National award for Peterborough and Stamford law firm

The firm, of Bourges Bourlevard, Peterborough, and St Mary’s Hill, in Stamford, has won the LawNet Excellence in Employee Engagement award.

Managing partner Colleen Gostick said: “We are thrilled at receiving this important award which recognises companies who are committed to building a people-focused organisation.

“The judges were looking for a well-thought out strategy linking employee engagement to the heart of the business.

“I’d like to thank everyone at Buckles for their continued hard work and support - together we make a formidable team.”

It is another highlight for Buckles in what has already been a successful 2016, with the firm celebrating a number of new appointments to various departments, including in its Spanish and French law offering,

The firm also celebrated a strategic alliance with long-standing relationship with Franco-Italian firm CastaldiPartners this summer, the opening of a new office in London and the launch of BucklesConnect – a service for lawyers and professionals wishing to access niches legal services offered by Buckles Solicitors LLP.

LawNet was established in 1989 to form a collaborative, non-competing national network where independent law firms could access big firm resources and benefit.