LINDSAYS, the leading Scottish independent legal firm for people and businesses, has welcomed one of its biggest intake of trainee lawyers in a number of years.
Eight new trainees have now started work, joining various departments at offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Perth.
Recent years have generally seen four or five taken on, but the firm’s continued growth has brought with it greater opportunities.
The new starts have been recruited following a competitive recruitment process which attracted a high calibre of applicants. The eight who have started their training are:
- Cheryl McDonald, Residential Conveyancing (Perth)
- Evie Campbell, Private Client (Glasgow)
- Kara Valentine, Private Client (Edinburgh)
- Kathryn Short, Personal Injury (Glasgow)
- Kirstie Cameron, Private Client (Dundee)
- Rachel Lind, Commercial Property (Edinburgh)
- Rebecca Nally, Employment (Edinburgh)
- Summer Meekison, Private Client (Perth)
Lindsays, which dates back more than 200 years, has a proud history of training lawyers who finish their careers as they started them – at Lindsays.
Managing Partner Alasdair Cummings said: “I was a trainee with Lindsays myself, so I know from personal experience the rich opportunities which can come from a successful traineeship with the firm.
“It is a time which teaches about the law in practice and how it affects the people and businesses who trust us to advise them. Importantly, though, it also embeds our people-first ethos of putting relationships before transactions. This is something people carry with them throughout their careers, which is partly why we have such a strong record in training first-class lawyers.
“At Lindsays we have a proud past. But we continually invest in both the future of our firm and the wider Scottish legal profession through our trainees’ scheme.”
Over the course of two years, each trainee will gain experience across a range of different areas of law.
