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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:

A City Law Firm Ltd Review: It's more likely for firms to just say they are 'award winning' and make no reference to what that award might be. class="infoquote "We are proud to be different. We've seen a lawyer with a 5 star review for their 'new italian menu' and a 1 star rating for a Crimina...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: We know this does happen alot with property matters, where clients of the other side start leaving negative messages about the buyer seller's solicitor. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 469101 a-c-s-l-ltd" check out the page< a> for any firm they w...


Amy King Legal Review: Watch out for firms that use marketing jargon. We've watched utterly confident large firm barristers get ignored by juries in a trial. class="infoquote "For more than 25 years, we have represented individuals in many areas of litigation"< div> < br> So when a fir...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: This includes whether they are qualified solicitors. Just always try to keep aware of which site you are on and who you are emailing back and forth with. It seems so long ago that you would have a handful of solicitor offices in your local high street that handled everything...


Brian Barr Solicitors Review: Many use similar wording, similar images, and make similar claims. However some firms are better at client testimonials than others. 'brian barr solicitors manchester'. is to get a wider range of opinions but also to see if there are any themes in the negative feedback too...


Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: Certainly Brodies https: brodies.com expertise businesses-and-organisations case-studies " caters for this need< a>. The argument is often made that large firms can bring a wealth of resources and a brand name to back up your case - while a smaller firm may be more ...


Buchanan & Co Solicitors Review: The official web address we link to above is www.buchananco.co.uk and although the expected variant of www.buchananandco.co.uk redirects you there, www.buchananco.com is currently owned by a different company. But according to our poll a few years back only 8% of you put any...


Calio Claims Review: But, no-win-no-fee is not the same thing as 100% compensation . 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 submitt...


Crockett & Co Solicitors Review: But beyond simply specialising, the other thing most people want in their legal representative is experience. How can you check that? Many firms will make claims such as '40 years of experience within the firm' but that could simply mean they have 10 members of staff all w...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: The majority are positive which is actually surprising for a Conveyancing firm. The firm today is Cullimore Dutton Solicitors and hopefully we'll be able to enlighten you a little bit about firms that handle property matters as well. So it's not as dramatic as on first g...


Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: While not a foolproof way of ensuring experience, it can certainly help. But you can end up with a 40-year veteran lawyer from a 1-year old law firm or a 1-year novice solicitor from a 200-year old brand name. The Law Society also lists the qualification dates of ea...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review: They all seem more of an ombudsmen type of process. More from the Citizens Advice site: class="infoquote "The main advantages of solving a problem with ADR are: it's usually cheaper, more flexible, faster and less stressful than going to court, you might receive compe...


Drummond Miller LLP Review: The Law Society of England & Wales has a huge user side pile of data for people to go through on any of their members including any trading names, alternative contact details, languages spoken, etc. Solicitors could work from home, create their own startup firm, and build ...


Eatons Solicitors Review: Property sales are the only area of law where we have seen people from the opposite side of the transaction leave bad feedback on the firm of the person buying or selling the property. We've been working with law firms for over 20 years and rarely have we seen such ...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "EDC Lord takes its name from our founder Edwin David Charles Lord who began his legal practice in 1919"< div> First and foremost, the website is easy to navigate, with a clear and concise layout that makes it easy to find the information you ...


EMD Law LLP Review: There's plenty of experience within this law office with solicitor Robert Taylor having qualified in 1977 and Elizabeth Dumbleton in 1999. There are a lot of review sites with billions of comments. Today's article covers EMD Law LLP which, from appearances, looks to fit...


England & Derbyshire LLP Review: That could be because the firm's name uses terms usually associated with location - i.e. There are hundreds of websites set up to look like they provide law-related services, but they may just be a "case reseller". The .com does not redirect you there though and as you can s...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: The first thing people tend to do to check up on this, though, is read public review boards such as Google, Facebook or Trustpilot. Be alert throughout your transaction. How does Eve Lake Conveyancing fare on the comment forums? class="infoquote "provided excepti...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: People have no problem jumping online to type their thoughts about a local pizza place or lamp store - they are less likely to rush to tell everyone how their bankruptcy, messy divorce, or criminal law case is going. If you've already flicked through a dozen law firm websi...


Frei Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "extremely clear, concise, practical and courteous" "very happy with the company providing a tailored service for my company" "simplified the entire process for my matter"< div> Those are some snippets about Frei Solicitors from the public ...


Girlings Solicitors LLP Review: Some firms have testimonials on their websites but we tend not to cover them as according to our poll a few years back - only 8% of you trust company provided testimonials. An excellent firm that fights hard for £10,000 with a 25% cut is better than a bad firm that qui...


Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors Review: We did notice negative reviews for this company online but they seemed to be the same one copy pasted onto each forum. 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 like...


Guardian Law Review: Especially those with multiple offices. So make sure you are always on the correct site and never discuss payment details via email. that they are not as easy to find for law professionals compared to other industries. This may provide a whole extra set of https: guardian....


Harrison's Solicitors Review: People have handed millions in mortgage deposits to fraudsters sometimes simply because they received an official-looking email stating the bank details of their solicitor had changed. If you look up the top conveyancing firms for the country then check their star ratings on...


HCR Legal LLP Review: The Law Society lists Child and Parent Law, Eagle HR, Harrison Clark Rickerbys inc Gordon Lutton, Harrison Clark Rickerbys inc Shawcross, wills at work, HCR Hewitsons inc Houlden Sweeney, HCR Law, and HCR Legal LLP Licensing, all as trading names they have used or are using....


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: While many firms have testimonials on their website, the comments on independent forums usually have more impact: class="infoquote "extremely helpful, knowledgeable and patient" "enormously patient throughout a long and difficult divorce process" "went above and b...


Horsley Law Review: But if you don't find many reviews of a firm, don't take that as a negative sign. Some are data collectors who then sell your information on to law firms. Pay special attention if the firm you're looking into handles property matters because they are often targeting by fraud...


Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: But the claims are not unique. The firm does link to a testimonial page on their site, but it looks as though it has a built-in display of their Trustpilot reviews. The firm has its own https: www.keesolicitors.co.uk our-people" staff profile page< a> listing some informa...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: As mentioned before the firm's own website www.largeandgibson.co.uk currently redirects to a section on the main QS site - www.qualitysolicitors.com largeandgibson so you need to make sure you go to that specific web address. class="infoquote "We are dedicated to maki...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review: LS Legal is an interesting case study and a helpful way to explain how law firms can be set up these days. So what are the independent forums saying? class="infoquote "highly professional and super helpful" "professional and approachable, explaining anything ...


Lyons Solicitors Review: that they are 'unfriendly' and 'outdated') then these great sounding words don't help in the pursuit of telling one firm from another. But if a law firm states they have '20 years of combined experience' or '20 years of experience within the firm' - that means they've added ...


Mark Croft Solicitor Review: Todays article will focus on the motor offence solicitor Mark Croft as there are some interesting things to point out regarding his services and website which can help when trying to find a way to distinguish one firm from another. The age of the firm's logo should not inf...


McCarthy + Co LLP Review: There are various levels starting at Q1000 with Q9000 https: lqsi.ie the-q9000 " being the top tier< a> of quality assurance. At the moment Google seem to have changed their setup so that you cannot search for reviews on a firm in general - only on a specific office locat...


MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd Review: There does seem to be a mirror of the site on mpg-group.consulting but we would recommend bookmarking the main site if you plan on returning. The official site is at www.mpgqs.com which we link to above. So they really should be given a bit more weight than regular co...


SG Murphy Solicitors Review: However a poll we ran a few years back indicated that only 9% of people trusted company provided reviews. But it often just takes a little bit of standing back and reasoning. They can tell you more about the actual firm and it's priorities compared to a well-crafted sales ...


Nero Legal Ltd Review: Sometimes simply on the basis of one email telling them the bank details had changed. However, Google has changed how it displays reviews so you may need to enter the town name for any firm you're trying to research (e.g. So what other things can you look for when trying t...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Review: Probably around 90% of the articles on this site are about firm's who are not current advertisers or paying us anything. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 471499 nicholson-jones-sutton-solicitors-ltd?Solicitors=True" check out the staf...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: So what can you do? class="infoquote "As a multi service law firm based in Leeds, we offer clear, practical support and guidance for all of the legal issues affecting individuals and businesses"< div> That's a snippet from the site of the firm Oakwood Solicito...


PCS Legal Ltd Review: Some only act as go-betweens and outsource that work to a separate law firm. So it might be an idea to bookmark the site just in case. We've also seen buyers leave negative reviews on the seller's solicitor, which simply does not happen with other types of legal matte...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law Review: With this, you can always check the experience and expertise of the solicitor you're interested in. In fact for most criminal law, divorce, or property matters people want a firm that solely works on that one area of law. In 25+ years of working in the legal industry, we'...

Cook Legal Ltd Review: Most law firms will be able to cover much larger areas . There are also a couple of firms using the name "Cook Legal", one of which is based nearby in Birkenhead. So when they see lots of law firms stating local roots or activities it may seem like a marketing ploy. ...


Solidaire Solicitors Review: The firm's site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via their online contact form. One downside of the internet is there is often too much choice these days. If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 33660 sol...

Defank Solicitors Review: For today's example we're using the website of the law firm Defank: class="infoquote "At Defank Solicitors, we are committed to providing expert legal services tailored to meet your specific needs."< div> A couple of things to watch out for when you're going thr...


Sternberg Reed LLP Review: There are always websites to tell you the "10 best" of something or you'll have your own brand loyalty already. 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. The Law Soc...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Whether you are looking for legal advice for personal or business matters, our friendly and professional team is here to help."< div> One thing to watch for are firms that imply< u> experience rather than actually having any. For example 'tho...


The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: Abdul Khan who qualified in 1999, and Rashminder Sarai in 1997. For our example (as the title suggests) we're going to use The Law Partnership. That's because it is. If we https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 592124 the-law-partnership-coventry-limited?S...


TWB Probate Solicitors Review: . Not just for your chances of obtaining the result you want, but for cost as well. That's not to say there aren't alot of well experienced people such as paralegals out there who can help. There are a multitude of options in between. We try to cover a wide range of law fi...


UVS Law Review: Spouse Fiancee) and Leave to Remain, and Investors such as Innovator Founder and Entrepreneur Visas. You can look up a firm by name or the solicitor themselves. Especially with everything going on at the moment. The Immigration Rules specify that an applicant for entry clear...


Walker Foster Solicitors Review: That's probably more to do with how clever marketing has become rather than our kids being more gullible. Of course, as a larger firm they have a larger amount of resources and time to sort these things. class="infoquote "extremely happy with the efficient and excel...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review: This includes any alternative trading names, contact details, areas of law covered, languages spoken and so on. So how old the firm's logo really doesn't help you know how experienced the actual staff are. Common sense dictates there will not be a 200-year-old wise old law...


Wildcat Law Ltd Review: So such statements don't really help you distinguish one firm from another. You can hire a barrister yourself. So what can? class="infoquote "When reviewing the performance of a firm or department we use various criteria; our focus is on the bench strength of the te...


Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: Clearly there is not a 200-year-old solicitor sitting behind the desk. They are a good example to use in order to provide insights and help into ways people can research law firms and ensure they get one that matches what they are looking for. 'Wilford Smith & Co' simply s...


Wolf Law Solicitors Review: Fresh eyes in wise heads? Either way such checks can be a useful metric when deciding which firm to you use. However such agreements may require a fee if the case wins. It's a good place to get independent background about a legal service provider. If you are looking up ...


WYM Legal Ltd Review: It's not uncommon to see even some of the country's top conveyancing companies with 2 star or 3 star average ratings. For today's example we're in the world of property sales highlighting the firm WYM Legal. Tens of thousands of pounds being transferred to a fraudster's bank...


All Law Ltd Review: As already covered, this firm's name to search for on The Law Society website and the Solicitors Regulatory Authority website is All Law Ltd. So how can you discern one firm from another? As an example we're going to cover a firm called Law based in Preston. ...


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