Scottish growth key contributor to record-breaking result at UK legal firm

The firm posted an 11 per cent increase in revenues to £208 million for 2025/26, meaning it has doubled turnover over the last five years.

Significant investment in people and places over the last year has seen the firm promote three lawyers to partner status in Glasgow and recently announce the hiring of employment partner Scott Milligan. In addition, TLT has expanded its office space in Glasgow, having grown headcount by 50 per cent, and doubled footprint in Edinburgh by moving into a new “state-of-the-art” office.

John Paul Sheridan, partner and head of Scotland at TLT, said: “We’re proud to have contributed to double-digit growth, testament to the commitment, creativity and collaboration demonstrated by our people in a challenging market, innovating to unlock opportunities for our clients and organisation.

“Our growth in Scotland has been transformational. This year we have celebrated long-standing client relationships and new ones; fresh faces, spaces and thinking that has enabled us to consistently deliver for our clients as their 1st tier adviser.”

He added: “We’re building a distinctive proposition in Scotland - combining local insight with national capability, investing in our people and places, and supporting clients through some of the most significant opportunities and challenges facing the Scottish market.”

The firm’s colleagues in Scotland were recognised in ten categories of the Legal 500 directory 2026 across Glasgow and Edinburgh, with 14 lawyers individually ranked, and in Chambers & Partners 2026 the firm celebrated rankings for 12 individuals and seven practice areas in Scotland.

Meanwhile, the firm was appointed to the Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) legal services framework, which TLT said reflected the strength of its procurement, commercial and disputes expertise and commitment to supporting higher education throughout Scotland with “practical legal advice”.

The firm also reinforced its commitment to education with the launch of a new legal qualification pathway, Pre-PEAT, in Scotland - a qualification that commits to an “alternative and more accessible career path” into the legal sector.