Ranking tables
Employment | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
- BTO Solicitors LLP 18 Years Ranked
- Dentons 18 Years Ranked
- Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Thorntons Law LLP
Band 4
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP 17 Years Ranked
- Blackadders LLP 18 Years Ranked
- Harper Macleod LLP 18 Years Ranked
- Lindsays 18 Years Ranked
- Balfour+Manson LLP
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Ledingham Chalmers LLP
- Stronachs LLP
- TLT LLP
Band 5
- Shoosmiths LLP 2 Years Ranked
- McGrade & Co
Senior Statespeople
- Alun ThomasAnderson Strathern
Band 1
Band 2
- Lindsey Cartwright Morton Fraser MacRoberts13 Years Ranked
- Lynne Marr Brodies LLP7 Years Ranked
- Sean Saluja Burness Paull26 Years Ranked
- Neil MacleanShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Band 3
- Alison Weatherhead Dentons7 Years Ranked
- Ben Doherty Lindsays6 Years Ranked
- Caroline Carr BTO Solicitors LLP18 Years Ranked
- David Hossack Morton Fraser MacRoberts16 Years Ranked
- David Walker Morton Fraser MacRoberts26 Years Ranked
- Donna Reynolds Blackadders LLP3 Years Ranked
- Frances Ross Clyde & Co LLP6 Years Ranked
- Graham Mitchell Clyde & Co LLP10 Years Ranked
- Katie Russell Burges Salmon LLP8 Years Ranked
- Katy Wedderburn gunnercooke7 Years Ranked
- Mandy Laurie Burness Paull14 Years Ranked
- Robert King Clyde & Co LLP2 Years Ranked
- Ronald Mackay Burness Paull19 Years Ranked
- Simon Allison Blackadders LLP13 Years Ranked
- Stuart Neilson Pinsent Masons LLP16 Years Ranked
- Tricia Walker Burness Paull14 Years Ranked
- Debbie FellowsThorntons Law LLP
- Euan SmithEversheds Sutherland
- Finlay McKayCMS
- Gillian MacLellanCMS
- Noele McClellandThorntons Law LLP
- Tony McGradeMcGrade & Co
Band 4
- Alan Delaney Morton Fraser MacRoberts1 Years Ranked
- David Hughes Addleshaw Goddard LLP8 Years Ranked
- David Martyn Thompsons Solicitors Scotland5 Years Ranked
- Elaine McIlroy Brodies LLP1 Years Ranked
- Fiona Herrell Brodies LLP1 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Skeoch Burness Paull7 Years Ranked
- Kate Hodgkiss DLA Piper Scotland LLP3 Years Ranked
- Laura Salmond BTO Solicitors LLP6 Years Ranked
- Lorna Davis Harper Macleod LLP6 Years Ranked
- Michael McLaughlin Shoosmiths LLP12 Years Ranked
- Morag Hutchison Burness Paull9 Years Ranked
- Robert Holland Aberdein Considine12 Years Ranked
- Sarah Gilzean Morton Fraser MacRoberts9 Years Ranked
- Andrew BrownAnderson Strathern
- Anya DuncanStronachs LLP
- Catriona AldridgeCMS
- Chris PhillipsThorntons Law LLP
- Dawn DicksonEversheds Sutherland
- Eric GilliganCMS
- John LeeLedingham Chalmers LLP
- Jonathan RennieTLT LLP
- Kirk TudhopeLedingham Chalmers LLP
Up and Coming
- Ann Frances CooneyDWF
Star Associates
Associates to watch
- Jack Boyle Blackadders LLP8 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Wright Shoosmiths LLP1 Years Ranked
- Kelly Brown Addleshaw Goddard LLP1 Years Ranked
- Kenny ScottMorton Fraser MacRoberts
- Robin TurnbullAnderson Strathern
- Sine MacKayLedingham Chalmers LLP
- Veli-Matti RaikkonenLedingham Chalmers LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brodies LLPEmployment2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedBrodies offers expert employment advice to a wide range of clients from the finance, education and energy sectors. The firm is adept at assisting with investigations into bullying and harassment allegations, as well as with employment tribunals. The team has impressive experience in TUPE issues, restructuring and discrimination matters. It continues to assist clients with mediations as well as advising on data protection issues.1 Burness PaullEmployment2024 | Band 1 | 26 Years RankedBurness Paull offers comprehensive coverage of employment law issues with extensive expertise in TUPE, discrimination matters and holiday pay issues. The team is also adept at handling trade union matters and industrial relations law. Well known for regularly advising high-profile clients from the energy, media and sport sectors. It also stands out for supporting employers throughout the UK as well as internationally.
Band 2
2 Clyde & Co LLPEmployment2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedClyde & Co offers support across the whole range of employment issues. The team acts on employment tribunal cases, with particular strength in whistle-blowing, discrimination, bullying and unfair dismissal claims. Clyde & Co also advises on worker status and industrial action matters.2 Morton Fraser MacRobertsEmployment2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedMorton Fraser MacRoberts advises both private and public sector clients on a diverse range of employment issues. The team has extensive experience in employment tribunals as well as notable expertise in matters relating to equal pay. The group advises senior employers on a wide range of matters, including terminations and exits. The team also handles TUPE transfers. In November 2023 Morton Fraser and MacRoberts merged, the combined firm is called Morton Fraser MacRoberts.2 Pinsent Masons LLPEmployment2024 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedPinsent Masons offers advice on a wide range of issues, with particular strengths in employment tribunal representation, senior executive disputes, restructurings and equal pay issues. The team houses a deep bench of practitioners, with experience in acting for high-profile clients in the energy and finance sectors, and is notable for its experience handling multi-jurisdictional employment matters.
Band 3
3 BTO Solicitors LLPEmployment2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedBTO Solicitors offers employment law advice to public and private sector clients across Scotland, often working with educational institutions and local authorities. The team is respected for its healthcare work, particularly its expertise in handling complex disciplinary matters. The group handles discrimination, whistle-blowing, TUPE and outsourcing matters.3 DentonsEmployment2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedDentons offers comprehensive employment law advice to clients in the transport, finance, and food and drink sectors. The team has noticeable strength advising on senior exits and outsourcing work, with experience of employment tribunal advocacy. Dentons also handles matters relating to TUPE and industrial action. The team is able to leverage the firm's national and global network of offices to assist with UK-wide and cross-border employment matters. It has further strength acting for unions and their members on pay issues and strike action.
Band 4
4 Addleshaw Goddard LLPEmployment2024 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard advises clients across the whole spectrum of employment law, with particular expertise assisting clients from the energy, retail and transport sectors. The strengths of the team include advising on restructuring and outsourcing projects. Addleshaw Goddard has expertise in TUPE and large equal pay cases. The team is sought for its expertise in handling senior executive issues, with further experience handling unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.4 Blackadders LLPEmployment2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years RankedBlackadders is an established firm with a presence across the whole of Scotland. The team offers advice to both employers and employees across a diverse range of employment issues, including expertise in employment tribunal representation. Blackadders handles employment issues arising from M&A activity. The team advises clients in the construction and engineering sectors.4 Harper Macleod LLPEmployment2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years RankedHarper Macleod advises a diverse mix of employers and senior executives, ranging from public sector clients to sports and third sector organisations. The firm advises on all employment law matters, with extensive experience in TUPE and in issues related to business insolvency. The Harper Macleod team handles contentious matters such as whistle-blowing, dismissal and discrimination claims.4 LindsaysEmployment2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years RankedLindsays assists charities with a full range of employment law concerns, from TUPE issues and unfair dismissals to employee grievances and redundancies. Lindsays is also recognised for advising clients in the retail and construction sectors.
Band 5
5 Shoosmiths LLPEmployment2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedShoosmiths handles employment work for a range of clients in both Scotland and elsewhere. The team works in areas such as equal pay claims and holiday pay disputes.