In Edinburgh, Ms Fern joins the corporate team, Mr McConnell joins dispute resolution, Ms McCormack joins private client and Ms Whyte joins commercial property.

Meanwhile, Ms Church joins the land and rural business team in the firm’s Perth office.

Robert Graham-Campbell, CEO of Gillespie Macandrew, said: “I am delighted that we are retaining these talented individuals in key areas of our business which align with our overall growth strategy.

“Their appointment demonstrates the continued success of our traineeship programme in selecting and retaining the very best talent to help secure the future of our business.”