Jenny has worked for Danske Bank UK since May 2020, joining NI’s largest bank having held positions as Senior Employment Lawyer for PSNI and prior to that, Senior Associate with A&L Goodbody.
From June 2016 to November 2021 she sat on the Board of Women’s Aid NI, and currently acts as Chair of the CBI’s Future Leaders’ Forum. She is also Vice Chair of Young Enterprise NI, NI’s leading enterprise education charity – inspiring over 90,000 students each year to ensure they leave education prepared for life & work.
In November 2021 she was named In-House Lawyer of the Year by the Next 100 Years Inspirational Women in Law Awards & was the Irish News Lawyer of the Month in December 2021. In 2022 she was awarded ‘Best in Professional Services – Corporate’ by Women in Business. In November 2023 Danske Bank were awarded Employee Wellbeing Initiative of the Year at the inaugural IEL Awards in London.
Jenny is an Employment Law Tutor at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies and a mentor with the Law Society Mentoring Programme.
What does “paving the way” for future generations mean to you?
“Over the years, I have had the privilege of being supported and mentored by wonderful business leaders who have been so generous with their time, their connections and their expertise. They have shown me what it means to #pavetheway for the next generation of leaders and that is something I aspire to do also. Gender equality and social mobility have to be core tenants in shaping our future – both our economy and our society depend on it.”
