▁uncle ’ s ▁O amar u ▁law ▁firm , ▁Gra ve ▁& ▁Gra ve . ▁She ▁studied ▁law ▁by ▁correspond ence ▁through ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁O tag o . ▁She ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁t enth ▁woman ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁in ▁O tag o ▁to ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar . ▁Mac K ay ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁man aging ▁cl erk , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁Lee , ▁Gra ve ▁& ▁Z imm erman , ▁but ▁opposition ▁from ▁one ▁partner ▁meant ▁that ▁her ▁name ▁was ▁not ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁partners hip ▁list ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Mac K ay ' s ▁uncle , ▁A . J . ▁Gra ve , ▁died ▁and ▁left ▁his ▁private ▁golf ▁course ▁at ▁Wa ian ak ar ua ▁to ▁Mac K ay . ▁She ▁maintained ▁and ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁course ▁until ▁her ▁death . ▁Mac K ay ▁was ▁also ▁act ively ▁involved ▁with ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Support ▁Services ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁I ona ▁Home ▁and ▁Hospital . ▁A ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁ ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁her . ▁▁ ▁The ▁O tag o ▁Women ▁Law y ers ▁Society ▁awarded ▁Mac K ay ▁life ▁membership ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁pione ering ▁career ▁in ▁law ▁in ▁O tag o . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Mac K ay ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9