The firm’s latest accounts, for the financial year ending 30 April 2025, also show that operating profit grew slightly to over £50m, up from £49.2m, with profit per equity partner recorded at £885,296.

There was growth across all the firm’s core practice areas – banking and finance, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and risk, personal and family, and real estate made progress – as well as in instructions for work in Scotland, the UK and internationally.

Over the course of the financial year, the firm’s headcount also increased by 5%, from 837 to 883.

A 5% bonus was awarded to all eligible colleagues, alongside individual performance bonuses and salary increases.

Cash balances at year-end stood at £23.7m, up from £20.9m the previous year.

The firm’s latest results come as Iain Rutherford steps up to chair, succeeding Christine O’Neill KC, who completed four three-year terms in the role. Ms O’Neill continues in her role as partner.

Looking forward, work has commenced on an expansion of Brodies’ Inverness office to support the firm’s growth in, and commitment to, the Highlands and Islands.

In June, the firm held its inaugural all-colleague conference, dubbed “Being Brodies: Live!”, where more than 600 colleagues came together to celebrate the firm’s culture and values.

Welcoming today’s results, Brodies managing partner Stephen Goldie said: “Achieving progress amid continuing domestic and global headwinds reflects the resilience and ambition of our clients in Scotland, across the UK, and internationally. Their trust in us to deliver results on complex and exciting mandates inspires us to work harder and smarter every day.

“Recording our 15th consecutive year of growth is testament to the strength of those relationships and the dedication of our colleagues to deliver exceptional legal services.

“As we enter the second year of our current three-year strategic cycle, we remain focused on those plans – recognising the talent and contribution of our colleagues, encouraging greater collaboration across our firm and with our clients, and investing in our offices and in technology that augments the high standards our clients expect.”

He continued: “We also welcome our new chair, Iain Rutherford, and extend our utmost thanks to Christine O’Neill KC for the considerable wisdom and unwavering commitment she brought to the role of chair. Clients and colleagues alike will continue to benefit from those qualities in her role as a partner in our disputes team.

“The year in review marks my first full year as managing partner. In that time, it has been my privilege to work closely with many colleagues across the firm.

“I am continually impressed by the exceptional talent and kindness that I witness daily. It reminds me that over and above everything else, we are a people business that believes in our core values.”