| Burnett & Reid LLP | |
| Type: | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Foundation: | 1754 |
| Num Offices: | 3 |
| Location: | Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
| Area Served: | Scotland |
| Industry: | Legal |
| Services: | Legal Services & Land Management |
| Num Partners: | 6 |
| Num Employees: | c. 70 |
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".
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]