Scotland’s legal year in review 2024

Chambers UK Research Director Alex Marsh recently wrote an article in the Scotsman, discussing the latest research cycle of the legal market 

Published on 10 January 2025
Written by Al Marsh
Al Marsh

US expansion

Al observes that the legal market is never satisfied. The US is the final frontier for hungry UK firms, and Allen & Overy made the most dramatic statement this year, by combining with Shearman & Sterling. 

Leading Scottish firms

Closer to home, the newly combined Morton Fraser MacRoberts now enjoys the fifth-most ranked departments in Scotland, hot on the heels of Brodies, Burness Paull, Harper Macleod and Anderson Strathern. 

Market trends: artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the hottest topic of all. Al discusses its potential uses and how it might affect the legal sector. 

The Scotsman is a leading Scottish newspaper. 

You can read the article in full here.