Law firms Significant departures: DWF loses four-partner team to Scottish firm MacRoberts Tom Moore · 18 February 2015 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Scotland DWF MacRoberts MacRoberts has defied the depressed Scottish legal market by expanding to 49 partners, the highest in its history, after poaching four partners from DWF.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryFive law firms win appointments on FCA’s ‘skilled person’ investigations panelLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves13 Apr 2026Revolving Doors: A&O Shearman builds in Riyadh as Kirkland, Paul Hastings, and more make flurry of City hiresLaw firmsEliza Winter8 Dec 2025Thirty firms win roles in revamped £820m government legal panel – with three new appointmentsLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves4 Dec 2025Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025Chance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?Law firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025Economies of scale: Scottish consolidation escalates as Irwin Mitchell announces merger with WJMLaw firmsAyesha Ellis11 Sep 2023Scottish round up: Brodies and Morton Fraser achieve record breaking revenues, Freeths expands into ScotlandLaw firmsElisha Juttla5 Jul 2023The Scots GC debate: Force multipliersIn-HouseHamish McNicol10 Dec 2019