Thorntons

Thorntons has welcomed five new solicitors in a move that signals its continuing growth and expansion.

Thorntons has welcomed 10 newly qualified solicitors across five of its offices this September, following a two year traineeship. Among the recruits are six appointments in Edinburgh: Thea Pock in family; Cameron Mathieson in wills, trusts and succession; Charlotte Parker Smith in corporate; Kerri M

Thorntons has welcomed six further trainee solicitors this September. This follows an earlier intake of ten trainees in March of this year.

Thorntons took part in the organised cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh on Sunday to raise funds for Social Bite’s new villages, which will house and provide support to people affected by homelessness. The cycle started at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow and finished 60 miles later in Edin

Thorntons Solicitors is hoping to raise a five-figure sum for charity Cash for Kids this year through its charity wills campaign. Taking place across its offices in Fife, Dundee, Perth, Angus, Edinburgh and (for the first time in the campaign’s history) Glasgow, Thorntons won’t charge a

Morgan O'Neill, a director at Thorntons, has obtained industry accreditation in information privacy. The director of data protection services at the firm recently passed her certified information privacy professional/Europe (CIPP/E) exam, awarded by the International Association of Privacy Professio

Thorntons has promoted 25 people across its Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Fife and Angus locations.

Lesley Larg has become the first female managing partner of Thorntons. Ms Larg, an IP specialist, takes over from Craig Nicol, who served as managing partner for 10 years, six of which were as joint managing partner with Scott Milne.

Thorntons’ dispute resolution specialists Gillian Buchanan and Kirsty Waughman, alongside property partner Andrew Kirkhope, are hosting a free webinar from 9.30am on Wednesday 5 May 2021 to update private landlords and letting agents on current issues. The one hour event, which includes an onl

Thorntons took its annual Charity Wills Campaign online for 2020 and with the November campaign raising £60,000 for Cash for Kids, it means the total campaign fundraising pot has surpassed £500,000 since Charity Wills began more than 20 years ago. Every Charity Wills month, Thorntons wil

Mental health charity SAMH has received £1,000 from Thorntons after staff completed a physical virtual challenge.

Thorntons has reported a 2.6 per cent growth in turnover for the year to 31 May 2020 to £30.5 million as well as an increase in profits of 12 per cent. Although the final months of trading were impacted by the pandemic, the 58-partner firm remained on a firm financial footing as a result of it

Thorntons has ushered in the new year with three promotions. Gary Mannion from the personal injury team in Dundee and Lucy Metcalf from the family law team in Edinburgh have both joined the partnership. Janice Napier has been promoted to legal director in business law within the commercial property

An intellectual property associate at Thorntons has qualified as a chartered trade mark attorney and will now head up the firm’s in-house trade mark agency. Kirsty Stewart joined Thorntons in 2014 following her traineeship and works within the intellectual property, technology and media team.

Thorntons has welcomed eight newly qualified solicitors across four of its offices following a two-year traineeship.