The Best Solicitors in Glasgow

Updated 16 firms evaluated10 listed Regulated by the Law Society of Scotland

Glasgow's solicitors are regulated by the Law Society of Scotland rather than the SRA, buy and sell houses through a system of offers and missives that England does not use, and run divorces under Scottish rules on separation and matrimonial property. We ranked these ten on the five checks we run on every firm, with the register and the fee checks adjusted for Scotland. Rank one is the best overall, ranks two to four are the best for family law, conveyancing and commercial work, and the rest cleared the same checks. How we rank

  1. 01 Best overall
  2. 02 Best for family law
  3. 03 Best for conveyancing
  4. 04 Best for commercial
  5. 05+The rest of the shortlist, ranked on the same five checks

Brodies

Best overall

Three centuries old, 120 partners, and top tier for family and corporate work alike.

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Why they are on this list
  • Ranked in the Legal 500's top tier for both family law in Scotland and corporate and commercial work in Edinburgh and Glasgow
  • States 70 top tier rankings across the Legal 500 and Chambers UK, and was named practice of the year at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards
  • More than 120 partners and over 950 colleagues across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Leeds and London
  • Providing legal advice for over 300 years, with 15 consecutive years of growth and record revenue in the latest year
  • Glasgow office at 110 Queen Street, covering banking, corporate, litigation, real estate and personal and family law
  • Regulated by the Law Society of Scotland
Corporate · Family · Real estate · Litigation£££ City centre
Visit website 0141 248 4672

BTO Solicitors

Best for family law

Top tier for family law in Scotland, with a fixed fee first meeting.

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Why they are on this list
  • Ranked in the Legal 500's top tier for family law in Scotland, one of only three firms at that level, and Tier 3 for corporate and commercial work
  • Offers an initial consultation at a fixed fee and fixed fees for undefended divorce, with the details on request
  • Family team includes solicitors accredited in every form of family dispute resolution, and advises on prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for clients in Scotland and abroad
  • States plainly that it does not do legal aid work or no win no fee, which saves a wasted call
  • Based at 48 St Vincent Street, with a second office in Edinburgh and a third in Helensburgh
  • Regulated by the Law Society of Scotland
Divorce · Financial provision · Children · Prenuptial agreements£££ City centre
Visit website 0141 221 8012

Gilson Gray

Best for conveyancing

Solicitors and estate agents on West George Street with published fees.

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Why they are on this list
  • Runs estate agency and conveyancing under one roof, the Scottish model where the same firm markets the house and settles the transaction
  • Won at the 2024 Negotiator Awards, the estate agency industry's own awards
  • Ranked Tier 2 by the Legal 500 for family law in Scotland, so a sale that follows a separation stays in the building
  • Publishes a fees page, which is rarer than it should be
  • Founded in 2014 and now in Glasgow at 160 West George Street, with offices in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, East Lothian, Lincoln and London
  • A young firm by the standards of this list, so the track record is a decade rather than a century
Conveyancing · Estate agency · Family · Wills££ City centre
Visit website 0141 530 2021

Burness Paull

Best for commercial

Scotland's first £100 million independent, top tier for corporate work.

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Why they are on this list
  • Ranked in the Legal 500's top tier for corporate and commercial work in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Tier 2 for family law in Scotland
  • Passed £100 million in turnover for the first time in the year to March 2026, with double digit growth, and took extra space at its Glasgow office in July 2026
  • Its head of intellectual property is the only IP litigator in Scotland with a Band 1 Chambers ranking and a Legal 500 Hall of Fame listing
  • Glasgow office at 2 Atlantic Square on York Street, with offices in Edinburgh and Aberdeen
  • Publishes a pricing information page and holds an EcoVadis gold medal for 2025
  • Regulated by the Law Society of Scotland, and also authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 838632 for its English work
Corporate · Banking · Intellectual property · Family£££ City centre
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Morton Fraser MacRoberts

One of Scotland's largest independents, at 60 York Street.

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  • Ranked Tier 2 by the Legal 500 for family law in Scotland and Tier 3 for corporate and commercial work in Edinburgh and Glasgow
  • The combined Morton Fraser and MacRoberts practice, which describes itself as one of Scotland's largest independent full-service firms
  • States that its employment team has more Law Society of Scotland accredited specialists than any other firm in Scotland
  • Glasgow office at 60 York Street, with its Edinburgh office at Haymarket Square
  • No direct Glasgow phone number appears on the pages we read, so use the contact form
  • Regulated by the Law Society of Scotland
Employment · Family · Corporate · Real estate City centre
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Lindsays

Since 1815, with a Glasgow team of over 120 after its 2026 merger.

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  • Ranked Tier 2 by the Legal 500 for family law in Scotland and Tier 4 for corporate and commercial work in Edinburgh and Glasgow
  • Founded in 1815 when two cousins opened an office on George Street in Edinburgh, and still independent after 200 years
  • Completed a merger in August 2026 that took its Glasgow team past 120 people, at 100 Queen Street
  • Publishes fixed fee packages for family law, for businesses and for charities
  • Took on six trainee solicitors in a single week in 2026, which is a sign of a firm that is growing rather than shrinking
  • Regulated by the Law Society of Scotland
Family · Wills and estates · Residential property · Charities City centre
Visit website 0141 221 6551
Ranks 07 to 10

Jones Whyte

Founded in 2013, now over 170 staff, and Scotland's firm of the year in 2021.

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MTM Family Law

Family law only, with every solicitor accredited as a specialist.

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Scullion LAW

Family team of the year in 2022, with fees checked by an independent law accountant.

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TC Young

A 175-year-old firm with accredited specialists and a property team of 40 years.

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Compare at a glance

FirmBest forSpecialismsPriceRatingArea
01BrodiesOne firm for a Glasgow family and its businessCorporate · Family · Real estate · Litigation£££Not verifiedCity centre
02BTO SolicitorsDivorce, financial provision and prenuptial agreementsDivorce · Financial provision · Children · Prenuptial agreements£££Not verifiedCity centre
03Gilson GraySelling and buying through one firm at a published priceConveyancing · Estate agency · Family · Wills££Not verifiedCity centre
04Burness PaullLarge corporate transactions and disputesCorporate · Banking · Intellectual property · Family£££Not verifiedCity centre
05Morton Fraser MacRobertsEmployment and family work at a large independentEmployment · Family · Corporate · Real estateNot publishedNot verifiedCity centre
06LindsaysFamily and private client work at a fixed priceFamily · Wills and estates · Residential property · CharitiesNot publishedNot verifiedCity centre
07Jones WhyteInjury claims, family work and conveyancing at a fast-growing firmPersonal injury · Family · Conveyancing · WillsNot publishedNot verifiedCity centre
08MTM Family LawMediation and arbitration in a separationDivorce · Children · Mediation · ArbitrationNot publishedNot verifiedCity centre
09Scullion LAWFamily and criminal work at an agreed feeFamily · Criminal · Conveyancing · Commercial property££Not verifiedCity centre
10TC YoungFirst-time buyers and shared ownership purchasesConveyancing · Family · Wills · Commercial disputesNot publishedNot verifiedCity centre

Before you instruct a firm in Glasgow

Check the right register. Every firm here is regulated by the Law Society of Scotland, which is why no card carries an SRA number. Check the firm on the Society’s register yourself before you sign anything, because firms merge, rename and occasionally lose their authorisation between our quarterly re-checks.

Ask about the Scottish system. Conveyancing, divorce and executry all run under Scots law, and a firm that also practises in England will usually ring-fence its Scottish work in a separate entity. Burness Paull holds an SRA authorisation for its English work alongside its Scottish regulation, and the card says so.

Get the estimate in writing. Fixed fees are common in Glasgow for divorce, conveyancing, wills and powers of attorney, and several firms here publish theirs. Everything else is hourly, and an estimate given on the phone is not the same as one written into your terms of business.

The big firms sit within a few streets of each other on Queen Street, St Vincent Street, West George Street and York Street, which is where all ten firms on this list have their offices. The specialist firms have grown up alongside them: MTM in family law, Scullion in family and crime, and Gilson Gray running estate agency and conveyancing together in the Scottish way.

Frequently asked
How do I check a Glasgow solicitor is regulated?

Scottish solicitors are regulated by the Law Society of Scotland, not the Solicitors Regulation Authority, so the SRA register will not show them. Use the Law Society of Scotland's find a solicitor search. Every firm on this list was checked there before it was listed.

Why is a family law firm ranked above Burness Paull?

Because ranks two to four are not a straight ranking. Rank one is the best firm overall. Ranks two, three and four are the best firm for family law, conveyancing and commercial work respectively. BTO at rank two is the best place in Glasgow to take a divorce, not a claim that it beats Burness Paull at company work.

Is buying a house different in Scotland?

Yes. Sellers must provide a Home Report before marketing, offers are made through your solicitor, and the deal becomes binding when the solicitors conclude missives, which is usually weeks before the moving date. Many Glasgow firms are also estate agents, so one firm can sell your old house and buy the new one.

How much do solicitors in Glasgow charge?

It depends on the work and on who does it. BTO and Lindsays publish fixed fee options for family work, Gilson Gray and Scullion LAW publish fees pages, and Burness Paull publishes pricing information. Commercial and dispute work is mostly hourly, quoted after a first meeting. Ask for the estimate in writing before you instruct.

How does divorce work in Scotland?

A Scottish court grants divorce where the marriage has broken down irretrievably, shown by one year's separation with consent, two years without, adultery or unreasonable behaviour. Financial provision is decided under Scottish rules on matrimonial property, which differ from England, so use a solicitor who practises here.

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