Harper Macleod is marking its 35th anniversary with a major round of promotions, including four new partners and four newly-qualified solicitors.
Promoted to partner are Andrew Ronald (banking and finance), Ewan Stafford (employment and immigration), Amy Dickson (personal injury and reparation) and Brian Carton (partner equivalent in the IT team).
The law firm’s new senior associates are Fiona Strang (corporate, commercial and regulatory), Jennifer Grosvenor (dispute resolution), Nicola Ker, Annabelle Gow and Lauren Farquhar (all private client - asset protection and tax), and Nicola Stephen (residential property).
There were eight colleagues promoted to associate and 14 colleagues promoted to senior solicitor positions.
Making up this year’s promotions round, four newly-qualified trainees were appointed to solicitor positions.
Partner and solicitor promotions took effect on 1 April, with all other promotions taking effect on 1 May. There are now 76 partners at the firm and a headcount of more than 400 people.
In addition, Harper Macleod has recently received Gold standards for both Investors in People and Investors in Young People accreditations.
Chief executive Martin Darroch said: “It’s been crucial for us to create a learning culture, clear career pathways and development opportunities for everyone - these promotions, combined with our new IIP and IIYP statuses, show that we are an employer of choice in a competitive marketplace.
“The varied nature of our business means we develop a diverse workforce with many different legal and business services specialisms.
“Similarly, we are actively involved in initiatives designed to provide access to the legal profession for people from backgrounds who have not had the same opportunities as others.”
As well as being a Modern Apprentice employer, Harper Macleod is an active member of the Developing the Young Workforce programme in various regions across Scotland.
Darroch continued: “As a relatively young business, we are proud of our investment in creating opportunities and developing young people, particularly in Scotland’s more rural communities.”
The firm has just closed the application process for its next round of traineeships starting in October, with one of its largest number of applications to date.
It was established in 1988 and now has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Elgin, Lerwick and Thurso.
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