Buckles Solicitors LLP
Mel Smith is a skilled professional with extensive experience in information technology and project management, currently serving as the Chief Information Officer at Buckles Solicitors LLP since March 2013. Smith leads various departments, including IT, Data, Project, Facilities, and Client Onboarding, while actively participating in multiple boards and committees, such as the Operations Board and the Innovation Committee. Previous roles include IT & Project Director, IT Manager, and IT & Project Support at Dowsdale Hedgehog Sanctuary. Prior to Buckles Solicitors, Smith held positions as Personal Assistant to the Managing Director at Andrew & Andrew Solicitors Limited and IT Systems Manager & Legal Secretary at Large & Gibson. Smith earned a Master of Business Administration in Technology Management from The Open University in September 2023.
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Buckles Solicitors LLP
Based in Bristol, Cambridge, London, Nottingham, Peterborough, Stamford, Solihull, Swindon, Paris and Milan, Buckles is a full-service regional firm with extensive expertise and an established reputation in all aspects of commercial work and private client legal services. Buckles provide a comprehensive range of legal solutions to business and private clients, from offices ideally placed to service East Anglia, the East Midlands, London and internationally. The flexible and commercially aware approach of Buckles' lawyers has enabled specialist teams to be developed and deployed. The firm is forward-thinking and innovative in its approach to delivering effective client solutions. The culture is enthusiastic and the firm values strong, long-term client relationships. The Buckles’ brief is to be creative, proactive, responsive and tenacious. In November 2015, the firm was awarded LawNet's prestigious "Law Firm of the Year" award, an accolade also won in 2011. LawNet is a network of independent law firms across the UK and Ireland. The firm was praised for clear strategic direction, exemplary client and employee care and sustained financial performance.