Ranking tables
Education: Institutions | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
Brodies LLP 20 Years Ranked
CMS 20 Years Ranked
Pinsent Masons 14 Years Ranked- Anderson Strathern
- Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Carina Healy CMS17 Years Ranked
Christine O'Neill KC Brodies LLP22 Years Ranked- Neil MacleanShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Joanne McIntosh Pinsent Masons8 Years Ranked
- Andrew BrownAnderson Strathern
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brodies LLPEducation: Institutions2026 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedBrodies has a strong education team that advises an array of clients including prominent higher and further education institutions and local authorities. The firm stands out for its handling of employment issues, judicial reviews and strategic development projects. It is also adept at assisting with governance, data protection and intellectual property matters.1 CMSEducation: Institutions2026 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedCMS is highly regarded for handling corporate, real estate and construction projects for leading universities across the UK. The firm also excels in providing advice on governance issues, intellectual property disputes and research collaborations. The team is noted for its multidisciplinary sector expertise and acts as exclusive advisers to over half of the research universities in Scotland. It also advises prestigious English research universities.1 Pinsent MasonsEducation: Institutions2026 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedPinsent Masons has a well-known education group that provides a full suite of services, including strategic planning, IT infrastructure and international project work. The team is highly adept at assisting clients with property developments, including significant student accommodation projects. The firm is frequently instructed by higher and further education institutions in Scotland and England to advise on procurement, funding and collaborations with overseas institutions and corporations at home and abroad.
Band 2
2 Morton Fraser MacRobertsEducation: Institutions2026 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedMorton Fraser MacRoberts acts for a large and diverse cross-section of education clients, including further and higher education institutions, private schools, local authorities and various governmental education bodies. The firm's sector-specific strengths cover employment, immigration, data protection, governance and construction. It possesses niche expertise with regard to the requirements of agricultural studies institutions. In November 2023, Morton Fraser and MacRoberts merged to form Morton Fraser MacRoberts.
2 Thorntons Law LLPEducation: Institutions2026 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedThorntons Law possesses expertise in governance, employment, industrial relations, regulation and commercial arrangements of all stripes. The team regularly acts for a number of prestigious universities and colleges, and possesses noteworthy ability in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters. The firm also advises on overseas research and commercial collaboration agreements.