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        "html_text": "<div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Interesting selling points</span></strong></p><div><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Biggest video games practice in Scotland.</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Firm has a Dedicated AI and legal tech committee.</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Ambitious growth strategy - &ldquo;5 by 25&rdquo; - where the firm aims to be in the top five independent Scottish Law firms.</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Recently went through a large rebranding in 2023, to present itself as a &ldquo;modern, national, transparent and human law firm&rdquo; (<a href=\"https://www.lawscot.org.uk/news-and-events/legal-news/blackadders-unveils-radical-new-branding\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">see here</a>).</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Finalist for Firm of the Year, Legal Technology &amp; Support Team of the Year, and Family or Private Client Team of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards 2025</li></ul><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Practice areas / services</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Blackadders is a full-service Scottish law firm catering to both commercial organisations and individuals. Its services include&hellip;</span></span></span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><em>Businesses</em></strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Corporate (including M&amp;A, investment transactions, and employee ownership)</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Commercial Contracts</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Banking &amp; Finance</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Commercial Real Estate</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Rural Land &amp; Business</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Restructuring &amp; Insolvency</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Dispute Resolution</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Employment Law</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">IP, Tech &amp; Data</li></ul><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><em>Individuals&nbsp;</em></strong></span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Wills, Succession &amp; Tax Planning</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Powers of Attorney &amp; Administration</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Creation &amp; Administration of Trusts</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Guardianship Applications and Administration</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Executry Estates</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Family Law (including Divorce, Separation, and Child Law)</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Dispute Resolution</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Residential Property</li></ul><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.legal500.com/firms/356-blackadders-llp/4537-dundee-scotland/?layout=uk-solicitors&token=74500327e8b2c33d3a1be9496fdd8daf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Legal 500</span></span></a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&nbsp;states Blackadders is a top-tier law firm in 3 practice areas&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Employment</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Private client: Family</li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/specialisms/\">Click here to learn more about Addleshaw Goddard&rsquo;s full range of practice areas</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Key sectors / industries</span></strong></span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The firm services a broad range of industries, including:</span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Technology</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Video Games</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Life Sciences</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Healthcare</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Food &amp; Drink</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Agriculture &amp; Rural Business</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Energy &amp; Natural Resources</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Construction &amp; Engineering</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Leisure &amp; Tourism</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Public Sector &amp; Charities</li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://blackadders.co.uk/for-business/#sectors\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to learn more about Blackadders full range of sectors and industries</a></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Work</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Blackadders services a broad range of industries, with its most profitable clients operate in the following sectors:</span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong><a href=\"https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/blackadders-acts-in-acquisition-for-scottish-pharmacy-group\">M&amp;D Green Group</a>:&nbsp;</strong>In 2025, Blackadders advised the M&amp;D Green Group, Scotland&#39;s leading independent pharmacy chain, on the acquisition of 9 Scotland based pharmacies from Gordons Chemists.<span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong><a href=\"https://www.scottishfinancialnews.com/articles/blackadders-complete-ps35m-in-deals-for-lloyds-pharmacy-branches\">Lloyds Pharmacy Divestment</a>:&nbsp;</strong>in 2023,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>The firm advised in the Scottish element of Lloyds Pharmacy&#39;s UK-wide divestment programme. The corporate team, advised 18 separate clients on the acquisition of 37 chemist shops across Scotland. The total value of these deals exceeded &pound;35 million.</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong><a href=\"https://blackadders.co.uk/for-business/video-games/\">4J Studios</a></strong>: advised game developer 4J Studios on its commercial agreement with Mojang for the development of console editions of Minecraft.</li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/news/\">Click here to learn about Addleshaw Goddard&rsquo;s work on more recent deals and cases</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Offices / global footprint / expansion</strong></span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Headquartered in Dundee - 10 Euclid Crescent</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Other offices in: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow</li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/international/\">Click here to learn more about Addleshaw Goddard&rsquo;s global network of offices</a></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Insights, internships and other opportunities</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://graduates.addleshawgoddard.com/why-join-us/\">Click here to learn more about Addleshaw Goddard&rsquo;s early-career opportunities</a></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Training contract</strong></span></span></span></p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">4-seat traineeship, across all offices.</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Seats can be in: Corporate and Commercial, Commercial Property, Employment, Private Client, Rural Land &amp; Business, Residential Property, Family law, and Dispute Resolution</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.dundeeandanguschamber.co.uk/news/article/23228/blackadders-welcomes-seven-new-trainees\">Training academy</a>: the firm offers an in-house training academy which includes CDP events, networking events, and seminars.</li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%; margin-left: calc(0%);\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://graduates.addleshawgoddard.com/why-join-us/\">Click here to learn more about the Addleshaw Goddard training contract</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Secondments</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/what-we-do/\"></a><a href=\"https://www.freshfields.com/en-gb/contacts/contact-us/\"></a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://graduates.addleshawgoddard.com/why-join-us/\">Click here to learn more about Addleshaw Goddard&rsquo;s secondment opportunities</a></span></span></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Technology and innovation</strong></span></span></span></p></div><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br></span></p></div><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/law-plus-more/innovation-and-legal-technology/\">Click here to learn more about Addleshaw Goddard&rsquo;s technology and innovation initiatives</a></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Corporate social responsibility</strong></span></span></span></div><ul><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://blackadders.co.uk/blackadders-boost-big-noise-and-sistema-scotland-with-16000-donation/\">Sistema Scotland</a>: Blackadders donated &pound;16,000 to Sistema Scotland.</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/blackadders-walk-through-fire-for-scotlands-maggies-centres\">Maggies</a>: the firm provides free will writing services in partnership with Maggies, a charity that provides support to those diagnosed with cancer.</li></ul><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/about-us/csr/pro-bono/\">Click here to learn more about Addleshaw Goddard&rsquo;s pro bono efforts</a></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Diversity and inclusion</strong></span></span></span></p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br></span></p><table style=\"width: 100%;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: rgb(49, 133, 156);\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/about-us/our-culture-in-it-together/\">Click here to learn more about Addleshaw Goddard&rsquo;s diversity and inclusion initiatives</a></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>"
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