Mary Gracey Baker McKenzie
Mary Gracey Baker McKenzie
Our Diaspora

Mary Gracey returned home for a job with Baker McKenzie

Lurgan native Mary Gracey has returned home from New York to work for Baker McKenzie

After graduating from the Ulster University Mary worked in Dublin, Australia and New York. She recently returned home to work for global law firm Baker McKenzie as a Global Client Manager.

Mary admits being surprised about the quality of legal jobs available at home in Northern Ireland.

I had assumed jobs like mine the one I had in in New York just didn’t exist at home.

I thought moving home would be a step back in my career or at the very best a lateral move for me but it wasn’t.

Mary talks about her experiences living away, making the decision to move home and working for Baker McKenzie.

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