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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:Two Harcourt Buildings Review: They do not travel into those official addresses every day for work. As you can see, each is still specifically about one particular barrister. class="infoquote "We welcome instructions from professional clients in both public and private practice to undertake private...
A City Law Firm Ltd Review: They will all still be the positive comments, but https: acitylawfirm.com testimonials " they will also display< a> the name of an actual business willing to have their brand posted on that page next to those comments. Surprisingly dispite the generic words in the name, w...
ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: So if anyone knows about law firm's websites, we're surely in that list . Unless there is a firm out there saying the like to use 'complicated English', are 'out of date', 'unfriendly', or 'inexperienced' - then this sort of information has not helped. Always make sure you ...
Amy King Legal Review: Our staff have varied experience in courts, immigration centres, insurance claims, and we even have an ex-policeman. Groups of them together are weirder. class="infoquote "For more than 25 years, we have represented individuals in many areas of litigation"< div> < br...
Backhouse Solicitors Review: This includes Minal Backhouse who qualified in 1997, Clare Sheeran in 2001, Nathan Gray in 2018, right up to Sarina Hayes in 2020. It's very common to see negative reviews from the other side of the transaction, not actual clients. class="infoquote "Our experienced t...
Brian Barr Solicitors Review: Many use similar wording, similar images, and make similar claims. The majority of English and Welsh firms are listed on the site so it's a simple and quick way to check if the firm and it's solicitors are actually likely to be experienced and specialising rather than simply...
Bridge McFarland LLP Review: Depending on which browser you use a typo can end up with you seeing adverts for other firms if not simply pushing you directly to the wrong site. There are many resources available to you though and many things you might not have considered when checking a legal profe...
Brown and Co Solicitors Review: That's a lot of experience. So what are people saying about the firm on the independent boards: class="infoquote "answer phonecalls and reply emails almost immediately and even on weekends" "never had to call him as he always kept me updated via email or text" "l...
Buchanan & Co Solicitors Review: This snippet above from the website of Buchanan & Co Solicitors is one such statement - i.e. Unfortunately even the best firm out there will end up with complaints about delays in property sales. However every firm we add to our network goes through various checks which we o...
Calio Claims Review: Here are some snippets: class="infoquote "I am very happy with the outcome" "We are delighted to have received satisfactorily settlements" "I just wanted to say thank you for handling my claim"< div> But typically the hand-picked comments which firms place o...
Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: Plus, it's very common for clients of the other side to leave negative reviews on the opposing law firm (as their conveyancer will likely have blamed any and all delays on them). Thousands of people https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-sca...
Defank Solicitors Review: The easiest way to spot the difference is by searching the bottom of the firm's website. Also don't pay attention to sales tactics such as 'established in 1881'. There are hundreds of websites out there pretending to look like an official law firm when they are actuall...
Drummond Miller LLP Review: A quick but important note on navigation though. But it does mean there are no longer half a dozen known brand name firm's in a given local area where everyone knows their reputation. Make sure to read the comments to see what kind of things might be being complained...
Eatons Solicitors Review: Firms will try to express experience in many ways. So a quick note on navigation is required. We don't think the age of the brand should sway you. You don't see that for any other case type such as a disgruntled divorcee complaining their spouse's firm won. It's common for s...
WYM Legal Ltd Review: Most will be cautious about what they say on a legal services website. We've seen a divorce specialist with a negative review for not handling criminal cases, and one firm with a 5 star rating for the incredible menu. Either the length of time taken, delays that no-one will...
EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: This is especially important in today's digital age, where many people rely on their smartphones and tablets to access information online.
class="infoquote "EDC Lord takes its name from our founder Edwin David Charles Lord who began his legal practice in 1919"< div> ...
EMD Law LLP Review: But thankfully it's not a selling point they push like some firms do. So we would mark this one down as very much a positive . We tend not to quote any provided testimonials in these articles.
This means that if you ever find a firm only has a handful or even zero re...
Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: The majority of scams the past several years have all focused on https: www.theguardian.com money 2019 aug 24 the-45000-deposit-for-our-first-home-was-stolen-and-the-banks-did-nothing" residential property matters< a>. This isn't as big an issue for this firm as their c...
Frei Solicitors Review:
class="infoquote "We work with law firms in other jurisdictions, where we have close links and strong personal relationships, in order to achieve our clients’ objectives."< div>
However this means the regular tips and rules which we advise people such as htt...
Girlings Solicitors LLP Review:
class="infoquote "Our specialist solicitors ...
Obviously the first point of call for most people are the review boards such as Google, Facebook, Trustpilot, etc. They also https: girlingspersonalinjury.co.uk news.php?page=1" share case studies< a> which for ...
Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors Review:
Not every firm is upfront about their areas of law or years of experience like Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors. For example, if you see a law firm of two solicitors stating they cover a dozen different areas of law including Immigration - they are logically less likely to...
Guardian Law Review:
To us that indicates the best qualities of a specialist firm in that they genuinely seem to care about businesses by trying to get as much useful advice out there. So make sure you are always on the correct site and never discuss payment details via email.
cla...
Harrison's Solicitors Review:
Also note that the full name of the firm is Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP. Property sales are also the only service we know of where people feel free to leave negative comments about the other side's firm complaining and even use review boards to threaten the...
HCR Legal LLP Review:
class="infoquote "We work as part of our parent law firm, Harrison Clark Rickerbys, whose roots stretch back to 1796."< div>
Over that length of time there have been several name changes and mergers for the company during growth. Because on the site it states th...
Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: If their name wasn't enough of a giveaway , the first line of their website:
class="infoquote "Specialists in family law since 1994 representing clients in all aspects of divorce, separation, financial arrangements, co-habitation and matters involving children."< div...
Hill House Chambers Review: Prior to access being available you had to pay a solicitor to hire a barrister to deal with certain court matters.
class="infoquote "Are you a solicitor looking for a barrister to instruct, or a member of the public looking for the right direct access barrister for yo...
Horsley Law Review: They are a limited firm and https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register organisation ?sraNumber=629429#headingFirmNames" registered with the SRA< a> (Solicitor Regulation Authority).
class="infoquote "For a free and confidential discussion about your claim complete th...
Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: The branding matches the web address with www.keesolicitors.co.uk being the official site. Sadly, that resource is the Law Society of England & Wales which doesn't cover this Scottish firm. We have one niche firm on our network handling only life-changing injury claims and a...
QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: This can be very useful when trying to work out whether a firm has genuine experience or is simply claiming to have such on their website. They then display the QS title before their own in any practice branding. For Large&Gibson it shows staff such as Richard Wootton who ...
LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review: We very rarely push out direct advice in our articles but we have no problem stating that if the solicitor you're looking at hiring only works a handful of Immigration cases per year - try someone else. They even have https: www.youtube.com @lslegalsolicitors6960" multipl...
Lyons Solicitors Review: Other variants we tried such as lyonslaw.com also were not for this firm. Today's article focuses on the law firm Lyons Solicitors based in Bristol. Always make sure you're on the correct website and never discuss payment details via email without confirming directly with th...
Mackenzie Jones Solicitor Review: 'mackenzie jones solicitors chester' . But hopefully you'll be able to check up on what prior clients thought of the firm's communication and explanation skills through third party forums like https: www.google.com search?q=Mackenzie+Jones+Solicitor+chester&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-...
Mark Croft Solicitor Review: The age of the firm's logo should not influence your decision. For some reason, the buyer doesn't bother checking up on this before transferring the entire house deposit to the fraudster's bank account. At the time of writing the site was not https secure so it might be bett...
McCarthy + Co LLP Review:
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves in providing a personalised and exceptional standard of service to our all clients."< div>
Of course the main way people tend to check up on statements about customer service and friendliness of staff within a firm is to loo...
MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd Review: As Natalie isn't mentioned on the law practice's site or on the Law Society website at the time of writing this, we hope the firm at least noticed that fact. Just ask and, if we can, we will."< div>
Luckily The Law Society of England & Wales provides an excellent user...
SG Murphy Solicitors Review: That's quite unusual though for a firm that deals with property. Watch out for general themes both positive and negative in the reviews as well. We had to search for the exact firm name which was entered as 'S.G Murphy' with the full stop. As we've pointed out in other artic...
Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Review: So always read the comments . Don't fall for stuff like that. If a firm says something like 'established in 1881' - that's merely a reference to how long their brand name has been around. Our poll a few years back was very clear about that . Certainly people prefer indepen...
Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: The official website is www.oakwoodsolicitors.co.uk matching the branding which is also very helpful. Most preferred to read the experiences of previous clients on independent boards such as Facebook, Google, Trustpilot, etc. However, if you've wandered through a dozen or mo...
Smith and Graham Solicitors Review: So the fact Smith and Graham solicitors have a wide range of seasoned professionals alongside fresh blood is something much more of note. Including Colin Sleeman (qualified in 1983), Andrew Blair (1999), Jonathan McGowan (2009), Himat Sidhu (2014), right up to Zarah Rowntr...
Sternberg Reed LLP Review: The Law Society covering those areas is one we've often praised on our site. Stating a larger size of firm can convey the idea of considerable resources for your case and a wide range of talent within the company to draw from. However we always recommend reading the actu...
Summerfield Browne Solicitors Review: Plus, errors in the web bar may take you to a totally different site.
class="infoquote "Where possible we try to agree fixed or capped fees.
The public reviews themselves are sometimes not very helpful either. The law advice you get needs to be spot on as well. ...
Thaxted Legal Ltd Review: Two - that they really are fixated on their chosen profession and can eagerly sit around writing such articles!
class="infoquote "We provide genuine assessment of cases and if we think a case does not have good prospects of success, or is likely to fail, we will tell ...
Stephanie Heijdra Review: This is despite her working in the industry since at least 2014 according to the BSB certificate. You may see Stephanie listed on other related networks such as Clerksroom as well. As you may have gathered from the network setup and other articles across our site, our goal...
Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: For this firm you'll see they have lawyers Helen Jones and Melissa Thomas who both qualified in 2005, as well as newer members to the legal profession such as Gemma O'Callaghan who qualified in the relatively recent 2016.
Thomas & Thomas did not make any such mislea...
The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: That's because it is. It's a difficult thing to judge. With extra emphasis on good speed during house sales purchases. Plus, for some reason the other side of the transaction will often write a negative review on a firm out of frustration.
With much more flexibility th...
UVS Law Review: Individuals intending to enter the UK under the Immigration Rules must apply for entry clearance before traveling. The Immigration Rules specify that an applicant for entry clearance must be outside the UK at the time of application. If there are only 2x people in the firm c...
Walker Foster Solicitors Review: If they have one, they will definitely mention it or have the CQS stamp displayed - usually at the bottom of every page. 'walker foster skipton'. We're not a fan of founding date claims either, but that's a discussion for another article. When looking these up though, Googl...
Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review:
class="infoquote "For more information on our services please call 01274 652 555"< div>
On that point we should cover some notes about navigation generally since leaving a review on the wrong firm is not the only problem that can arise if you're not careful onl...
WH Solicitors Review:
Does this translate into happy clients? Sadly for all solicitors, barristers, paralegals, and other legal practitioners across the UK there are not always a lot of public reviews to check out. The home office granted the application."
"I am flying to UK on 1st Feb...
Wildcat Law Ltd Review: But since the roll out of https: www.directaccessportal.co.uk " The Direct Access Scheme< a> you no longer have to pay someone to hire someone else to do a job.
class="infoquote "Unlike most law firms in England and Wales we offer both Solicitors and Barristers in...
Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: Most legal professionals will provide a testimonials page and this firm https: www.wilfordsmith.com testimonials " does so here< a>. Clearly there is not a 200-year-old solicitor sitting behind the desk. compared to testimonials provided by the company themselves. Todays ...
Wolf Law Solicitors Review: All firms can call themselves 'leading' in one thing or another.
class="infoquote "Wolf Law are experts in all kinds of claims, from slips, trips and falls, to road traffic accidents and medical negligence."< div>
On navigation please note the official site is w...
Woodstock Legal Services Review: Having worked in the legal industry for over 20 years we're still surprised to come across some firms that we'd not heard of before. Some law firms list hobbies, pets names, and even favourite colours which we think is not only pointless, but a little off putting on a ser...
All Law Ltd Review:
class="infoquote "Our Client's are our number one priority."< div>
The most common check people do when researching a service provider is the prior customer reviews.
class="infoquote "We're on standby ready to help you with the law however we can. People...
Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review:
For today's article we will be talking about Conveyancers who are regulated by the https: www.clc-uk.org " Council for Licensed Conveyancers< a> (CLC), and Solicitors who are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). There are a lot of terms to conten...
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