LAW at Work, the employment law and HR business that was spun out of law firm Maclay Murray & Spens in 2012, has acquired Glasgow-based HR consultancy Square Circle.

According to Law at Work chief executive Jane Wright, the deal is a “significant first step” towards achieving the ambition of becoming a “significantly larger company”.

Square Circle director Roz Wood, who has joined along with her eight colleagues, is now head of HR consultancy services at Law at Work.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for our clients to become part of a bigger company whose offering includes a quality employment law team, with qualified solicitors manning their legal advice line, a well-developed health and safety product in addition to their own small, but established, HR consultancy,” Ms Wood said.