Recommended Reading
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: class="infoquote "Her calm yet firm demeanour instills confidence in clients from the outset of a case" "persuasive and direct" "His case preparation is first-rate" "His advocacy is precise and measured, and he is a very effective cross-examiner"< div> Becaus...
A City Law Firm Ltd Review: Sometimes even for big brands we've had to type in the location of the head office to get the correct reviews to show up. So if you see clearer statements like those on A City Law Firm's site then tack on a couple of extra brownie points. However for business to bus...
ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: Even for property sales firms. Little things like these can show a firm really interested in it's work, the people coming through their site, and that 'transparency' many claim to strive for. There are other sources you can use to get background information. For ACSL ...
Backhouse Solicitors Review: As mentioned above Duffield Stunt Solicitors has merged into Backhouse Solicitors Ltd with the official site being the hyphenated and https protected www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk However both www.backhousesolicitors.co.uk and the .com will redirect you there. The mos...
Brian Barr Solicitors Review: So does that instantly make them a better choice? Certainly a specialist for any case type is preferrable whether it's the entire firm specialising in your legal issue or simply your assigned solicitor within a firm. This firm, like many others, provides customer testimoni...
Bridge McFarland LLP Review: There are many resources available to you though and many things you might not have considered when checking a legal professional's website. If it was an award for best logo design, then that doesn't really help you as a potential client. The first means the firm or th...
Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: Google has made some changes recently though which you may need to work around. The firm's branding usually includes the main name even if it does sometimes get area specific such as the Abu Dhabi office being run by Brodies Middle East LLP. But there are other points about ...
Buchanan & Co Solicitors Review: However every firm we add to our network goes through various checks which we often write about, because much of the things we do can be helpful for any potential client in their search. class="infoquote "Our friendly and approachable team are here to help you deal wi...
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: Never be afraid to ring up the official number you have to check on anything. . The first is simple and should mean there is someone on staff with 40 years of experience working in this area of law. class="infoquote "Every day we change the lives of our Clients, Coll...
Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: class="infoquote "measured guidance and proactive communicative approach" "efficient, and caring service" "very professional and we were kept fully informed" "professional and very pleasant to work with"< div> The majority of reviews we saw were very posit...
Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: So we always recommend reading through comments when looking up a firm rather than simply flicking through star ratings.
With so much choice though, how do you know which firm is right for you? There are some resources online you may not be aware of and some things...
Defank Solicitors Review: It is really important to note exactly where you should be going and the official details of the firm you choose because there is so much fraud at the moment targeting clients of property lawyers.
class="infoquote "Our costs are completely transparent, competitive a...
Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review: At 1to1Legal we try to bring together a wide range of legal help options . You can also use an ADR scheme to narrow down the problem before you go to court."< div>
For this you would expect that the more experienced an arbitrator is the better chance you have of being...
Drummond Miller LLP Review: These snippets above are from a Drummond Miller testimonial page and whilst all the comments are clearly going to be positive (we've seen only one firm that posted both positive and negative reviews on their own site) they don't actually tell you much about the past client...
Eatons Solicitors Review: So absolutely, for law firms at least you need to read the actual comments for context. But most importantly they also list the areas of expertise and qualification date of every solicitor registered within the firm as well. It's a treasure trove of usable information to...
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: It might suprise you to know that not all law firms have made this recommended change to their site yet. There's plenty of experience within this law office with solicitor Robert Taylor having qualified in 1977 and Elizabeth Dumbleton in 1999. We've covered https: www.di...
Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: Be alert throughout your transaction. Sadly that difference is often not explained well by either. Both of these types should be trained, regulated and insured . The official full name is Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services with the official web address being www.evela...
Amy King Legal Review: Many firms will display accreditations and awards:
class="infoquote "appointed a member of the specialist panel of Personal Injury solicitors in 2001"< div> < br>
Just keep an eye out for firms which claim to be 'award-winning' in big bold letters yet never seem t...
Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: There were some comments available when we looked:
class="infoquote "they have made me and my family very happy"
"Outstanding service"
"comitment to their clients requirements"< div>
But note that when you search for a firm you need to make sure the name i...
Frei Solicitors Review: This can be an entire firm that specialises in a certain case type, or a wider practice that has specialists for a few different case types on their staff. While they are all clearly positive, they are also very few in number. So which is Frei Solicitors? Well, none of those...
Girlings Solicitors LLP Review: We're referring to the fact Girlings Solicitors has a separate division for their compensation claims team called Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd . But they also indicate a solid history, experience, and a sense of real pride in their work.
Obviously the first po...
Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors Review: But we have no hesitation in stating a firm with a specialist business department or a fully specialist firm like Goldsmith Bowers are far more likely to be able to help with a commercial law matter compared to an individual solicitor who handles commercial matters only as...
Guardian Law Review: But you simply must make sure to read the comments left by people rather than simply glancing at star ratings. They provide a wide range of data on each law firm and legal professional registered with them including all business aliases, alternate contact details, speciality...
Harrison's Solicitors Review:
Unfortunately for conveyancing firms when things go wrong they will usually get the blame no matter what has caused the delay or issue. 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 ...
HCR Legal LLP Review: Everything from a one-person sole practitioner setups to multi-office practices with hundreds of staff.
The main ones seem to be HCR Legal LLP, Harrison Clark Rickerbys Limited, and HCR Hewitsons. For example, while www.hcrlaw.co.uk redirects you to the main site, oth...
Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review:
class="infoquote "Evening and weekend appointments available on request."< div>
This is much rarer than you might think.
class="infoquote "We know family law"< div>
Luckily there are independent sources to check whether a firm has actual experienced...
Horsley Law Review: We've often said that it's better to have a 40 year experienced lawyer working for a firm that's only been going for 1 year versus a 1 year experience lawyer working for a firm claiming 'established in 1881' or other ancient founding date. So checking for an SRA number is...
Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: The only commonly found law firms that specialised in such a small niche were Criminal Law firms and still to this day everyone always looks up for a tried and tested veteran lawyer when they're trying to avoid having more points put on their license. The site is also htt...
QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: Many firms provide client testimonials on their website and Large & Gibson do this as well. However, Quality Solicitors is not the parent company of Large & Gibson or any of the dozens of law firms currenly displaying that honorific.
class="infoquote "Meet your lawy...
LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review: For example, many people seek specialist firms for cases such as Motoring Offences, Divorce, and Conveyancing in the hope that the focused attention and specific experience will provide a better outcome in a swifter time.
A quick note on navigation though as the offic...
Lyons Solicitors Review:
class="infoquote "We have teams of Solicitors and Lawyers based in our 3 offices situated in Westbury on Trym, Kingswood and Chew Magna. It's strange to think the internet has only been with us just over two decades because it really feels as though the way in which ...
Mark Croft Solicitor Review: Sometimes with scams so simple as sending them an email stating the payment details have changed. Because if you've already flicked through a few dozen legal service websites today, you'll have noticed that many use the same wording, make the same promises, and even used pra...
McCarthy + Co LLP Review: That's tens of thousands of pounds at a time. Independent markers such as these can help identify firms that are well established and keen to show a higher quality status.
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves in providing a personalised and exceptional standard of se...
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. Such as:
class="infoquote "We have around 50 years combined experience of acting for people and businesses"< d...
SG Murphy Solicitors Review: For today's article we're looking at SG Murphy Solicitors in Northern Ireland who describe themselves as:
class="infoquote "... If you want to email the NI's Law Society and point that out to them - maybe we can all get them to catch up!
This means the first poi...
Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Review: 'nicholson jones sutton solicitors macclesfield'. Which is reflected on their website where they state a list of local charities they are involved with as well:
class="infoquote "Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors are proud patrons of: Inspiringirls, East Cheshire Eye ...
Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: It's hard to know if a firm is friendly from their website only, and unless there are firms out there claiming the opposite (i.e. Oakwood have a https: www.oakwoodsolicitors.co.uk all-things-oakwood the-oakwood-solicitors-team " staff information< a> section on their webs...
PCS Legal Ltd Review:
class="infoquote "Our property lawyers have extensive legal experience in all fields of property law and are suitably qualified to deal with all your needs."< div>
To check on the legal qualifications of a firm and whether there is an actual solicitor working t...
Solidaire Solicitors Review: For example, as we were searching today using just the name "solidaire law" we go no results at all. So if you don't get reviews displaying on the first attempted phrase, try something else. Most solicitors within England & Wales are registered with them and you can look up ...
Sternberg Reed LLP Review:
They offer a considerable amount of useful information to users. Finding a product you want online is relatively simple. But the most common way people confirm about a company's 'exceptional customer service' is by checking the independent review boards such as Googl...
Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: Or 'founded in 1920' which makes the firm sound as though they have experience, but the solicitor you get could have qualified 6 months ago.
Beyond that, you have firms claiming to be 'local' which sounds great. Remember that ampersands can't be used in web addresse...
The Law Partnership Solicitors Review:
class="infoquote "We strive to resolve legal matters in a non-confrontational way – we prefer to resolve disputes outside of the courts through mediation and arbitration."< div>
A quick note on navigation. The comments for TLP are very positive . Here's the ...
TWB Probate Solicitors Review:
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class="infoquote "TWB Probate Solicitors.
But there is an area of law with some confusion when it comes to specialisms. We would recommend using the contact information listed on the TWB Probate Solicitors' website. There are a multitude of options in be...
UVS Law Review: However this can only be true if they have individual solicitors within the firm each dealing with a select area of law. The Immigration Rules specify that an applicant for entry clearance must be outside the UK at the time of application.
There are various categories...
Walker Foster Solicitors Review: Far too many people have https: www.express.co.uk finance personalfinance 1782733 scam-warning-home-deposit-hackers-online" handed their house deposit to fraudsters< a> after just one official looking email pretending to be from their conveyancer.. That's more rare than y...
Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review:
This can be incredibly useful because there are a lot of sneaky ways some firms can use to make it sound as if they have far more experience than they do. But as mentioned above this firm is typically branded as 'Waterstone Partnership Solicitors' with their official s...
WH Solicitors Review: They are all very positive, mention Waleed by name and often discussed what the case was for. A quick note on navigation should be made though because when looking up reviews on the public forums we did end up on the wrong pages sometimes. Sometimes based on nothing more t...
Wildcat Law Ltd Review: For example this snippet from the Wildcat Law front page:
class="infoquote "Sensible and practical advice. The most important part in our opinion though is the qualification dates of solicitors within the firm. But a quick note on navigation.
class="infoquot...
Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: To start with, if you want to see reviews about a firm on Google these days you have to enter the office location of the firm as well as their name. This was true for all industries, not just law. Please note the firm is not called 'wilford and smith' and if you are ever dea...
Wolf Law Solicitors Review: If you are looking up the firm on Google such as for reviews, you may have to enter the town name as well to get those details to show up - e.g. That's the 'no win no fee' . All firms can call themselves 'leading' in one thing or another.
Wolf Law show a mix of abilit...
Woodstock Legal Services Review: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 562283 woodstock-legal-services-limited" check the page< a> for this firm you'll see any alternative business names used, all office addresses, case specialities, but also the qualification dates for any solicitors. We hi...
WYM Legal Ltd Review: by setting entry standards and regulating providers to deliver high quality, accessible legal services' . However, when it comes to law firms we always recommend people read the actual reviews for context rather than flicking through only star ratings.
So what thing...
All Law Ltd Review: For a start, most of them look the same with the same sales language, promises, and sometimes even the same images of people smiling and shaking hands.
class="infoquote "We're on standby ready to help you with the law however we can. Their site is HTTPS secure though...
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