Ranking tables
Employment | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP 18 Years Ranked
- BTO Solicitors LLP 19 Years Ranked
- Dentons 19 Years Ranked
- Harper Macleod LLP 19 Years Ranked
- Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Thorntons Law LLP
Band 4
- Blackadders LLP 19 Years Ranked
- Balfour+Manson LLP
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Ledingham Chalmers LLP
- Lindsays
- Stronachs LLP
- TLT LLP
Band 5
Senior Statespeople
- Alun ThomasAnderson Strathern
Band 1
Band 2
- Caroline Carr BTO Solicitors LLP18 Years Ranked
- Lindsey Cartwright Morton Fraser MacRoberts13 Years Ranked
- Lynne Marr Brodies LLP7 Years Ranked
- Neil MacleanShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Band 3
- Alison Weatherhead Dentons7 Years Ranked
- David Walker Morton Fraser MacRoberts26 Years Ranked
- Donna Reynolds Blackadders LLP3 Years Ranked
- Finlay McKay CMS11 Years Ranked
- Frances Ross Clyde & Co LLP6 Years Ranked
- Gillian MacLellan CMS8 Years Ranked
- Graham Mitchell Clyde & Co LLP10 Years Ranked
- Katie Russell Burges Salmon LLP8 Years Ranked
- Katy Wedderburn gunnercooke7 Years Ranked
- Laura Salmond BTO Solicitors LLP6 Years Ranked
- Mandy Laurie Burness Paull14 Years Ranked
- Ronald Mackay Burness Paull19 Years Ranked
- Simon Allison Blackadders LLP13 Years Ranked
- Stuart Neilson Pinsent Masons LLP16 Years Ranked
- Tricia Walker Burness Paull14 Years Ranked
- Andrew BrownAnderson Strathern
- Anya DuncanStronachs LLP
- Ben DohertyLindsays
- Chris PhillipsThorntons Law LLP
- Debbie FellowsThorntons Law LLP
- Euan SmithEversheds Sutherland
- Jonathan RennieTLT LLP
- Kirk TudhopeLedingham Chalmers LLP
- Noele McClellandThorntons Law LLP
Band 4
- Alan Delaney Morton Fraser MacRoberts1 Years Ranked
- Catriona Aldridge CMS1 Years Ranked
- David Hughes Addleshaw Goddard LLP8 Years Ranked
- Elaine McIlroy Brodies LLP1 Years Ranked
- Eric Gilligan CMS8 Years Ranked
- Fiona Herrell Brodies LLP1 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Skeoch Burness Paull7 Years Ranked
- Kate Hodgkiss DLA Piper Scotland LLP3 Years Ranked
- Lorna Davis Harper Macleod LLP6 Years Ranked
- Michael McLaughlin Shoosmiths LLP12 Years Ranked
- Robert Holland Aberdein Considine12 Years Ranked
- Sarah Gilzean Morton Fraser MacRoberts9 Years Ranked
- David ChalmersStronachs LLP
- David MartynThompsons Solicitors Scotland
- Dawn DicksonAnderson Strathern
- John LeeLedingham Chalmers LLP
- Morag HutchisonShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Tony McGradeMcGrade & Co
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
- Jennifer Wright Shoosmiths LLP1 Years Ranked
- Kelly Brown Addleshaw Goddard LLP1 Years Ranked
- Paman Singh Weightmans1 Years Ranked
- Priya Cunningham rradar1 Years Ranked
- Robin TurnbullAnderson Strathern
- Sine MacKayLedingham Chalmers LLP
- Veli-Matti RaikkonenLedingham Chalmers LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brodies LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedBrodies offers expert employment advice to a wide range of clients from the finance, education and energy sectors. The firm is adept at assisting with investigations into bullying and harassment allegations, as well as with employment tribunals. The team has impressive experience in TUPE issues, restructuring and discrimination matters. It continues to assist clients with mediations as well as advising on data protection issues.1 Burness PaullEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 27 Years RankedBurness Paull offers comprehensive coverage of employment law issues with extensive expertise in TUPE, discrimination matters and holiday pay issues. The team is also adept at handling trade union matters and industrial relations law. Well known for regularly advising high-profile clients from the energy, media and sport sectors. It also stands out for supporting employers throughout the UK as well as internationally.
Band 2
2 Clyde & Co LLPEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedClyde & Co offers support across the whole range of employment issues. The team acts in employment tribunal cases, with particular strength in whistle-blowing, discrimination, bullying and unfair dismissal claims. Clyde & Co also advises on worker status and industrial action matters.2 CMSEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 25 Years RankedCMS offers advice across a wide range of employment issues, with the firm particularly recognised for its work with large financial services clients. It also advises clients in the energy and industrial engineering sectors. Its international network allows the team to handle complex cross-border employment issues. CMS advises clients on employment litigation, regularly handling disputes in tribunals and in the higher courts, with particular activity on claims regarding whistle-blowing, discrimination and pay.2 Morton Fraser MacRobertsEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedMorton Fraser MacRoberts advises both private and public sector clients on a diverse range of employment issues. The team has extensive experience in employment tribunals as well as notable expertise in matters relating to equal pay. The group advises senior employers on a wide range of matters, including terminations and exits. The team also handles TUPE transfers. In November 2023, Morton Fraser and MacRoberts merged; the combined firm is called Morton Fraser MacRoberts.2 Pinsent Masons LLPEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 23 Years RankedPinsent Masons offers advice on a wide range of issues, with particular strengths in employment tribunal representation, senior executive disputes, restructurings and equal pay issues. The team houses a deep bench of practitioners with experience acting for high-profile clients in the energy and finance sectors, and is notable for its experience in handling multi-jurisdictional employment matters.
Band 3
3 Addleshaw Goddard LLPEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard advises clients across the whole spectrum of employment law, with particular expertise in assisting clients from the energy, retail and transport sectors. The strengths of the team include advising on restructuring and outsourcing projects. Addleshaw Goddard has expertise in TUPE and large equal pay cases. The team is sought out for its expertise in handling senior executive issues, with further experience handling unfair dismissal and discrimination claims.3 BTO Solicitors LLPEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedBTO Solicitors offers employment law advice to public and private sector clients across Scotland, often working with educational institutions and local authorities. The team is respected for its healthcare work, particularly its expertise in handling complex disciplinary matters. The group handles discrimination, whistle-blowing, TUPE and outsourcing matters.3 DentonsEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedDentons offers comprehensive employment law advice to clients in the transport, finance, and food and drink sectors. The team has noticeable strength advising on senior exits and outsourcing work, with experience of employment tribunal advocacy. Dentons also handles matters relating to TUPE and industrial action. The team is able to leverage the firm's national and global network of offices to assist with UK-wide and cross-border employment matters. It has further strength acting for unions and their members on pay issues and strike action.3 Harper Macleod LLPEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedHarper Macleod advises a diverse mix of employers and senior executives, ranging from public sector clients to sports and third-sector organisations. The firm advises on all employment law matters, with extensive experience in TUPE and in issues related to business insolvency. The Harper Macleod team handles contentious matters such as whistle-blowing, dismissal and discrimination claims.
Band 4
4 Blackadders LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 19 Years RankedBlackadders is an established firm with a presence across the whole of Scotland. The team offers advice to both employers and employees across a diverse range of employment issues, including expertise in employment tribunal representation. Blackadders handles employment issues arising from M&A activity. The team advises clients in the construction and engineering sectors.
Band 5
5 Burges Salmon LLPEmployment2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedBurges Salmon has a well-regarded employment team with expertise in the energy, leisure and finance sectors, among others. It acts for high-profile clients on a range of employment matters, including employment tribunal cases regarding claims of unfair dismissal, discrimination, breach of contract and harassment, as well as TUPE matters and whistle-blowing claims.5 gunnercookeEmployment2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years Rankedgunnercooke undertakes a broad range of employment matters, advising on senior executive exits, discrimination claims, unfair dismissals, TUPE matters and whistle-blowing issues, among others.5 Shoosmiths LLPEmployment2025 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedShoosmiths handles employment work for a range of clients in both Scotland and elsewhere. The team works in areas such as equal pay claims and holiday pay disputes.