Mirella Marchini

Lara Vischi joins as an Italian affairs legal administrator at WJM Dunblane to assist lead partner Mirella Marchini and her team. Ms Vischi is originally from Monfalcone, Gorizia, and has lived in Scotland for over 25 years.

A fluent Italian speaker, she has experience working with estate planning cases through her previous role in banking for a legal and estates team.

From navigating Italian wills and estates to assisting intricate cross-border legal affairs, the firm continues to develop its culturally fluent legal support.

“Italian legal and administrative processes require both legal understanding and practical familiarity.” said Mirella Marchini, lead Partner at WJM Dunblane, who has lived in Scotland for 30 years but is originally from Genova and is qualified to practise law in both countries.

“By integrating dedicated Italian affairs support into our team, we are offering clients a more streamlined path through these often-complex systems.

“There is an established population of people like myself and Lara, with Italian heritage living in Scotland and our dedicated team ensures they can access trusted legal advice covering either or both jurisdictions, and in both English and Italian, without clients having to instruct separate legal representation in each country.”

In addition, new hire Kathleen Forsyth begins her role as a legal administrator in the WJM Dunblane office, reflecting its continued investment to servicing clients with complex legal matters.