Dispute resolution lawyer Lauren Rae has been sworn in as a solicitor advocate and promoted to partner at Thorntons in Dundee.
The University of Dundee graduate began her career as a trainee with the firm in 2010 and acts for individual clients and businesses on work including insolvency, landlord and tenant disputes, professional negligence, evictions, debt recovery, contractual and construction disputes.
As a solicitor advocate, Rae now has rights of audience in the Supreme Courts in Scotland.
Thorntons chairman Colin Graham said: “Supporting employee development and encouraging internal career progression is important to us at Thorntons. Lauren is a prime example of this and we are delighted to promote her to partner in the firm.”
The promotion takes the number of partners at Thorntons to 57 with three solicitor advocates.
Rae added: “My career began as a trainee at Thorntons in 2010 before qualifying in 2012 into the Dispute Resolution and claims team. The training and career development support offered at Thorntons has been second to none and I’ve had opportunities to work on a range of clients thanks to the firm’s full service model.
“In this new role, I hope to instil further trust in my clients and maintain the high-quality offering for clients at Thorntons.”
