Ms McKay, a property lawyer who specialises in all aspects of residential conveyancing and probate matters, joined the firm three years ago and acts for a number of investors and developers as well as individual clients.

Ms Devlin, a family lawyer who represents clients throughout Northern Ireland and internationally, has particular experience in wardship, child abduction and surrogacy cases, as well as divorce and child contact proceedings.

Commenting on the appointments, senior partner Huw Worthington said: “We are delighted to announce the promotion of Janeen and Naomi to associate partners at Worthingtons.

“They are both experts in their respective practise areas and their appointments will allow us to continue to deliver an outstanding service to our clients. The promotions are well deserved and I know that they will be very successful in their new roles.”