Inksters adds three consultants – and an island base

Inksters solicitors has added three more consultants to its practice during the pandemic – and opened a new office on the Isle of Eigg.

Stephanie Christie-Carmichael has joined Inksters in Glasgow from EBS Trustees. Dealing with executry and estate administration, wills and power of attorney advice, inheritance tax, trust and succession planning, she manages more than 70 trusts with around £40m of current and contingent assets.

Jackie Jobson, who lives on the Isle of Eigg, now works there too with Inksters establishing an office for her at An Laimhrig. She deals with civil and criminal court matters and now covers dispute resolution for Inksters in the western Highlands & Islands from her base.

Based in Inverness, Sarah Windsor joins Inksters from Innes & Mackay. She deals exclusively in family law matters, including separation/divorce, all child law matters, adoption and cohabitee claims.

Brian Inkster, CEO of Inksters, commented: "I am delighted to have three such talented solicitors join our team during the pandemic. It adds to the expertise available to our clients and extends our geographical reach to now 10 locations throughout Scotland. It also demonstrates the attractiveness of the consultancy model to solicitors who want the freedom of how, where and when they work."

Inksters was one of the first law firms to adopt the consultancy model in Scotland, over eight years ago. A recent report by Arden Partners concluded that "consultant law firms are disrupting the legal services market", predicting that by 2026 there will be 50,000 consultant lawyers in such firms in the UK.