The Whole Munro & Noble Team

Alpin graduated with a Law and Celtic LLB (Hons) degree in 1998 from Edinburgh University before training in Portree and practising in Kyle of Lochalsh and Dingwall. In 2010 he established the George Street Law firm with Jill Miller and has considerable experience in both residential and commercial conveyancing.

Deirdre graduated from Glasgow University with an honours Law Degree in 1993, having specialised in comparative law, and then proceeded to complete her Diploma in Legal Practice. She secured a traineeship with Munro & Noble in 1994 and remained with the firm, becoming a partner in April 2003. Deirdre specialises in residential conveyancing and is head of our expanding residential Lettings Department. Outside of work, Deirdre enjoys a busy family life in Glen Urquhart.

Kay graduated from the University College of Wales with an Honours degree in Law before completing her Professional Practice Qualification at The College of Law Chester. She was previously a partner at a large provincial law firm in England before completing her Scottish Law conversion course and joining Munro and Noble's Property Department in 2015.

Gordon joined the Firm in August 2010; his remit to provide strategic leadership, (along with operational management), to drive Munro & Noble forward as a proactive and progressive organisation with client care at its heart. Gordon’s expertise and qualifications are in General Business Management; he is a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute with years of business experience across Scotland.

Neil brings over 30 years’ worth of experience to his role as Consultant in our Wills and Executries department where he deals with the preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney, “Future planning” and Executry administration. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1990, Neil trained with the firm of MacArthur Stewart with whom he worked until the late ‘90s when he joined the firm of MacNeill & Critchley, becoming a partner there, carrying out a broad range of conveyancing work as well as dealing with Wills, Powers of Attorney and Executries. Following the merger of his firm with Macleod and MacCallum, Neil spent three years as Head of the Private Client department there before joining Munro & Noble in November 2020. Outside work Neil spends most of his time cycling and/or running up and down hills and is a more or less active member of Highland Hillrunners.

Caroline joined Munro and Noble in 2021 as a Senior Associate and deals with residential property transactions of all kinds. She grew up in the north of England and Ayrshire before  graduating from the University of Edinburgh with an LLB (Hons) degree and Diploma in Legal Practice. After training and working initially in Edinburgh , a spell south of the border in Newcastle and a family career break Caroline moved to the Highlands in 1992 and has been practising in Inverness and Moray ever since. Out of the office Caroline enjoys spending time with her family, yoga and learning languages.

Kathleen graduated from Robert Gordon University with a BA Law and Management, LLB (Hons) and Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. She undertook a year of her traineeship in Caithness before completing her training with Munro and Noble, qualifying as a solicitor in 2019. Kathleen currently works in Dingwall dealing with Residential Conveyancing, Crofting, Wills and Power of Attorney.

Michael is originally from Inverness and graduated with an LLB (Hons.) degree in Law from the University of Dundee in 2018, completing the Diploma in Legal Practice there the following year. He commenced his traineeship with Munro & Noble in March 2020, and now works within our Executry department dealing with matters such as Wills, Trusts, Executries and Power of Attorneys.

Elaine is originally from Elgin and graduated from the University of Dundee with an LLB (Hons) degree in 2009.  She has recently completed her traineeship and is now our newest “home grown” qualified Commercial Property Solicitor. Elaine started with us June 2015 as a PA to our then Commercial Partner.  She then undertook her Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and her traineeship with Munro & Noble and is now a fully qualified Commercial Property Solicitor as of July 2022.

Jacqueline Brown joined the firm in 2015 as a secretary working with the Firm's Court Department. Prior to joining she had been previously studying Accounting at the University of the Highlands and Islands. She has recently qualified as a Specialist Debt Recovery Paralegal and has a wide range of expertise in assisting a variety of clients in recovering or managing debt.

Catriona joined the firm in 1999 as Typist/Secretary before gaining her certificate of Performance in Domestic Conveyancing in 2003. Today she is a senior member of our Paralegal team.

Morag joined the firm in 1990, following specific training by Munro & Noble. She has considerable experience of the administration of both trusts and executries.

Janice has worked in Dingwall for over 25 years as a legal secretary.  In 2009 she studied residential conveyancing through Strathclyde University and qualified in 2010 as a paralegal. She is a  Fellow of the IoP (Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals) .

Shona Hammell joined Munro & Noble as a part-time Cash-room Assistant in October 2000. Since joining the firm, Shona has moved to full-time work and taken on additional responsibilities, first being appointed as Cash-room Supervisor and latterly Cash-room Manager.

Louise joined Munro & Noble in 2015, having started in the secretarial side of the firm Louise then joined the Cashroom. Louise originally comes from South Uist and has been living in Inverness for 10 years.  In her spare time Louise enjoys spending time with her daughter and Fiancé.

Nicola was born in Inverness she joined the firm in January 2020 as a Receptionist, she has since then progressed on to work within our Estate Agency Department as a Property Agent.   

Denise originally from Ullapool, joined the firm in 2014 as a receptionist, moving to our lettings team in 2017. She has many years of experience in administration and customer service, previously working for a freight company.

Susan joined the firm in April 2014 after 26 years in the financial services industry. Susan has a wealth of administrative, managerial and staff management experience and is currently Typing Pool Supervisor.

Lesley joined Munro & Noble in 2020 and has 30 years’ experience as a Legal Secretary. Lesley has a wealth of experience both in private client and more recently residential conveyancing.

Laura joined us in April 2022 as a legal secretary having previously worked as a letting agent.  She is currently undertaking a Paralegal Course in Wills, Executries & Trusts and is based at our Dingwall office.  Outside of work, Laura enjoys spending time with my family and friends and walking the dog.

Andy commenced his career with the Armed Services at the age of 15 and after 16 years transferred to the Royal Saudi Air Force with British Aerospace.  On completion, he then enjoyed 21 years in the oil fabrication industry working around Europe as an International Procurer for the  onshore/offshore industry. Andy then joined Munro and Noble 21 years ago and  am employed as the Registry Supervisor.

Leah joined Munro & Noble in September 2022.  She works as a Legal Secretary and assists the Court Department.  Leah has many years of administrative experience having joined us from the Highland Council.   In her spare time, Leah enjoys cooking and spending time with her two sausage dogs – Winnie and Ozzie.

Clara works within our Court Department as a legal secretary, Clara has a vast amount of legal secretarial experience whilst working as a personal assistant in Hong Kong.   Outside of work,  Clara enjoys going for walks, cooking and seeing her family.