The Whole Munro & Noble Team

Mary heads up our Court Department and advises clients in Litigation matters in both the Sheriff Courts and the Court of Session. In particular she deals with Civil Court matters, personal injury and medical negligence cases along with an extensive range of other issues, including family law. She has been appointed as a Court Reporter and an advanced Collaborative Lawyer.

Born in Aberdeen, Alida graduated from Aberdeen University in 1985 with a degree in Law and in 1986 with a Diploma in Legal Practice. She then went on to complete her legal trainee-ship with a firm of solicitors in Aberdeen. Alida joined Munro & Noble with some 25 years of experience in all aspects of Property related matters including sale and purchases as well as re-mortgages and other conveyancing matters.

Laura graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with an Honours degree in 2003 and with a Diploma in Higher European Studies from The Haagsehogeschool, The Hague.  Laura completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Law in 2004 at The University of Sheffield before completing her traineeship and qualifying as a Solicitor in January 2008, practising as a Solicitor across the country. She joined Munro and Noble in 2017 and works within the Court Department.

James was born and raised in the central belt.  He graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with an LLB (hons) in 2010 before undertaking his Diploma in Legal Practice at the University of Glasgow the following year. He has experience working within the Highland Council's Litigation and Advice department before joining Munro and Noble at the beginning of 2019.

Duncan joined Munro and Noble in March 2020, having a long career within a variety of local and national media companies. He has a vast experience in Sales, Marketing and Business development which will allow Munro and Noble to look at how we do business smarter, look at opportunities of partnerships and increase the profile of Munro and Noble and its services.

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 graduated from the University of Dundee with an LLB (Hons) degree in 2009 before working in the city as a Legal Secretary for 6 years. Elaine originally joined Munro & Noble as a PA in 2015 before undertaking a Paralegal position within the conveyancing department. Graduating with a Diploma in Professional Legal Practice in July 2020, she has begun a traineeship within the firm.

After graduating with an LLB (Hons) from the Open University in 2018, Freya studied her Master of Laws alongside the Legal Practice Course in 2019 at Nottingham Trent University. Previously working as a Conveyancing Paralegal and gaining experience at a busy Manchester Law firm, she joined Munro & Noble and their expanding Conveyancing Department. She is now undertaking her English Traineeship at the firm. Outside work, Freya enjoys meeting up with family and friends and walking her dog Chica.

Suzanne joined Munro & Noble  in January 2015, as a Conveyancing Paralegal and works as a fee earner under the guidance of our Partners. Suzanne has a number of years experience in Scottish Law and is a qualified paralegal in two disciplines, ‘Conveyancing’ and ’Wills, Trusts and Executries’ and is a Fellow of the IoP (Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals).

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.

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) .

Jenni has over ten years’ experience as a Legal Secretary focused primarily on residential conveyancing. She joined Munro & Noble to assist Kay Bevans Brown in the Commercial department and is looking forward to new challenges as the department grows. Outside of work Jenni is a practitioner of mindfulness and yoga.

Originally from Glasgow, Margaret now lives in Ullapool with her family. Margaret joined Munro and Noble in 2018 as Assistant Cash-Room Manager having worked in Legal offices for more than 20 years as a Scottish Law Accountant and qualified Paralegal in Debt Recovery

Hamish has decades of banking experience within, holding senior positions with both Bank of Scotland and RBS before leaving banking in 2013. From there, Hamish joined City Financial Aberdeen Ltd as Business Development Consultant during a period of their expansion. His role at Munro & Noble Financial Services Limited will see him use his extensive contacts in the lending world. He will also offer a free review of life and related insurance cover for any clients with lending.

Elizabeth joined Munro & Noble in July 2017 as one our Property Agents. Having considerable experience in the Retail Sales market, Elizabeth has since become a valuable member of the team ensuring the buying and selling process is stress-free for all parties.

Fiona’s previous experience has seen her serve in the British Army, more recently working for an Onshore Helicopter Company and a local Digital Marketing Agency. I enjoy fitness training, adventure sports such as canyoning and skiing, photography and taking walks with my husband and dogs

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.