Allan McDougall appoints two litigation partners

Allan McDougall Solicitors has announced the promotion to partner of two members of its litigation team.

Jackie Raitt, who has been with the firm 14 years, is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in personal injury law; Ruaraidh Lawson has been with the firm 13 years and is an expert in contentious employment law.

The appointments come only three weeks after the firm merged with McQueen Legal, forming a nine office practice across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

The firm has also retained Sean White as a solicitor following his traineeship and recruited Gillian Lolic as a new trainee.

Julie Harris, partner and head of personal injury at Allan McDougall, commented: “We’re delighted to welcome such high calibre individuals as Jackie and Ruaraidh to the partnership. Their promotion to partner recognises their outstanding service delivery and results. Our recent merger provided additional strength to the firm, and extending the partnership allows us to take that even further.”