Courtney graduated from University of Ulster in 2014 with a First-Class Honours degree in Sociology and Criminology and obtained her Master’s degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in 2015.  She returned home at the end of 2016 and shortly thereafter got a job at the start of 2017 with a local law firm building up her knowledge and experience in all things Private Client.  Courtney completed her Graduate Diploma in Law in 2022 and qualified as a Solicitor in September 2025.  

Her speciality lies in Private Client including drafting Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney, assisting Executors and Administrators with the Administration of Estates, the completion of Inheritance Tax forms, registering Powers of Attorney and making Controllership applications to the Office of Care and Protection.  Courtney also has experience in making non-contentious applications to the Probate Master on behalf of Executors and Administrators.   

Courtney was awarded the Edward Bergin Professional Conduct prize for the highest marks achieved in her cohort for the Law Society’s Professional Conduct module for 2025.