Ms Young specialises in family law while Ms Robertson is a financial advisor.

Dorothy Kellas, partner who heads up Gilson Gray’s East Lothian office, said: “To offer award-winning family law advice, and financial services capabilities from our office is a real feather in our cap.

“We know from years of experience that some people prefer not to make the journey into Edinburgh for this so we’re delighted to be able to provide it here.

“It’s a natural fit for us as we’re already dealing with wills and other family matters so having Shona and Sandra here complements our service perfectly.

“People like to speak to our locally-based team and it’s a real starting point for us to further grow the business throughout East Lothian.”

Philippa Cunniff, partner, head of family law at Gilson Gray, added: “Since our family law team was established in May 2017, we’ve gone from strength to strength.

“This expansion into East Lothian demonstrates this and I’m proud that we’re able to meet the needs of locals and provide this service on their doorstep.”