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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:ABS Lawyers Ltd Review: Plus alternative legal assistance such as barristers through the new Direct Access scheme. The official website we link to is www.abslawyers.co.uk and at the moment www.abslawyers.com is owned by a completely different firm in the US. They're comfort with and use of the lang...
Antony Hodari Solicitors Review: The firm we covered yesterday were very explicit about how their divorce experiences had led them to create their alternative mediation service. class="infoquote "Our solicitors will keep you up to date with the progress of your claim throughout and will answer any que...
Argue & Co Legal Review: We've seen the most absurd negative reviews against solicitors. the person they spoke to simply seemed more interested in their case. Despite the owner's surname being a generic word (argue) the firm shows up fine for the majority of it's terms on search engines. Even zero...
Aspire Licensing Review: For example a Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering, Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace, Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work, and so on. But that's what you'd expect from a firm that deals day in day out with a single area of law. Is this a negativ...
Beers LLP Review: However, we ran a poll last year and only 8% of you responded that you trust company provided testimonials. However that doesn't mean we ignore flaws or hide negative press when we find it. Whilst most of the time people may think of specialist firms as handling only one are...
Bell Lax Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "dealt with my case in a very supportive and informative manner" "all the staff are incredibly friendly and helpful" "dealt with my claim in a very professional manner and easy to deal with" "very helpful and professional at explaining ...
Bilkus & Boyle Review: If you've already been through a dozen law firms' websites today searching for one to take your case, you'll probably have noticed the majority use the same types of sales language, images, and so on. it almost makes them meaningless. The Law Society of Scotland on the other...
BLZ Solicitors Review: One thing we have frequently quoted as a dislike on law firm's websites is the new wave of them sharing likes, dislikes, hobbies and favourite colours. In our opinion you shouldn't count repetitive wording or stock images on a site against any of them.. If someone seems...
Branch Austin McCormick LLP Review: The legal industry seems to be treated quite differently to others. Firms that handle a single case type call themselves 'specialists' giving the impression that firms handling a wider range of matters are not so. yeah. So when we see a firm claiming to have a history ...
QualitySolicitors Burton & Co Review: It's meant to convey 'quality' services with minimum levels expected amongst all members such as flexible hours for appointments, free initial consultations , and so on. class="infoquote "QualitySolicitors Burton & Co based in Lincoln and Sleaford have a proud traditi...
OneLaw Chambers Review: There are law societies based on the city, county, and country level. This allowed clients to pursue cases against negligent third parties without having to be afraid of huge legal bills at the outset or if their case loses. However if you consider there are well over a hund...
Catteralls Solicitors Review: Never discuss bank details via email and just try to keep aware of which website you are on. That's great. No seriously. The most common errors of www.catterall.co.uk, www.catterallsolicitors.co.uk, and to a lesser extent the dot coms as well are all owned by other compan...
CEL Solicitors Review: Especially firms in the property market where online scams are rampant.
General Notes: Usually if Legal Aid is possible we've mentioned it above, but you can always ask. For all we knew, by claiming to be 'featured' in these publications the firm could simply have...
Cooks Solicitors Review: Most solicitors will blame the other side's solicitor for any issues that arise. Fortunately all of Young and Co's offices The Law Society of England & Wales w...
David Stinson & Co Review: 9 times out of 10 they will just be variations of 'I would recommend them highly'. It contains what we would call 'Case Studies' where brief explanations are made about a prior case, it's problems, the actions taken, the timeframe, and the settlement. But you never know what...
DisrepairClaim.co.uk Review: So whilst we still are not keen on the whole CMC thing as a general rule, in this instance using a company like DisrepairClaim.co.uk may be the only available option for many.
class="infoquote "Our highly experienced Housing Disrepair panel of solicitors can bring fo...
DV Solicitors Review:
People have https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " handed over millions to fraudsters< a> sometimes on the basis of just a few official looking emails.
A quite note on navigation though as the br...
Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd Review:
The problem is mostly with property matters and conveyancing as https: www.clc-uk.org watch-out-for-conveyancing-fraud " fraudsters have managed to scam multi-millions< a> out of people buying selling a home. Unfortunately such terms are actually unhelpful because n...
Education Law Service Ltd Review: Sometimes the only way to ensure your child gets the correct care is to get the legal system of the country to push back against the education system. It was still very positive :
class="infoquote "excellent on the day ...
One lesser known area of litigation i...
Fair Result Ltd Review: Typically it's only cases such as litigation where firms may do considerable work upfront with an aim to getting paid near the end of the case instead. That's where we saw that the firm was pretty new. The official site we link to above is www.fair-result.co.uk with none of ...
Frazer Coogans Ltd Review: Unlike tech companies , food outlets, streaming services, or practically any company these days where the newer they are the more popular they seem to get - the legal industry still seems to push that older is better. You can get a 1-year novice from a 200-year old firm. It...
Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents Review:
class="infoquote "With our estate agency and property conveyancing teams under one roof, we offer a seamless transition from initial valuation and marketing through negotiation and conclusion of the contract to the conveyancing and settlement of the sale or purchase."...
Hawkridge & Company Review: These kinds of things are not automatically given to new firms or anyone that simply signs up to that organisation.
class="infoquote "Hawkridge & Company solicitors ensure a personal and supportive approach to every client"< div>
Unfortunately when it comes to law...
HooperHyde Review: We've known firms with decades of good, reputable history in their area with less than a handful of reviews on the web. (5x2=10)
That's another great use for the law society website because you can check the actual expertise and experience of individual solicitors wit...
Jacobs Law Solicitors Review:
There are other lawyers in the UK using Jacob in the name. e.g.
class="infoquote "Based in the heart of Birmingham’s City Centre, we offer a unique and exciting new approach to our areas of expertise."< div>
If you've already skimmed through dozens of other ...
JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd Review:
class="infoquote "I would just like to thank you for all your efforts in getting my claim settled."
"I am really satisfied with the work and outcome of the case."< div>
Those are a couple of snippets from the firm's case studies relating to how those customer...
Khan Law Review: The quote above is from the Khan Law website and, in our opinion, is being used appropriately. So what else is there?
class="infoquote "At Khan Law we will keep you up to date with the progress of your case."< div>
Reviews by previous clients are usually the f...
KRS Estate Planning Ltd Review: So how can you tell 'good low-cost help' from simply 'cheap help'?
class="infoquote "I have vast, hands-on experience dealing with a variety of Wills, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection work."< div>
Most Will and Probate company websites wi...
Lefevres Law Review: People are https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " handing tens of thousands of pounds over to fraudsters< a> sometimes after only receiving a single email telling them the bank details for payment have cha...
Lindsays Solicitors Review:
Lindsays does have the standard testimonials page, however it seemed to be a little more buried than usual. They certainly have a page about https: www.lindsays.co.uk about-us sponsorship" things they sponsor< a> but the chosen sponsorships look very specific and hi...
Mason Bullock Solicitors Review: Typically we research a firm completely unbias and make the decision based on several factors such as their setup, case range, reviews, standing with the relevant regulatory bodies, and so on. The official site is www.masonbullock.co.uk with www.masonbullock.com not curren...
Mckie Legal Review:
There are plenty of things you might not have thought of though that can identify a firm as offering more than another. www.mckiesolicitors.co.uk) being the same. However the concept of the local solicitors office has become something of an almost quaint, nostalgic not...
Michael Leighton Jones Review:
A quick note on navigation as the name of the firm is quite long. Scammers email clients saying they are the solicitor and telling them the bank details for payment have changed.
It's a good idea to read comments when it comes to legal service providers as well rat...
Milners Solicitors Review: After more than a week of reviewing specialist firms, we're getting back to a more regular general practice setup with Milners Solicitors. How can you tell the difference though?
class="infoquote "When you need legal expertise, you’ll find us plain talking and focuss...
My Law Matters Review: The largest conveyancing firm in the country has over 1500 reviews on Google and just a two star rating. According to the law society website, the solicitors behind My Law Matters have a range of entry dates into the legal professional. the one word capitalised and heavily e...
OTS Solicitors Ltd Review:
A quick note on navigation. We once saw someone leave a negative review for a Criminal Law specialist for refusing to listen to them about their Divorce case. So stars don't always reflect real position in the minds of previous clients.
At the moment the majority ...
Pacific Law Review: But the major mobile players we checked all direct 0800 for free now.
The official website we link to above is www.pacificlaw.co.uk, however recently they changed this www.pacificlaw.org - but either will get you to the correct website.
class="infoquote "Ou...
Penerley Lawyers Review:
To check whether someone is a qualified solicitor or that a firm has one on staff, you can always use your local law society website.
class="infoquote "At Penerley we are committed to providing the best possible level of service to our clients."< div>. By that w...
Pump Court Chambers Review: not the very nice helpful receptionist at the start of your enquiry or the senior clerk that got everything organised. Having worked in that environment, this often caused friction. It doesn't matter to them. But the setup of chambers barristers across the UK and why their n...
Reid Black Solicitors Review: We'd like to share some bits and pieces that stood out.
All these together hopefully show why we thought Reid Black Solicitors were a good match for our network . they've posted general reviews elsewhere as well) - it provides a good dollop of veracity to the whole th...
Rose Fendlen Law Review: Make sure to listen carefully to the options provided and don't assume both will apply to your case.. So the information doesn't really help you spot a difference. The main reason they haven't managed to pick a legal help provider already is often an inability to tell each ...
Richmond Legal Ltd Review: The most common typos we'd expect would obviously be www.richmondlegal.co.uk and the .com and neither of them are owned by this company either. Of course, you should never discuss payments or bank details via email . At the time of writing there were actually no reviews ava...
Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors Review:
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves on the personal service that we provide to our clients in meeting their needs."< div>
Unfortunately there weren't many public reviews on the regular boards such as Google, Facebook, Yell.com, etc.
In the same way that a Fa...
The Search Bureau Review: But that's the case for most related service providers such as this conveyancing searches company or others such as law costs drafting firms. But it's surely a fair one.
The lack of easily available reviews shouldn't be viewed negatively in these cases. to confirm past...
Simper Law Ltd Review: There are others as well in between those dates providing a good mix of seasoned experience alongside fresh legs and ideas. Our article today is about Simper Law which turns out to be much more of a unique offering than expected.
class="infoquote "outstanding, kin...
Springle & Co Solicitors Review: There is an unrelated firm called Spring & Co Solicitors so just be careful how you type and click. We did find some reviews on Facebook:
class="infoquote "got the outcome we needed in a very short space of time"
"would highly recommend and will definitely use again...
Stenfield Solicitors Review:
Of course even in these days of 'modern' legal setups offering online case tracking and many matters being resolved without the client even actually meeting with their solicitor face to face - there are still a huge number of people that prefer the idea of a larger fi...
Stowe Family Law Review:
Another quick note on navigation would be the website. Many firms will have testimonials on their website, but as they tend to be only the best possible comments - people want to find those disgruntled customers to see if there are any common themes. Today's piece c...
Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd Review: Our last article was about a firm that used different trading names from the same office address. They usually include words like 'modern', 'friendly', or 'one of the leading' which all sound great but actually don't tell you anything about the firm itself. One reviewer for ...
Taylor Price Solicitors Review:
However some firms with long case lists can still absolutely be 'specialists' as long as there are individual lawyers within the firm focused on certain niche case types each. This can then make them feel less capable. Surely an ideal mix for any legal service provider?...
The Legal Practice Ltd Review:
class="infoquote "Whether you are an individual, small business or a more established firm, our approach is to work with you to provide clear, pragmatic, tailored advice from a qualified solicitor."< div>
The greatest resource we've found online for helping you c...
Youngs Solicitors Review: That information is thankfully intact. Each individual office they manage has kept a local, recognisable name with their own website and case range.
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves in putting the client interest at the heart of everything we do."< div>
Every...
Trojan Solicitors Ltd Review: For example, they claim to be "award-winning" on their front page but there was no real clarity about what those awards are. Indeed as you can probably tell from our article - we're quite impressed with the firm in it's setup, focus, and site language .
These days ther...
Trust Inheritance Ltd Review: Words like 'modern', 'fresh', and 'friendly' appear practically everywhere making them meaningless as a result. A last word from the firm's website:
class="infoquote "We set the benchmark for excellence and go that extra mile to make that happen!"< div>.
class="i...
ULA Solicitors Ltd Review: For example, the biggest scam going around the UK just now is when fraudsters email clients saying the bank details for their house deposit have changed. The branding is quite unique and the various alternate searches we tried such as 'ula lawyers', 'ula law firm', etc. a de...
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