A majority of the trainees will be based in Glasgow working across four areas of the business. Mairi Ross and Elle Norton-Armstrong have joined the real estate team; Ryan Coyle has joined private client; Igor Imsirovic has joined corporate and Emmet Doogan has joined the residential conveyancing team.

In Edinburgh, Graeme Campbell has started his traineeship within the projects team, while Kaitlyn Macaulay and Euan Cruickshank have joined the real estate team.

In the Highlands, Hannah Evans has joined the projects team at the firm’s Inverness office.

Fraser Gillies, managing partner at WJM, said: “We’re delighted to welcome our nine new trainees to WJM as they take the first steps in their legal careers.

“Our trainees will gain hands on experience across a range of practice areas, challenging themselves and developing the judgement that will shape their careers. We are proud to provide an excellent environment for our trainees to grow and develop, supported by our highly experienced team of experts.

“We look forward to supporting Graeme, Kaitlyn, Euan, Mairi, Ryan, Igor, Elle, Emmet and Hannah as they develop their skills and progress their careers with the firm.”