Set to be based in Glasgow, Ms Devlin joins CMS from Dentons, bringing a wealth of experience in the specialist area of regulated credit and hire which significantly bolsters CMS’s financial services and retail banking offering in Scotland.

She began her career in 1991 as a trainee at Thompsons before moving to McClure Naismith where she spent 21 years working within its consumer finance team.

Bill McCaffrey, partner in CMS’s UK financial services and products team and head of its consumer credit practice, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Julie to our team. She has more than 25 years’ experience acting for financial services clients in relation to consumer finance advisory matters.

“Her regulated credit and hire specialism involves her in providing clients with FCA perimeter guidance and drafting contract documents for regulated credit and hire products. Julie has also been involved, throughout her career, in contentious consumer finance litigation on behalf of clients, appearing in courts throughout Scotland.”