Douglas McKerrell is a lawyer based in Glasgow, Scotland, who was admitted to the bar in Scotland in 1967 and later worked as a partner of the commercial law firm Maclay Murray & Spens. He also worked as a notary public and was a member of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow, one of the oldest legal societies in the United Kingdom.
Background
McKerrell's professional life was centered in Glasgow, a city with a long legal tradition. Its legal practice was organized early through the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow, which existed before 1668 and originally supported and regulated the procurators of the Commissary Court of Glasgow.
Procurators were court practitioners, and membership of the Faculty was required for practice in the Glasgow courts during the Faculty's early history. The city's ecclesiastical courts, which sat in Glasgow Cathedral, shaped this legal environment for centuries.
Education
McKerrell's legal education resulted in a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. The LLB is the undergraduate law degree offered by university law schools in Scotland and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, such as the School of Law at the University of Glasgow, which awards the Bachelor of Laws alongside higher law degrees.
He was admitted to the bar in Scotland in 1967, marking the start of the professional legal career documented in his record.
Career
McKerrell was admitted to the bar in Scotland in 1967 and subsequently worked as a partner of Maclay Murray & Spens. The firm was founded in Glasgow in 1871 by David Maclay, David Murray and John Spens as the first law firm in Scotland with a specifically commercial practice.
The firm later developed offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London, and it became one of the leading full-service commercial law firms in the United Kingdom. In July 2017 the firm announced a merger with the international law firm Dentons.
Alongside his partnership, McKerrell worked as a notary public, a legal role in Scotland that he held in addition to his work as a solicitor-partner in Glasgow.
Membership
McKerrell was a member of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow. The Faculty serves the legal profession in Glasgow and West Central Scotland, providing members with a large law library, a continuing professional development programme, and the services of an auditor.
