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| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
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| Industry | Legal |
| Founded | 1754 |
| Headquarters | Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
Area served | Scotland |
| Services | Legal Services & Land Management |
Number of employees | c. 70 |
| Website | burnett-reid |
Burnett & Reid LLP is a "full service" law firm in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the oldest legal practice in the city [1] and claims to be one of the longest established legal practices in the United Kingdom. [2] The firm has two offices in Aberdeen and one in Banchory.
According to the company's website, [3] Burnett & Reid's practice covers the following areas:
Burnett & Reid was first established by William Burnett on 11 July 1754, when he was fully admitted to membership of Society of Advocates. [4] William was eventually succeeded in the business by his sixth son, Thomas Burnett, who joined the business in 1796, [4] and in turn was joined in 1823 by his son, Newell Burnett. [4] Following the death of his father, Newell Burnett assumed John Reid as a partner at which point the firm first began trading under the name of "Burnett & Reid". [4]
In 2012 the firm converted to an LLP, becoming Burnett & Reid LLP and on 1 May 2024, the firm announced it was merging with two other Aberdeen-based legal firms, [5] to become one of the largest full service legal practices headquartered in Aberdeen. [6]
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