Jones Whyte named Firm of the Year at 23rd Scottish Legal Awards
Jones Whyte has been named winner of the headline award - Firm of the Year (over 250 employees) - at the 23rd annual Scottish Legal Awards. The event was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central on Thursday last week in front of more than 500 guests from across Scotland’s legal profession.
A second win came in Marketing & Business Development Team of the Year, recognising the strength of the in-house marketing function.
Jones Whyte paralegal Abbie Weir was named Paralegal of the Year, with colleague Sarah Dooey receiving a Highly Commended in the same category.
The firm was also shortlisted as a finalist in the Excellence in Community Care & Social Responsibility category, the Family Law or Private Client Team of the Year category, and the Rising Star of the Year category.
The Firm of the Year (over 250 employees) Award recognises outstanding performance among Scotland’s larger legal firms, with judges assessing achievements across business performance, client service, people, innovation and contribution to the wider profession.
Ian McNaull, managing director said: “To be shortlisted for so many awards, and then to win in three separate categories, is an outstanding achievement. It takes a huge amount of quality and consistency across the entirety of our business to be able to do what we’ve done, and it is testament to the strength and depth of great people we have in our team. We are immensely proud of this recognition at individual, team and firm level.
“We are determined to build on these achievements and are focussed on long-term client service improvement and creating the best conditions for our people to succeed and build long-term legal careers with us.”


