Laura Cormack

She takes up the post after joining the firm over a decade ago as a legal secretary.

Ms Cormack, who is from Inverness, started her career as a cashier at a law firm in Ayr before moving back home to the Highlands. Joining Innes & Mackay in 2010, she soon showed an aptitude for legal studies – completing her paralegal qualification and then Law Society exams.

She said: “I’ve always been just as interested in the way the firm is run as I have in providing high quality legal services to our clients.

“I’m looking forward to working with the team to build on our solid reputation, expanding our reach across the Highlands while maintaining the high quality of legal advice our clients have come to expect.”

She added: “I didn’t go to university, so at times in my career is has been quite difficult to juggle studying with a full-time job. Studying to become a solicitor with the Law Society involves a great deal of self-guided work – there are no lectures or tutorials – so it taught me an even greater level of discipline in managing my time.”