Shoosmiths expands Scottish team with series of hires

UK law firm Shoosmiths has confirmed the appointment of seven solicitors and two paralegals across its teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Lauren Miller becomes a legal director in the Glasgow based Real Estate team. Joining from Shepherd & Wedderburn, she adds expertise in the residential/housebuilder and commercial development.

Also in Glasgow, Geraint Hughes, previously with Brodies, joins on 1 June as a senior associate in the Planning team. A former planning consultant, he has experience in a wide range of planning matters across all sectors. Eilidh Durkin, who moved from DWF, joined Shoosmiths in March as an associate in the Corporate team.

These appointments bring to 11 the number of lawyers in the Glasgow office established by real estate partner Barry McKeown in 2019.

In Edinburgh, experienced litigation lawyer Courtney Clelland returns to Shoosmiths as a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation team after several years working in Jersey. The Real Estate team has appointment of Nina Oliver, previously with Dentons, as an associate in construction; and Grace Watson and Samantha Mackie both join as associates in the Employment team, from DWF and Law At Work respectively.

Alice Gray (Planning) and Gillian Todd (Real Estate) have also been appointed as paralegals in Edinburgh.

Janette Speed, head of Real Estate and Shoosmiths in Scotland, commented: “These appointments in our Edinburgh and Glasgow bases are testament to the increased demand from our ever expanding and valued client base for Shoosmiths' expertise and market leading Scottish lawyers.”