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Law Society of Scotland to Cut Employees

Law Society of Scotland to Cut Employees

The Law Society of Scotland may cut employees, as it faces losing £1 million in revenue. The professional governing body is cutting the cost of practicing as a solicitor from…

Ledingham Chalmers Sees Profits Fall, Will Not Hold Layoffs

Ledingham Chalmers Sees Profits Fall, Will Not Hold Layoffs

Ledingham Chalmers has announced a drop in pre-tax profits of 20%, to £3.3 million ($5.5 million), in the year to March. But the firm does not intend to hold layoffs.…

HBJ Gately Wareing Lays Off Partners — More to Come

HBJ Gately Wareing Lays Off Partners — More to Come

HBJ Gately Wareing has laid off two partners, and expects further job cuts. Stephen Webster and Stuart Rennie have been asked to leave the firm. The firm expects to let…

Dundas & Wilson Profits Down 12%

Dundas & Wilson Profits Down 12%

Dundas & Wilson, which cut 50 jobs in March, has reported a drop in annual profits of £9 million ($14.8 million). The firm saw profits of £66 million ($108.5 million)…

Senior Partners at Tods Murray Defect to Anderson Strathern

Senior Partners at Tods Murray Defect to Anderson Strathern

Two senior partners at Edinburgh law firm Tods Murray have quit to join crosstown rival Anderson Strathern. John Biggar, a former chairman of Tods Murray, and partner John Fulton left…

Maclay Murray & Spens to Keep 4 of 31 Trainees

Maclay Murray & Spens to Keep 4 of 31 Trainees

Maclay Murray & Spens, which in April laid off 38 lawyers and staff, is only keeping on four of its 31 qualifying trainees, according to online sources. It was learned…

McClure Naismith Chooses Trainees by Pulling Names from a Hat

McClure Naismith Chooses Trainees by Pulling Names from a Hat

Faced with taking in only half its incoming class this year while cutting costs, Scotland’s McClure Naismith pulled the names of the lucky solicitors out of a hat. Literally. McClure…

Dundas & Wilson to Cut 50

Dundas & Wilson to Cut 50

Edinburgh’s Dundas & Wilson, Scotland’s largest law firm, will cut up to 50 jobs across its three offices as work dries up in the economic meltdown. Dundas & Wilson, which…