Andrew Harney

education

Andrew studied Law with Politics (LLB) at Queen’s University Belfast and received a Diploma in American Business Practice at the Manhattan College in New York, for which he received a scholarship from the British Council.

career

Prior to joining Vardags as a Graduate Trainee, Andrew gained experience as a Legal Professional/Paralegal at Baker McKenzie in Belfast within the Contentious Support Group, supporting lawyers with large-scale litigious, disclosure and investigation projection, often across multiple jurisdictions.

Additionally, Andrew has worked in a range of positions across various organisations including:

• Working as a Secondary FOCUS Coordinator/Education Worker for IntoUniversity – a national charity.
• Participating in a vacation scheme at Bates Well.
• Volunteering with Erasmus+ at the Active Bulgarian Society.
• Interning with Think tank at the Centre for Social and Economic Research in Warsaw.
• Teaching English abroad on various occasions in Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Czech Republic and Romania.
• Volunteering extensively with organisations such as Madrid for Refugees and GoGlobal Ukraine, both abroad and at home.

personal

Growing up, Andrew played Gaelic football and hurling.

Andrew enjoys travelling and has done so extensively in Eastern Europe, recently visiting Albania and Georgia. His favourite travel memory is living with host families in Vinnytsia and Mykolaiv while volunteering with GoGlobal.

Andrew is from Belfast, but he has also lived in New York, Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria) and Madrid (Spain).