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Harper Macleod swells the numbers in Inverness

15th September 2017 | careers , practice management
New hires and transfers underpin growth targets

Smaller law firm finances improving more, benchmarking survey reports

14th September 2017 | law society of scotland , practice management
Profitability rises compared with last cost of time exercise

WJM acquires Kingussie practice Robertson & Co

4th September 2017 | careers , practice management
Office to close following retirement of Keith Robertson

Many jobs to go as Pagan Osborne enters administration

3rd September 2017 | practice management
Thorntons acquires assets of long-established Fife and Edinburgh firm

STEP awards Raeburn Christie Employer Partner status

1st August 2017 | education-training , practice management
Accreditation recognises firm's commitment to training

Brodies reports steady revenue growth

28th July 2017 | practice management
Firm reflects on "quite a dramatic year"

Maclays to merge with Dentons as world's biggest law firm gets even bigger

21st July 2017 | practice management
Partnership approval means 200 partner UK operation to form this year

Society publishes cybersecurity advice for solicitors

14th July 2017 | information technology , law society of scotland , practice management
New guide sets out steps to help prevent attacks

Pinsent Masons reports further growth in 2016-17

4th July 2017 | practice management
Unaudited results show 11% turnover rise

Miller Hendry takes on staff from closed Crieff firm

4th July 2017 | careers , practice management
David Smart and Liz Dawson join from Graham & Finlayson

Coulters expands in wake of strong results

4th July 2017 | practice management
Additions to sales team and new office hub for property firm

Revenue up but profits down at Gillespie Macandrew

29th June 2017 | practice management
Firm satisfied with figures as investments reduce bottom line

Ashurst to add freelance lawyers to Glasgow support team

23rd June 2017 | practice management
Extra support to be brought in at times of high demand

Pinsent Masons to open in Dublin

13th June 2017 | practice management
New base to focus initially on financial services and technology

MacRoberts becomes corporate partner with ENABLE Scotland

31st May 2017 | practice management | Charities
Firm to provide fundraising and other support for learning disability

Glasgow firm Hamilton Burns goes into administration

23rd May 2017 | practice management
Two practices take on business; nine staff redundant

Fraud attacks on solicitors at "high levels", Society reports

23rd May 2017 | law society of scotland , practice management
Alert goes out over attempted client account raids

Brexit vote a factor as Anderson Strathern figures dip

19th May 2017 | practice management
"Poor" final quarter to year ending August 2016

Partner hire kickstarts Gilson Gray family law division

4th May 2017 | careers , practice management
Philippa Cunniff joins from HBJ Gateley

Thousand-partner CMS announces merger completion

2nd May 2017 | practice management
Tie-up with Nabarro and Olswang delivers sixth largest global firm

Thorntons targets Edinburgh expansion

27th April 2017 | practice management
Further recruitment promised to add to recent growth

Boyd Legal secures finance director

26th April 2017 | careers , practice management
Gerry Cockburn brings sector experience to role

Defender insurance firm Keoghs to open in Scotland

19th April 2017 | practice management
Two partners set up Glasgow office with two more to come

Online benchmarking tool offers law firm financial health check

31st March 2017 | law society of scotland , practice management
Society launches successor to cost of time survey
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