Appointments

Blackadders LLP has recruited four new trainees to the firm’s training programme.

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed the news that current stable director Nicola Gilchrist has been appointed King’s Counsel. This brings the number of senior counsel in Scotland’s full-service stable to nine. Ms Gilchrist called to the bar in 2011 and before taking her commission as

Edinburgh-based law firm Ralph Sayer has appointed two more trainee solicitors. Napier University graduates Aaliyah Rafique and Louis McDowell have joined on two-year traineeships as the company builds for the future.

Compass Chambers has welcomed the appointment of new silk Barney Ross KC. Mr Ross is among 16 new King's Counsel appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney.

Anderson Strathern has appointed immigration lawyer Jamie Kerr as partner, alongside 20 new trainee and newly qualified solicitor appointments across the firm this autumn. Mr Kerr, who will work across the firm’s five offices, has extensive experience advising businesses, investors and entrepr

Eleven trainee solicitors are settling in across a range of departments at Aberdein Considine LLP – the largest trainee intake at the leading law firm since 2021. The group of fledgling lawyers joined the firm earlier this summer and recently gathered at its Blenheim House headquarters in Aber

RTA Law LLP has announced the promotion of Jack Adair to associate solicitor. Brenda Mitchell, partner at RTA Law LLP, said: “Jack is an excellent solicitor and thoroughly deserves this promotion. What particularly stands out is his genuine passion for the law and for helping people.

TC Young has welcomed four new trainee solicitors to its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices.  The new trainees joining TC Young are:

Aberdein Considine LLP has welcomed IT expert John Kenwright as software development manager as it continues to invest in digital transformation. Joining from Clyde & Co, Mr Kenwright has extensive experience in software development, technical leadership and delivering business-critical technolo

Dr Tracy Kirk, child and family law lecturer at the University of Stirling, has been appointed to the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Young Academy of Scotland (YAS). Dr Kirk is among 48 exceptional new members selected from across academia, business, the public sector, charities and the arts to join Y

Ryan Macready has joined gunnercooke as a partner to build his own corporate practice. The corporate lawyer departed Dallas McMillan at the end of last week, shortly before the firm's merger with Lindsays took effect, where he had served as partner and head of corporate, building the firm's corporat

Aberdein Considine LLP has strengthened its debt recovery and banking litigation department with two key appointments for England and Wales. Accomplished costs and debt recovery lawyer Victoria-Louise Maugham joins the firm’s lender services practice group (LSPG) as head of unsecured recoverie

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Keith Bishop as a legal director in its Edinburgh construction team. A highly experienced construction lawyer, Mr Bishop is dual-qualified in Scotland and England and Wales, and has advised on both contentious and transactional construction matters throughou

Dr Eleanor Russell has been appointed as an honorary professor of law at Robert Gordon University. Dr Russell is a qualified solicitor and practised as such before entering academia in 1994.  She has over 30 years’ experience as a legal academic. She has acted as an external examiner at f

Freeths has announced the appointment of John Jones as its new chief technology officer (CTO). Mr Jones will work across Freeths’ 12 UK offices and will be responsible for shaping and delivering the firm’s technology strategy. His role will focus on ensuring Freeths has secure, resilient