Karla Pirina is a paralegal at Stephen Wawn & Associates. She joined the firm in April 2025 and works mainly in conveyancing, estate planning, and probate and estate administration, under the supervision of the firm’s principal, Adam Vainauskas.
I enjoy helping people prepare their estates, and assisting families with administering an estate after a loved one has passed.
In conveyancing, Karla prepares contracts and manages matters from exchange through to settlement. She manages the PEXA workspace, prepares settlement adjustments and figures, and orders certificates, dealing with NSW Land Registry Services and Revenue NSW along the way. She works across residential and commercial matters, purchases and sales, and both strata and house transactions.
In estate planning, Karla prepares draft wills, powers of attorney, appointments of enduring guardian, binding death benefit nominations and advance care directives for review.
In probate and estate administration, she collects estate assets and corresponds with beneficiaries, and works with the Supreme Court of NSW’s Probate Registry.
Karla likes helping people prepare their estates and giving their families certainty, and she enjoys being part of the exciting time of buying or selling a property, whether it’s a first home or a family home. She aims to be helpful and responsive, calling clients back the same day and replying to emails as soon as she can.
Karla is in the final year of a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology Sydney, and is completing her Practical Legal Training with the College of Law. She expects to finish her PLT in November 2026 and her degrees at the end of 2026, and to be admitted as a lawyer in early 2027.
Outside work, Karla enjoys tennis and padel.
