Appointments

CMS has announced partner promotions within its Glasgow and Aberdeen offices. The newly promoted partners include Glasgow-based Fiona Letham, head of the CMS legal services unit (LSU), a key component of the firm’s alternative resourcing offering which features over 100 paralegals.

Thorntons has announced the appointment of seven newly qualified solicitors, all of whom have completed the firm's two-year traineeship programme. Sean Lieder and Hannah Smethurst have joined the firm’s corporate team in Edinburgh, and Walter Buckman has joined the corporate team in Glasgow.

Lindsays has promoted a record number of its lawyers to partner.

Legal figures are among the 2024 cohort of fellows announced by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). Of the 57 new fellows, four are from the law.

TC Young has announced the promotion of two lawyers. Eileen Barr has been promoted to the position of senior associate within the firms Glasgow projects and third sector team.

Strathclyde University's Professor Elisa Morgera has been appointed as a UN special rapporteur on climate change and human rights. She will work closely with UN member states on climate change's impact on people’s human rights.

Thomas Mitchell has been promoted to partner at RTA LAW LLP. Jodi Gordon, RTA LAW staff partner, said: Thomas has been working with the firm for over ten years and dedicated his career to representing vulnerable road users.

A social housing solicitor from Shakespeare Martineau has become qualified in Scotland. Ellis Pugh advises social housing providers, charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit and for-profit organisations on matters including corporate governance, mergers, restructuring, collaborative wo

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCCW) has announced a number of promotions at the firm.

Anderson Strathern has confirmed the appointments of a new director and associate. Ellen Eunson joins the firm as an experienced legal director specialising in rural law, covering a broad remit. This includes property sales and purchases, bank security work, succession planning, partnerships, agricu

McKee Campbell Morrison has announced the appointment of Graham Wilson as a director of the company, effective 1 April 2024. Mr Wilson joined MCM in February 2022 from Addleshaw Goddard. He is an experienced commercial property lawyer with additional expertise in renewable energy and telecoms matter

Thorntons is formally opening its new Inverness office, which is its first permanent home in the Highlands after operating from serviced office space since December 2023.

Burness Paull has elevated four lawyers to partner across energy, technology and real estate, important areas of strategic focus and success for the firm as it continues to invest in developing homegrown talent alongside ambitious lateral hiring. The newly appointed partners are Victoria Tweed (ener

Blackadders LLP has announced a raft of promotions across both its business services and private client teams in Scotland. Emma Sadler has been promoted to partner in the family law team. Ms Sadler advises on all aspects of family law including divorce, cohabitation, pre-nuptial agreements and issue

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Grant Hunter as managing partner and Caroline Carr as chair. Mr Hunter has headed the firm’s dispute resolution department for seven years and has served on BTO’s former executive board since 2018. He now assumes overall responsibility