing timely updates. Stephanie wholeheartedly believes that teamwork is the key to providing the best solutions for clients and embraces new ideas from her peers and clients.
What she does
Stephanie specialises in claims against lawyers and is passionate about defending the legal industry from unmeritorious claims. Accordingly, she has a well-rounded insight into the industry and an understanding of many areas of law. She also defends other professionals, provides coverage advice and has experience in other commercial matters. She is quick to identify when a claim should be defended and when it should be settled and provides pragmatic advice accordingly. She commonly conducts matters in the Supreme Court of NSW and has appellate experience.
Who she works with
Stephanie works with domestic and international professional indemnity and financial lines insurers.
Qualifications
Stephanie has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science (Physiology) from the University of New England.
Life before Sparkes
Aside from some paralegal work Stephanie did whilst studying, Stephanie has been at Sparkes the entirety of her legal career.
Life outside of Sparkes
Stephanie enjoys ballet, board games and spending time with her young family and friends.