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Over the past 20 years we've written hundreds of articles about the legal industry. Here are a selection about individual firms. Whilst we obviously have not used all of their services, we have worked with many of them and can point out general tips for researching which firm to use and what questions to ask:

ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: So you may look at this firm's claim of starting in 2009 as indicating much less experience. Other common sales phrases many use include 'we are a modern firm', 'friendly staff', and 'very experienced'. No variants we tried such as www.acslsolicitors.co.uk worked either. ...


Amy King Legal Review: The concept in TV shows such as Boston Legal where a large established firm's name can strike fear into a company or government agency has never been the case here in the UK. So does the age of a company's brand name mean anything? class="infoquote "Sound legal adv...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: Our 1to1Legal website never asks you for your personal details and does not sell your information on. This includes whether they are qualified solicitors. Top Solicitors in Preston and Glasgow."< div> That's an opening line from the website of Baker Hardman Solicitors...


Brian Barr Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "97% compensation claims success rate achieved by Brian Barr Solicitors in 2021"< div> Obviously the first thing people usually check is company reviews when seeking to procure any service. is to get a wider range of opinions but also to see if ...


Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: Some firms must have had problems or fall short of their promises. That's a range of solicitors with experience throughout the past four decades . Rather than simply showing you all reviews for a company, they may show zero reviews when you first type in the firm's name. We...


Calio Claims Review: The official website of the backing firm Lindsays is https: www.lindsays.co.uk" www.lindsays.co.uk< a>, with the official site of this branding being www.calioclaims.co.uk which is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via the contact form. For example, our ...


Cook Legal Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Cook Legal solicitors ... Each of those has different laws and legal setups. The site is https: www.techtarget.com searchsoftwarequality definition HTTPS" HTTPS secure< a> for submitting your personal information on their contact form.. However ...


Crockett & Co Solicitors Review: Such dates will merely be about the brand name. They also provide the qualification dates of each law professional registered. Today's article covers a specialist law firm. While not a 100% perfect way to guarantee experience, you can at least see if the solicitor you're tal...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: Not so many firms are forthcoming with such details, especially those trying to disguise their levels of experience. Never discuss payments via email. class="infoquote "Our team are focused on having a positive impact on our clients' lives ... If a firm's is promoting...


Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: Let's be honest, practically no one is ever fully happy with how their house sale goes. That's actually rarer than you might think for a firm that handles house buying selling. class="infoquote "measured guidance and proactive communicative approach" "effic...


Defank Solicitors Review: For all you know the award was for best logo design which doesn't help with your legal matter. If they have a valid SRA number (Solicitors Regulation Authority) listed on their website then that should be fine. It's much harder to find firms that list general costs for oth...


Drummond Miller LLP Review: We've seen many in the 2s. So what can you use? People typically rush to review forums when thinking about using a firm. For example, www.drummond&miller.co.uk could not exist, it would be www.drummondandmiller.co.uk The site is HTTPS secure for submitting yo...


Eatons Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "Bradford-based Eatons Solicitors has merged with Bingley law firm Weatherhead and Butcher Solicitors, expanding its West Yorkshire presence. Flicking through the https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 389365 eatons-solicitor...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: The comments and reviews seem mostly positive: class="infoquote "took the time to explain the entire process clearly and concisely" "exceptionally helpful and patient with us, there was a lot that we didn't understand" "about to use them again in a property sale" ...


EMD Law LLP Review: Some people have https: www.telegraph.co.uk money katie-investigates thought-did-everything-right-100k-house-deposit-transferred " handed their entire house deposit< a> into a fraudster's bank account after receiving an official-looking email saying the payment details ha...


England & Derbyshire LLP Review: These days, for many services, you don't even need to go to a typical high street solicitor. But to be sure a website is not misleading you with clever wording, it's best to check for an SRA number. To avoid this there are a few things you can check . With all this choice...

Nero Legal Ltd Review: It sounds great. Most being local and relating to homelessness financial struggles such as http: www.scotlandswinterproject.org " Scotland's winter project< a>, H4TH (Help 4 the Homeless), and http: starterpacks.org.uk " Starter Packs Glasgow< a>. While it may affect y...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: But most variants we tried such as the .com version or evelakeconveyancing.co.uk all returned domains owned by other companies or not at all. This is actually more significant than you might first think. Unlike divorce, criminal law, or a will - with a property sale, 99% of ...


Farah Family Law Review: Like many perfectly good words in the English language, the word "specialist" has been ruined by marketing firms. But always pay attention to what site you are on and who is actually emailing you. So don't dismiss any offer to talk first. If a solicitor is only handli...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Legal advice you can depend on, from people you can trust"< div> A quick note on navigation considering the alternate firms that kept popping up during our researching. This is simply not true any more. People have no problem jumping on...


Frei Solicitors Review: We enjoy working with our clients, and strive to build a lasting relationship."< div> A quick note on navigation. As you may have noticed if you've flicked through the law firm listings pages of this site, we are not a directory listing every legal practice under the s...


Girlings Solicitors LLP Review: In between those extremes you can also have larger firms with each individual solicitor specialising in certain areas of law. You can make a claim if your symptoms are triggered or made worse as a result of an accident caused by someone else’s negligence."< div> Some...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Our intimate knowledge of East Lothian & Edinburgh makes us your number one choice when buying or selling a property."< div> That means the main source people will turn to in order to check up on a firm is the public review boards such as Go...


Harrison's Solicitors Review: If you look up the top conveyancing firms for the country then check their star ratings on the various review boards you'll see some with 3 or even 2 star ratings but still with thousands of customers leaving either praise or tangible hatred over time. Never discuss payment...


HCR Legal LLP Review: However it's the independent forums most people turn to and prefer such as Facebook, Google and Trustpilot. HCR Legal has 10 locations at present: Worcester, Cambridge, Ross-On-Wye, Reading, Cheltenham, Hereford, Northampton, Cardiff, Birmingham, and London. This doesn't se...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: When it comes to online reviews though there are two things you need to remember. This has allowed the number of specialist practices (which before could have been starved for clients, especially in rural areas) to balloon. Also, be aware that Google has changed how...


Horsley Law Review: Pay special attention if the firm you're looking into handles property matters because they are often targeting by fraudsters and https: www.ncsc.gov.uk collection phishing-scams" phishing scams< a>. . Both list that the firm trades under Horsley Law so it's the same co...


Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: Certainly we've seen hundreds of legal professional sites with 'make a free enquiry' above the contact form, but that doesn't always mean the same thing. class="infoquote "Kee Solicitors from the outset was set up to be a modern, transparent and approachable law fir...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: So 'John Doe Solicitors' becomes 'QualitySolicitors John Doe', for example. class="infoquote "We have been meeting the legal needs of those in Portsmouth, Hampshire and beyond for over 120 years."< div> So when you read about the actual firm or check out review...


UK Divorce Coach Review: It can offer invaluable support to individuals facing the emotional and practical challenges of separation. In the UK, divorce coaching is not legally regulated, but accredited professionals often undergo specific training and https: coachingfederation.org " target="new"...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Our objective is to provide high quality legal advice through a professionally managed legal practice"< div> Although LS Legal displays several statements about handling a 'wide range' of cases, if you look closer you'll see many areas of law ...


Lyons Solicitors Review: They have a wonderful, free user side offering which will provide you with trading names, alternative contact details, all office locations, and the expertise qualification dates of each solicitor within the legal practices registered with them. That may sound like wasting...


Mark Croft Solicitor Review: There have also been concerted efforts to keep the amount a solicitor can earn helping these financially vulnerable people to make it almost cost the solicitor money to take some Legal Aid cases. So if you see any law firm's website saying they are willing to take on L...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Review: That's not something a company will often post on their own site. Anything suspicious, make sure to call someone you know at the firm to check.. Many companies offer testimonials on their website and Marsden Rawsthorn are no exception. If you search for 'marsden rawsthorn ...


McCarthy + Co LLP Review: The official site is www.mccarthy.ie but domain attempts containing mccarthy&co or mccarthy+co will return an error or generate search results depending on your browser. They are not the be-all and end-all of important things to check. In the end, all it showed us was the ad...


MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd Review: They assume a lengthy procedure and high costs. However, it should be pointed out that in the commercial sector it's not just Mr Anon or Ms Smith leaving such reviews. Often testimonials supplied by the firm are not taken as seriously as those on public review boards. But di...


SG Murphy Solicitors Review: For today's article we're looking at SG Murphy Solicitors in Northern Ireland who describe themselves as: class="infoquote "... On the law society's website they are listed as S.G Murphy & Co Ltd. Much of the language they use sounds the same and even the images on th...


NJS Law Ltd Review: However you may not be getting the most out of such resources. compensation claims). Some are just plain idiots. So always read the comments . But you need to make sure you don't fall for any marketing jargon. Here you can get clear answers about the experience levels of a ...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: that they are out of date, inexperienced, and inefficient) those descriptions are universal so also do not help you distinguish one firm from another. Whilst some of their staff are fairly new to the industry such as Asimah Ali who qualified in 2023, you also have Katie Be...


PCS Legal Ltd Review: It looks as though they also list some details about whether they have ever received complaints about each firm. Which is why we absolutely recommend reading through the comments themselves rather than relying on star ratings when it comes to legal services. Before going ...

Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review: Many law firms have started offering this service and using this process but there are also a number of firms being created specifically to focus on this way of dealing with a legal matter. If the matter does go to court, sometimes using ADR beforehand can help define the ...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law Review: class="infoquote "I specialise solely in residential Landlord and Tenant law, acting for Landlords. With this, you can always check the experience and expertise of the solicitor you're interested in. Most companies will state they have huge numbers of satisfied clie...


Solidaire Solicitors Review: When firms had to rely on local word of mouth or distance between a customer and any advert they could place - legal practices would tend to try and take as many different case types as possible to ensure a steady stream of business. One positive benefit of the internet has ...


Sternberg Reed LLP Review: Sternberg Reed displays practice staff with experience spanning the past six decades such as Elizabeth Bendall who qualified in 1976, Julian Beard (1989), Kevin Bristow (1996), Judith Gould (2007), Francesca Clay (2014), right up to Danielle Apenteng who joined the professio...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: The official website we link to above is www.thomasandthomassolicitors.co.uk which, although helpfully being the firm's full name, it's a long one to remember or type in without any mistakes. The same for anything in Scotland above the Edinburgh Glasgow line. Here are some s...


The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: There are already enough of them about and you've most likely arrived at our site because you've seen a post of ours offering more information about actual firms and help articles. The official site we link to above is www.tlps.co.uk and is HTTPS secure . Common variants ...


TWB Probate Solicitors Review: However, considering the changes governments can make and even the huge difference between how life insurance policies can be paid out and taxed - at the very least it may be an idea to check with someone to ask whether they think you might need a more in depth discussion ...


UVS Law Review: class="infoquote "Opening up borders and welcoming diverse perspectives not only enriches cultures and economies but also fosters empathy and understanding among nations." - Rashid Uzzaman< div> Entry clearance is required for most individuals seeking entry into...


Walker Foster Solicitors Review: But hopefully the information we provide is helpful generally. Sadly, the up and coming generation doesn't seem as savvy when it comes to spotting an advert. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 595949 walker-foster-limited" look up the page< a> for any firm ...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review: Fortunately for people living in England and Wales the Law Society covering your two countries (we're in Scotland) has an absolutely amazing amount of information available to the public about the legal professionals registered with them. 'waterstone partnership brad...


Wildcat Law Ltd Review: But a quick note on navigation. Whilst many firms claim huge histories with tag lines such as 'established in 1881', the founding date of a firm is actually pretty meaningless if they assign a 1-year qualified newbie lawyer your case. class="infoquote "The team...


Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: Those are merely claims about the firm's branding having existed for a really long time. On that topic we should cover some notes about navigation. So they could have 10x staff members with only 4 years of experience each. This is because the majority of people involv...


Wolf Law Solicitors Review: Such as this cutting above from their website. That's because many legal practices handle conveyancing property matters which are always frustrating and take too long. class="infoquote "Get in touch today and we'll assess your case for free."< div> Just as a poi...


WYM Legal Ltd Review: You will see a large number of negative reviews as well. If you've trawled through even just a handful of law firm websites today looking for one that stands out to you, you'll have noticed most have the same language and images. class="infoquote "As a CLC accredited ...


All Law Ltd Review: It's very difficult to work out which law firm is best for your case based on simply flicking through each firm's website. So you need to pay attention to the websites you are on and the emails you receive. It's user-side offerings far exceed anything it's counterparts curre...


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