Aberdein Considine adds new partner to employment law team

Aberdein Considine has strengthened its employment law team with the appointment of a new partner.

Nicola Gray has returned to the firm after a seven-year hiatus and will work primarily with its growing commercial client base in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

The 34-year-old solicitor has over a decade of experience and joins the firm from Mackinnons, where she previously led employment services, specialising in the energy and marine sectors.

She joins Aberdein Considine’s national employment law team – headed by Sally-Anne Anderson – and will have responsibility for developing the practice in the north-east of Scotland.

Jacqueline Law, managing partner at Aberdein Considine, welcomed Ms Gray’s appointment, which comes at a time of high demand for employment law services due to Covid-19. “Nicola is a very well-known and respected employment lawyer in Aberdeen and we are delighted that she has agreed to re-join us,” she said.

Ms Gray first joined Aberdein Considine as a trainee solicitor in 2008, shortly after graduating from the University of Aberdeen.

She completed her traineeship in the litigation department of the firm before qualifying as a solicitor based in the employment team, assisting both employee and employer clients with a variety of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

Ms Gray said: “I am delighted to be returning to Aberdein Considine at such a busy time for the firm’s employment team. As businesses navigate the challenges presented by Covid-19, it is crucial that they base decisions around their workforce on sound employment advice.”