Appointments

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Ampersand Advocates has welcomed Chris Stephen to the stable. Mr Stephen was called to the Scottish bar in 2022 as a Lord Hope Scholar and is also qualified as a barrister in England & Wales. His practice focuses on administrative and public law (including public inquiries), international law, a

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Levy & McRae has announced that Cameron Irons is continuing his legal career with the firm as a qualified solicitor. Mr Irons has gained a wealth of experience across multiple practice areas, particularly within our specialist private crime team. In recent months he has been working on some of t

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Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced that corporate finance specialist Donald Smith has joined the firm as a partner in the corporate finance team. Mr Smith brings a wealth of corporate finance and boardroom expertise, including in M&A, private equity and equity capital markets matters across a

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Thorntons has appointed a new chief people officer to lead the development and implementation of its people policies. Helen Honeyman joins from Lothian Pension Fund (LPF), the second largest local government pension scheme in Scotland. She has more than 20 years’ global experience in senior op

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Jones Whyte has welcomed nine new trainees to the firm, bringing the total trainee pool to 20. This year’s induction programme received further investment and provided insight into the firm’s culture, expectations, and high standards of client service. Sessions were delivered by a range

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Shakespeare Martineau’s Scotland practice continues to grow with the appointment of solicitor Fergus Spowart and qualification of Fin Campbell following the completion of his training contract. Mr Spowart, who joins the litigation team in Edinburgh, grew up in East Lothian before studying law

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Burges Salmon has announced the appointment of Lillian Mackenzie as a partner in its projects department, based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Ms Mackenzie's practice spans infrastructure finance, major outsourcings, and public-private partnerships (PPP/PFI), with a track record of advising s

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Holmes Mackillop has made a trio of appointments to its Ayr office. Zainab Ifzal qualified as a solicitor last week, Robyn Davidson joins as a trainee solicitor, and Amy Paterson has been appointed as an admin assistant.

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Burges Salmon has welcomed its first cohort of newly qualified solicitors in Edinburgh. Eva Hunter and Marcus Jones were admitted to the roll of solicitors earlier this month, becoming the first trainees to qualify in Scotland through Burges Salmon’s programme. They join the firm’s banki

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Kennedys has promoted two lawyers in Edinburgh as part of a global promotions round. Insurance lawyers Amy Dignan and Jenna Green have been promoted to legal director and senior associate respectively.

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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has welcomed its largest ever cohort of trainees across its offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as five newly qualified solicitors. Among the firm’s newest five solicitors are Mairi Adams, who joins the private client team in Edinburgh, Robyn Bl

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The Scottish Social Services Council recently appointed four new trainee solicitors.  Fitness to practise manager Iain Martin said: “It’s always a pleasure to welcome new trainees to the organisation and I’m delighted that Michael, Kirstie, Ruth and Kacie are taking their firs

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