Macleod & MacCallum

Overview

Macleod & MacCallum is a long-established Highlands legal practice delivering a full range of legal and property services to individuals and businesses across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The firm emphasises local presence and accessibility — describing itself as the largest local legal practice in the Highlands, with offices in Inverness and Portree (Isle of Skye). Services highlighted include commercial and residential property, conveyancing, crofting and rural land advice, business advice, employment law, dispute resolution, personal injury, family law, wills and powers of attorney, lettings and property management.

• Headquarters: Inverness, 28 Queensgate
• Offices: 2

Values & Culture

Practice Areas

• Real Estate
• Agriculture & Rural
• Charities & Not-for-Profit
• Commercial Contracts
• Employment
• Dispute Resolution & Litigation
• Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
• Family Law
• Private Client & Wealth
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Regulatory & Compliance
• Financial Services & Regulation

Geographic Focus: Primary focus on the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, serving local communities via offices in Inverness and Portree (Isle of Skye). The firm describes itself as bringing services closer to Highlands communities and handles both individual and business clients across the regional market; client work can involve cross-border coordination (e.g. transactions involving English solicitors).

Training Contract

They are looking to recruit a Trainee Solicitor in their busy and progressive Rural Land Department, to be based at their busy city centre office in Inverness, to commence Summer 2027.

• Academic Requirements: Applicants should have completed a law degree and have, or be studying for, the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (as stated in the firm's recruitment advert for a Rural Land Trainee Solicitor for Summer 2027).
• Application Deadline: 31st July 2026

Apply on the Macleod & MacCallum website →

Notable Matters

What Macleod & MacCallum Looks For

Key Competencies

• Client-focused responsiveness
• Practical and pragmatic problem solving
• Property/conveyancing and rural-land knowledge
• Teamworking and cross-cover capability
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Evidence Signals

• Conveyancing or property transaction experience
• Experience / interest in crofting or rural land matters
• Practical lettings or property-management experience
• Progress on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice
• Demonstrable client-facing experience and strong responsiveness

Benefits & Wellbeing

• Privilege Card — card members receive exclusive cardholder offers, promotions and access to cardholder-only events

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Innovation

Quick Application Angles

• Demonstrate direct property/conveyancing experience (conveyancing files, role on transactions) and emphasise any crofting or rural-land exposure — the firm prioritises rural and Highlands-specific property work.
• Highlight client-facing examples that show responsiveness and pragmatic problem-solving (client-facing coordination, cross-jurisdictional liaison) — these traits are repeatedly praised in client testimonials.
• If applying for the Rural Land Trainee role, state your progress on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and give concrete examples of property or rural-land work you have supported.
• Emphasise willingness to be based in or travel to the Highlands/Isle of Skye and local community ties — the firm stresses local presence and servicing Highlands communities.
• Reference experience in lettings/landlord management or multi-jurisdictional property transactions (for example coordinating with English solicitors) to show you can handle the firm’s mixed local and cross-border work.