improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message mcgrigors llp type law firm industry law founded scotland 1769 headquarters hq in edinburgh 8 offices in aberdeen belfast edinburgh glasgow london manchester the falkland islands & qatar . products legal advice number of employees 700 website www.mcgrigors.com until 1 may 2012 mcgrigors llp was a uk top 50 law firm . 1 with offices in six british cities as well as qatar and the falkland islands . 2 since then the firm has merged with international law firm pinsent masons . history edit 1769 john maxwell of dargavel known as john maxwell jnr to distinguish him from fellow lawyer and relative john maxwell of fingalton commences practice in glasgow . 1782 william lindsay of oatlands commences practice . 1792 alexander b mcgrigor commences practice . 1801 john maxwell of dargavel and son of john below suffering from a paralysis hands over his law practice to colin d donald 1777 1859 a cousin . cdd was trained by james dundas cs . james was the father of john dundas who with charles wilson founded dundas & wilson . 1821 robert moncrieff and james finlayson commence practice as moncrieff & finlayson . 1824 william lindsay of oatlands assumes hugh moncrieff as a partner but dies within a year . 1826 hugh & robert moncrieff merge their existing practices . 1871 glasgow law firms of mcgrigor stevenson & fleming and c d donald & sons merge to create mcgrigor donald & co. 1978 mcgrigor donald & co opened edinburgh office . february 1985 mcgrigor donald & co merges with moncrieff warren paterson & co to commence business in new offices in pacific house as mcgrigor donald & moncrieff . december 1987 name change to mcgrigor donald . 1988 mcgrigor donald opened a london office . an english practice associated with the firm is started stephen kingsley & associates . 1999 klegal was founded as the uk law firm associated with kpmg . 2000 belfast office opened and mcgrigor donald belfast partnership formed . march 2002 the mcgrigor donald london partnership merged with and became known as klegal . february 2004 the firm became known as mcgrigors prior to this it had been known as mcgrigor donald in scotland glasgow & edinburgh and belfast and klegal in london . april 2006 12 partners and 42 staff join mcgrigors and mcgrigors aberdeen office opened . october 2006 the firm becomes a multi national legal practice mnp recognised by the law societies of england & wales and scotland and converts to a limited liability partnership . mcgrigors and mcgrigors london cease . october 2007 mcgrigors belfast converts to an llp although not the first practice to be recognised as an incorporated practice by the law society of northern ireland it is the first llp . january 2008 in response to client demand mcgrigors opens an office in manchester . august 2008 4 partners and 13 staff join the london office from reid minty llp a boutique london litigation practice . october 2009 10 partners and 75 staff join the belfast office from l estrange & brett one of the oldest and largest firms in northern ireland specialising in commercial property corporate work and litigation . the merged firm will be northern ireland s first major law firm to offer national reach . september 2010 3 partners and 7 staff join mcgrigors in manchester bringing the total number of people in the office to around 35 . march 2011 mcgrigors announces the opening of a new branch office in the qatar financial centre doha qatar february 2012 mcgrigors announces merger with pinsent masons . 1 may 2012 mcgrigors merges with pinsent masons . references edit http www.centaur2.co.uk emags thelawyer uk200 2010 offices . mcgrigors.com . retrieved 2011 11 12 . external links edit mcgrigors firm s official site v t e legal firms of scotland english firms with significant scottish presence firms anderson strathern brodies burness paull burnett and reid cms cameron mckenna dundas & wilson dickson minto dla piper dwf harper macleod hbj gateley irwin mitchell ledingham chalmers lindsays maclay murray & spens macroberts mcclure naismith mitchells roberton morton fraser pinsent masons mcgrigors shepherd and wedderburn tods murray turcan connell professional bodies law society of scotland society of advocates in aberdeen royal faculty of procurators in glasgow solicitors in the supreme courts 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