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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: They have more information about their setup and what each award means https: www.legal500.com united-kingdom-solicitors " on their website< a>. Some people have https: todaysconveyancer.co.uk conveyancing-fraud-red-flags " lost tens of thousands of pounds< a> by falli...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: This sort of thing is hugely important these days especially if you're using a law firm for a property matter. That's nearly a century of experience between them. class="infoquote "Whenever we act for you we will provide you with a 'no fuss' service."< div> ...


Amy King Legal Review: It's always seen as if you have to make the choice between a) using a large firm with greater resources but you're just another case number, or b) using a smaller firm where each client is probably more important but they have less resources. Certainly when confronted with a...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: Unfortunately, Scotland's law society is nowhere near providing such useful information to its residents. class="infoquote "We are here for comprehensive premier choice for business & personal legal services. While many firms provide customer testimonials on th...


Brian Barr Solicitors Review: So what are they saying about this firm on the independent forums? class="infoquote "began work immediately and tirelessly on my behalf for over four years" "nothing was too much trouble and communication was exceptional" "helped me through an absolute minefield"<...


Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: As you can see, most were positive like these. Not many will be able to boast these sorts of numbers. That's why most people turn to the independent comment boards such as Google , Trustpilot or Facebook rather than simply reading the customer testimonials provided by a com...


Calio Claims Review: This is typically in larger cases such as Medical Negligence where a lot more time and risk have to be taken on by the firm. Today while reviewing the website of Calio Claims we'll also be discussing branding. For anything else you'll probably be under the Lindsays departmen...


Cook Legal Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Cook Legal is a Wirral law firm. class="infoquote "our solicitors in Wirral can provide clear, practical advice and work quickly and efficiently to help you"< div> One thing people may not know about is that for legal practices in E...


Crockett & Co Solicitors Review: 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 with 5 years of experience. In the past we've seen a divorce law firm get a negative review for refusing to tak...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: The firm's branding is Cullimore Dutton (not Cullimore and Dutton) which are two unique names so nearly all misspellings we tried brought up the same firm in a search. class="infoquote "Being specialists in specific areas of legal work you can be confident that you ar...


Defank Solicitors Review: The firms official website address is usually listed in the SRA certificate. We have seen notes about a Defank Solicitor in Croydon but that seems to be the same firm as this one based slightly further north in Greater London. It's much harder to find firms that list general...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review: class="infoquote "Dispute Resolver is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) consultancy and not a law firm. It's possible this could be because the firm is using generic terms in the name - i.e. The official website is www.dispute-resolver.com while the non-hyphenat...

Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: One of the great things about the birth of the internet is how it has impacted the legal service industry. Always be vigilant over which site you are on and always ring the official number you have if unsure.. too much choice. Variants such as www.cwj.com are not owned by th...


Drummond Miller LLP Review: class="infoquote "We get to know our clients and understand the issues that are important to them so we can provide them with detailed, common sense legal advice and practical assistance."< div> But even with other legal matters and firms, don't rely on star ra...


Eatons Solicitors Review: We've been working with law firms for over 20 years and rarely have we seen such a collection of experience within one firm. class="infoquote "Providing you with a quality service, we ensure that your case is our focus and our Yorkshire roots mean we aim to be frie...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: Make sure you are always on the correct website and never discuss payment details via email. Each section includes detailed information about the relevant legal issues, along with case studies that illustrate the firm's experience and expertise in each area. The offi...


EMD Law LLP Review: class="infoquote "Initial free 30 minute consultation on some matters"< div> This probably sounds little more stingy than it should. If you're about to pay tens of thousands of pounds into an account and an email like that comes through - obviously you need to ...


England & Derbyshire LLP Review: Those are very different from each other. We would therefore recommend utilising the law society pages for this as well, because each solicitor will often have their case expertise listed. Therefore adding extra terms such as "solicitors" or "guildford" may be a good idea ....


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: Be alert throughout your transaction. Be aware though, in either case, most mortgage lenders will only deal with certain conveyancers and solicitors https: www.lenderpanel.com " on their panel< a>. class="infoquote "Here at Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Ser...


Farah Family Law Review: Why could that be important for family matters? Because the title "Family Law" covers a huge number of niche legal battles. A Jack of all trades. class="infoquote "With a focus on professionalism and expertise, we strive to guide you through the legal process with ...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: This can be difficult when looking up comments about law firms though. This is the main way people judge a firm's 'reputation'. 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 every...


Frei Solicitors Review: People are simply not as quick to rush online and discuss how their criminal arrest, messy divorce, life changing injury, or child custody matter went compared to, for example, the pizza they just ordered. The firm's offical website follows the branding name www.freisolicito...


Girlings Solicitors LLP Review: The second guarantees you won't have to pay anything if your case wins. But are there any benefits differences in using a firm that has a split setup like this? class="infoquote "At Girlings we place the highest value on client care and the quality of our service an...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd Review: A firm where all the staff deal with a specific area of law. Be aware when searching though that Google has changed how it displays reviews . If you see a firm stating "established 1881" or similar though, you need to remember that there will not be a 200-year-old wise gu...


Harrison's Solicitors Review: We had to look up individual listing information and reviews for each individual office. So you need to be really careful and ensure you are on the correct site because property matters are one of the https: www.lloydsbank.com help-guidance protecting-yourself-from-fraud k...


HCR Legal LLP Review: Every firm will put amazing sounding sales-pitches on their websites: class="infoquote "Our passion for people is at the heart of everything we do ... class="infoquote "Speedy, helpful guidance every step of the way" "they were patient, listened and provided...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: Today we're going to highlight the firm Heritage Park Family Law Ltd. Certainly a lot of firms will promise free initial discussions on their website. class="infoquote "Evening and weekend appointments available on request."< div> This is much rarer than you mig...


Horsley Law Review: Neither do any of the variants we tried such as www.horsleysolicitors.co.uk If you are going to look around for further information about the firm before making a decision, you'll notice that they are known as Horsley Holdings Ltd on both the Law Society and SRA pages...


Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Kee Solicitors from the outset was set up to be a modern, transparent and approachable law firm."< div> These days there are specialist firms for practically every case type. A couple of decades ago, a Family Law specialist practice such...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: We should point out though, that if a firm only has a handful of reviews it does not mean they are not a good firm. class="infoquote "We are dedicated to making the process as hassle free as possible for our clients."< div> The obvious place to check out claims ...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review: If a firm has only 1-2 solicitors but handles every case type under the sun - then it's fair to assume they are not as experienced or up to date as a firm with several solicitors each focusing on one or two areas of law. We did notice much of the praise related to Immigrati...


Lyons Solicitors Review: Lyons do this as well, but the majority of people (in fact, everyone we know) prefers to read the comments left on public boards such as Google, Trustpilot or Facebook. On the other hand, a law firm with one solicitor trying to deal with 20 different case types would clearly...


Mark Croft Solicitor Review: For some reason, the buyer doesn't bother checking up on this before transferring the entire house deposit to the fraudster's bank account. If you look up the Law Society of England & Wales you can check the alternate trading names, contact details, other offices, languages ...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Review: We will keep you updated every step of the way throughout your case and fully informed on the cost."< div> The claims about how well a firm does with their clients can also be checked up on independently. class="infoquote "Need a quote for a residential conveya...


McCarthy + Co LLP Review: A quick note on navigation should be made with the firm having an 'and' or '+' sign in it's branding. 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 brows...


SG Murphy Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "Our expert Lawyers bring a level of expertise and customer service that sets us apart and ensures your complete satisfaction."< div> This means there is no easy way to independently verify the experience levels or practice areas of individual l...


Nero Legal Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Whether you are buying property and are wondering what to offer; setting in place a Will or Power Of attorney to secure your families future or finding yourself having to navigate a family break up, give us a call."< div> A quick note on naviga...

MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd Review: The only resource people can use in these situations tends to be reviews. However, it should be pointed out that in the commercial sector it's not just Mr Anon or Ms Smith leaving such reviews. In that regard, the legal industry has made some great strides in consume...


NJS Law Ltd Review: Can you find out? class="infoquote "NJS Law have a professional and dedicated legal team focused on help in the following key areas: Contentious Probate, Housing Disrepair Claims, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence."< div> One of the best resources we don...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: If you have access to the possible services of 100,000 solicitors nationwide rather than just the few local law firms around you - surely you are better off? Yes, there is more choice. So how do they compare? class="infoquote "dealt with the case very profes...


PCS Legal Ltd Review: Here are a few snippets from those sites: class="infoquote "explain everything in details and worked so fast" "very quickly understood the needs of our business" "extremely attentive and available every time I needed to call" "timely communication and guidance t...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law Review: This includes contact details, office addresses, languages spoken, areas of law covered and the number of years each solicitor at a firm has been a qualified solicitor. class="infoquote "Book a free 15 minute consultation to discuss your issue"< div>. They want the v...


Solidaire Solicitors Review: Most solicitors within England & Wales are registered with them and you can look up information by firm name or the name of an individual solicitor themselves. If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 33660 solidaire-law-limited?Solic...


Sternberg Reed LLP Review: class="infoquote "We are one of the largest law firms in Essex & East London, with offices in Barking, Romford and Grays."< div> That snippet is a quote from the Sternberg Reed solicitors' website and encapsulates alot of the type of language firms use when tryi...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: The .com and other variants such as www.thomasandthomas.co.uk also do not bring the correct firm up. But a 'large firm' can also sound like it has benefits too. We've even seen people from the other side of the transaction leaving negative reviews on the buyer seller's solic...


The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: Then there are firms that state useless dates such as "founded in 1881". saying about The Law Partnership? class="infoquote "worked hard to get my sale through really quickly, despite the pressure" "worked very quickly and kept in touch with updates of both my hous...


TWB Probate Solicitors Review: You may also see solicitor Howard Brown registered with a company called The Will Bureau (www.thewillbureau.co.uk). Not just for your chances of obtaining the result you want, but for cost as well. While we are concerned about the number of new firms springing up offering 'f...


UVS Law Review: It's often easy to check if a law firm or lawyer is valid in the UK by checking with the SRA and https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 32565 uvs-law-limited?Solicitors=True" Law Society< a> websites. class="infoquote "Opening up borders and...


Walker Foster Solicitors Review: Walker Foster has a staff page on their website where you can read about each individual staff member but they also provide direct contact details for each. So what can you do? There are several independent ways of checking up on a firm but you're going to have to do...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review: On top of that we've also seen a criminal law specialist receive a negative review for refusing to take on someone's divorce case, and many firm's getting 5 stars for services they don't provide (such as an amazing pizza). Fortunately for people living in England and W...


Wildcat Law Ltd Review: If you've already been through a dozen law firm websites today you'll probably have noticed a lot use the same sort of 'sales language'. But a quick note on navigation. class="infoquote "The team at Wildcat Law consists of a number of experienced Barristers, Solicito...


Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: On that topic we should cover some notes about navigation. 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. For example 'wilford smith solicit...


Wolf Law Solicitors Review: But alot of the time doesn't it just seem to be paragraph after paragraph of sales pitches? If you've already been through a dozen law firm websites today you'll have seen a wide range of claims such as being 'award winning' (without any reference to what award) or 'le...


WYM Legal Ltd Review: But also covers the qualification dates and areas of expertise of each solicitor in the firm. You can usually check this using websites such as The Law Society for that area or https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register organisation ?sraNumber=627673" the Solicitors Regulat...


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. The official site for this firm has a less usual ending to being www.your.law and no other websites currently redirect you the...


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