Burnetts Solicitors has been named as one of the UK’s best workplaces.
The Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services list is created using the anonymous feedback from employees from how their company supports their work-life balance, sense of fulfilment, job satisfaction, psychological safety, and financial security, to how well their organisation was able to deliver consistency of their employee experience across all departments and seniority levels.
Burnetts’ employees anonymously reported that the culture of collaborative teamworking that is evident across the firm made it a great place to work.
One example of how the firm has encouraged team bonding is its Annual Team Fun Day which was introduced in 2021 – each team chooses how their day is spent and to date activities have included everything from canal boating, llama walking and Go Ape, to murder mysteries, and escape rooms.
Burnetts is one of the largest law firms in the North and employs over 150 people across its offices in Cumbria and Newcastle. Earlier this year, it was named as one of the UK’s Best Places for Women.
Nick Gutteridge, manager partner, said: “Our people are what set Burnetts apart and so it’s absolutely vital we look after them well – something we’ve been working hard on for the last three years in particular, and so to make it on to this list – which is based on anonymous employee feedback – is really pleasing.
“We’re proud to be progressive and are keen to nurture our team and its talent – we want good people to stay with us for a long time and enjoy an interesting, stimulating and rewarding career here – and this recognition underlines that we’re moving in the right direction in terms of the ways in which we look after our team.”
