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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:

5 Essex Court Review: https: www.legal500.com firms 9330-chambers-of-jason-beer-qc 9330-london-england " The Legal 500< a> page about them also uses similar wording in it's praise: class="infoquote "An excellent set with a stellar reputation, 5 Essex Court consistently appears in high-pr...


ABS Lawyers Ltd Review: You can easily end up with a 1-year qualified lawyer from a 200-year old firm. But you may get some useful extra bits of info nonetheless. So that could be 17 x solicitors each with 5 years experience. One is to quote an ancient founding date such as 'established in 1882!' -...


Aconveyancing Ltd Review: Having just an "a" in front of "conveyancing" did cause some minor issues when trying to research the firm. But also because most people end up cross with their conveyancer at some point during the sale or purchase. If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk offi...


Aina Khan Law Ltd Review: On this occasion though, we're going to break with tradition because the comments are not the usual "Highly recommend!" blandness. You turned the case round completely"< div>. You can therefore do this with most firms you're researching if they are making large claims with...


Allsop Durn Solicitors Review: However we will explain why to see if you agree. If you click the link to view details about the solicitors at the firm, you'll see there is certainly a range of experience amongst the staff. Over the past few years there has been quite an upsurge of https: www.thegu...


Apprise Legal Services Review: you MUST make a WILL."< div>. Thankfully these days there are a large number of indepedent review boards such as Google, Trustpilot, Yell.com, Yelp and so on. Therefore it's perfectly understandable that the number of firms that specialise in handling more than just those te...


APS Legal & Associates Review: Unfortunately we're still unclear on the various qualifications than can be obtained. We could email you from an @amazon.co.uk address right now saying your payments have failed. It is followed in each instance by a bullet point list of what makes their advisors bette...


Aspire Licensing Review: For example you don't always need a lawyer to deal with your Tax HMRC problem. They handle what would be considered legal matters, and the term 'advisors' is used. We promote the same sort of alternative help in other areas of law as well. People have given away millions eac...


Avery Walters Solicitors Review: For example, Amanda Cuthbert qualified in 1993, David Cartwright in 2001, right up to Laura Stafford in 2017. class="infoquote "Our expert team of Residential Conveyancers have over 50 years experience of buying and selling residential property all over the UK."< div> ...


AWH Solicitors Review: So yes, 15 minutes isn't the most generous offering out there but it's far from the worst . However with anyone able to make a flashy website and write good sales pitches - how do you know the best options for you? If you saw one firm had a multi-level office space with a...


Bilkus & Boyle Review: You can then click the links of solicitor's names to see some more personal details such as case expertise. For example, here is the opening message on the Bilkus and Boyle website. One last stand out phrase from the firm's site: class="infoquote "We pride ourselves o...


Catteralls Solicitors Review: Thousands of people have lost millions of pounds to these fraudsters. We're not a fan of is this idea of ancient establishment dates because it can so easily be misleading. They stated as such on their about us page. Catteralls are signed up with The Law Society of Engl...


DFA Law LLP Review: The site will also provide you with individual details of various staff members. Sometimes when researching a company online people tend to just look up some reviews on their favourite review site and then decide. Always a good sign. Whenever we discuss a firm th...


DV Solicitors Review: It's a useful tip to pay a visit to any firm's local law society whether national, county, or city level. The official website we link to above is www.dvsolicitors.com and at the time of writing www.dvsolicitors.co.uk also redirects you there. A good mix of seasoned wisdom ...

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. Therefore any legal professional still willing to help clients apply and then work under those provisions will always get some res...


Education Law Service Ltd Review: But if you make sure to have the 'Ltd' part at the end of the name when searching, you should get the correct firm to pop up. If you've already been through a dozen law firm's sites today looking for one to help and didn't notice - just try typing a few of their company name...


Fieldfisher LLP Review: as well as having changed from Field Fisher & Co to Field Fisher and then finally Fieldfisher. class="infoquote "We offer free legal advice and take on claims on a 'no win no fee' basis."< div> On this we just want to point out that every single personal injury s...


Frank Rogers Law Ltd Review: But how do you find out more information about a firm if it's your first time ever coming across them? If you're feeling bold, just ask - even if it's just a quick email. There are several other factors you should weigh up and research before settling on the person firm th...


GloverPriest Solicitors Review: This may be reserved for house purchases sales only though. We offer you face-to-face appointments and also remote dealings with our superb staff." < div> Which is clearly good to know. It's useful tool to keep in mind when browsing firms. class="infoquote "... Ov...


Hampson Hughes Solicitors Review: The last firm we wrote an article on had a huge list of five star reviews all written within the past month by reviewers who had only ever written that one review. Unfortunately the only way to really know if a firm lives up to that promise is at the end of the case. My case...


Howe + Co Solicitors Review: If you scroll down to the bottom of most pages on their website you'll also see a short list of awards they have won and been nominated for. Howe & Co have one detailing some of their more high profile cases and some of the firm's background. class="infoquote "We have ...


R James Hutcheon Solicitors Review: They can at least back up their front page statement of: class="infoquote "R. There is just as much chance that you'll get a 1-year-experienced solicitor from a 10-year-old firm as there is from a 100-year-old firm. So what do we like and dislike about R James Hutcheo...


Ian Mallon Solicitors Review: When checking out review boards though, we always suggest you read comments rather than just look at star ratings. Ian Mallon are signed up with both the Northern Ireland Law Society and The Law Society of England & Wales. class="infoquote "All individual email addres...


Jarmans Solicitors Ltd Review: A quick note on navigation as the double 's' in www.jarmanssolicitors.co.uk could pose the possibility of errors. all followed a similar schedule too. Most of the 'new' law firms opening up post-24 7-mobile-phone-and-internet tend to offer out of hours weekend app...


Khan Law Review: prides himself on being thorough and ensuring that his clients receive the compensation they are entitled to."< div> A quick note on navigation as we have two other firms on our network with 'khan' in the name and we did have some trouble ensuring we got the correct rev...


Kudos Legal Ltd Review: communicated well at each step of the claim" - "Excellent service. A 1-year-old law firm could have a 40-year-experienced solicitor on it's staff. class="infoquote "Our knowledge, experience and dedication means we are the best to fight your case and ensure the b...


Lawcomm Solicitors Review: (Yes, really.) You can always check The Law Society's website for the skills and qualification dates of any firm and their solicitors. It's simply that such a large amount of what we found related to their property side. class="infoquote "A modern Law Firm. Usual...


Levins Solicitors Review: The firm do cover a wide range of legal matters including Civil Litigation, Conveyancing, Crime, Divorce, Personal Injury, Wills and Probate. We did find though that when you start typing 'levins solicitors' into Google it sometimes displays a totally different firm ...


Lindsays Solicitors Review: Not just the legal industry, but all companies as a whole. A couple of years ago we ran a poll and (as we actually expected from our own experience) the huge majority of people didn't trust testimonials on company websites. We've seen much worse though, such as a Cri...


Linkilaw Solicitors Review: Even then their focus was still business clients. class="infoquote "Founded by two brave women in the midst of the pandemic, we understand the challenges of starting and growing your business."< div> It's not the most striking claim we've ever seen stated on a web...


Alexander JLO Solicitors Review: At the very least, never discuss bank details or deposits via email. The firm has other offices around the UK including Liverpool, Birmingham, Chelmsford, and Norwich. For example, we've seen a negative review on Google for a Criminal Law firm simply because they refuse...


McEwan Fraser Legal Review: You would think these days that even 'stuffy', 'living-in-the-past', 'antiquated' (three words we've seen used numerous times by reviewers on the matter) people like solicitors could get their heads around the idea that even one extra Saturday morning open every second week ...


MGBe Legal Review: What about prior clients? The legal industry is not the same as other such as retail when it comes to public reviews. As mentioned, some bits of information we've gleaned from the web came through using the actual solicitor's name. After us praising The Law Society of...


MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP Review: But the majority of firms state something similar. As you'll see, one of the solicitors at the firm called Michael Taylor has been a qualified solicitor since 1983 . For example if all five of your local solicitor's offices have great reviews and well worded sales pitches o...


NV Legal Ltd Review: For example a highly experienced firm that gets you Ј4000 for your injury but takes a 25% cut, is still a better result than a less competent firm which gets you Ј2000 and takes nothing from it. Last year we worked heavily with rehabilitation specialists trying to get more...


OJ Solicitors Ltd Review: Just make sure to read the comments and not just flick through star ratings. A last word to the firm: class="infoquote "Ioan is a dual-qualified legal professional, Scottish solicitor and Romanian in house lawyer who holds a Master's degree in European and Internationa...


OTS Solicitors Ltd Review: All following the same themes about friendliness and most relating to Immigration as well. The qualification dates are of special interest to most people when we point this out. There are many wonderful firms without a single drop of publicity ink. This designation ...


Pacific Law Review: 0800 numbers should now be free from every mobile service provider in the UK. At the moment www.pacificlaw.com is owned by a firm in the US. class="infoquote "We listen ... So public comments from previous clients will probably not be available for some time. In ou...


Penerley Lawyers Review: Whilst people are very happy to talk about their local hairdresser online - they are not so eager to discuss their divorce, bankruptcy or probate litigation. You don't actually have to be a qualified solicitor to sell someone some employee contract templates or provide adv...


Penn Chambers Solicitors Review: This one had a considerable number of help articles answering basic questions such as "What Happens To My Pre-Nup If My Wedding Is Postponed Due To Covid-19?" and 'At What Age Can My Child Make Decisions Regarding Contact And Who To Live With?' . Don't underestimate the u...


Pump Court Chambers Review: She really made me feel at ease" "Matthew was on hand at all times and took me through each step of the process" "Very impressed with the service provided by Richard Wayman during an employment tribunal"< div> So make sure you really are happy with the barrist...

Mason Bullock Solicitors Review: Mason Bullock Solicitors was an unusual situation for us when it came to deciding on whether to add them to our network. That brings us to a quick note about navigation. For example they still linked to the now very defunct Google+ platform and many of the links we clicked o...


RD Costings Review: This is a costs drafting firm aimed at lawyers themselves. With the branding containing a plural there's always a tendancy for people to drop the 's' by mistake. The short version of all this is simply that RD Costings' transparency about the 25% being declared on thei...


Redwood Collections Ltd Review: So if you do see negative reviews of any debt collection company - pay attention to whether they just happen to be the person that ended up having to pay the debt - i.e. a win for the actual client . class="infoquote "Unlike most debt collection agencies we retain a p...


Reid Black Solicitors Review: So how do Reid Black Solicitors stack up on independent boards? class="infoquote "Very fast and professional. The majority are all like this and very positive. A quick note on navigation though. That doesn't mean we are bias for the sake of it. Having started back ...


Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister Review: He covers a very specialist range though, dealing with commercial and employment issues. Reviews of law firms are therefore always going to be less than other industries. For example, an accountant to help with tax matters. If you've read some of our other review artic...


The Search Bureau Review: class="infoquote "Using our powerful IT systems we are able to streamline the whole search process so you can not only view completed searches can you can monitor the progress of each case in real time and see exactly when you will get it back."< div> The firm wa...


Serious Law LLP Review: However because the terms are generic words you may see adverts in the top 1-3 spots of the search results from time to time. This is the same advice we've always given for people with Medical Negligence cases as well . Nothing to do with our services at all. What's the dif...


Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP Review: Always be aware that a law firm should never ask you about bank details in an email if you get one. That last snippet for example indicates that whoever took the reviewer's call must have listened properly and for some time . You'll find there are plenty of firms who state ...


Stenfield Solicitors Review: However one was by a third party who's own solicitor lost against Stenfield, and the other didn't leave any helpful comments about what was wrong. Whereas a new brand legal practice that popped up last month could have several well seasoned lawyers with dozens of years' expe...


Taborns Legal Business Review: Just watch out for adverts Google slips in at the top as they allow advertisers to stuff matching keywords in sometimes. Otherwise all we would list for you are the large brand named multi-office firms - and that too is not always the best fit or even available in the more...


The Injury Solicitor Ltd Review: But these differences should definitely be explained clearly by the firm you are thinking of going with. Such as: class="infoquote "We use the latest technology to ensure that you are able to track the progress of your claim 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." < div> ...


Thorpe Wilson Solicitors Review: If you look up https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 620184 thorpe-wilson-limited" the page for this firm< a> you can confirm their SRA (Solicitor Regulation Authority) status, check their expertise list, see what languages their staff speak, and so on. stating...


Trust Inheritance Ltd Review: Be warned though that you really need to read the comments and not just rely on star ratings. Unfortunately the temptation to utilise marketing language on any company's site always seems to be too much for them to pass up. A quick note on navigation as the firm uses tw...


The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc Review: This way, if a firm claims to have years of experience in its staff you can actually check up whether that's true. Luckily though, with law firms there are sometimes independent ways to check up on such things. So that's noteable to us. TSABI Ltd aka The Solicitors Advocates...


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