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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:

33Legal Ltd Review: Even Medical Negligence and Criminal Injury cases will typically be no win, no fee. Nothing about the facts or background we provide not being useful. I will therefore do my best to be concise for this 33 Legal review. class="infoquote "Here at 33 Legal we like to ensu...


5 Essex Court Review: Unfortunately Google can be quite slow in responding to scammers. We would therefore recommend bookmarking the correct site once you're on it just in case. This naturally means a great opportunity to save both time and money: class="infoquote "The Direct Public Acce...


Aconveyancing Ltd Review: If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 631441 aconveyancing-limited" the page for this firm< a> you'll be able to view alternate contact details, languages spoken at the firm, qualification dates of solicitors, and more. Things moving slower than they...


Aina Khan Law Ltd Review: We assume this is because this firm handles very personal and distressing cases such as divorce and child custody. Normally we don't refer to a firm's own testimonials. 35+ countries covered."< div> Another thing we see alot is firms stating they are 'Award Winning' wit...


Allsop Durn Solicitors Review: The only issue would be perhaps mis-spelling the Alsop. class="infoquote "Made every process very easy and was always keeping my partner updated" "A formal but personal service. Allsop Durn don't actually have any on their website, but there are plenty on the th...


Apprise Legal Services Review: For Wills and Probate matters, many people can genuinely be fine with just a bog-standard template that a junior staff member helps you fill in. We try to locate large firms, small firms, specialists and different types of legal professional for each area. fully explained ...


APS Legal & Associates Review: Plus many of the consultants have their own websites promoting their services. As far as we're aware their aren't a lot of scams going where people try to get you to write a will leaving everything to a nigerian prince. At the moment both www.apslegal.com and www.apslegal.co...


Aspire Licensing Review: For cases such as Motor Offenses or a Personal Injury, absolutely we would recommend a firm that is clearly a law office. For example you don't always need a lawyer to deal with your Tax HMRC problem. However to be clear - Aspire Licensing do not state they are a law firm in...


Avery Walters Solicitors Review: Which sounds far more impressive than 'we've been doing this for two years!' , doesn't it? In such cases, it's not always clear whether the numbers being stated are about how long the firm has been running, or the combined experience years all added together for the ...


AWH Solicitors Review: The internet makes it much easier to find services you need such as legal advice. But on the web you could be dealing with a basement-based-20-year-old taking people's personal injury claims and selling them on to real solicitors. But you'll never a find a firm that has ever...


Bilkus & Boyle Review: It says 'established' without the exaggeration. For example, the review we saw criticising a Criminal Law firm for refusing to take on someone's Divorce case. The majority of large conveyancing specialists have ratings as low as 2 or 3 stars. By that we mean they handle...


Catteralls Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "Catteralls Solicitors have been based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire for over 100 years."< div> Sadly many law firms use more marketing jargon on their websites rather than clear information about what makes them different. Spending all day on the...


DFA Law LLP Review: Which sounds great, but in reality the person assigned to you has only 3 years' experience themselves. It's clearly working for them too because https: suite.endole.co.uk insight company OC334104-dfa-law-llp" the public records< a> for the firm show a thriving busin...


Driscoll Kingston Review: Their firm, it's staff, and the legal industry as a whole mean a lot to them. But the fact it's not simply a pile of extra sales pitches disguised as articles - speaks volumes. Three of them seem to be about the exact same case just with different names used, and one is a...


Hammond Trotter Solicitors Review: Hammond & Trotter are not exactly cheap, but at least they'll listen to your circumstances for free before quoting you a price for whatever work they think is needed to resolve the matter. Always remember, though, that fighting a motor offence case is hardly ever abou...


Education Law Service Ltd Review: The official website we link to above is www.educationlawservice.com and www.educationlawservice.co.uk will redirect you there. Some other resources will pop up as well that might be helpful with some of the basics at least, including www.childlawadvice.org.uk Plus some...


Fieldfisher LLP Review: class="infoquote "At Fieldfisher we cater for clients with complex, difficult and high value personal injury, medical negligence and asbestos claims."< div>. If you've used our site before to find legal help in your area, or if you've simply read through a few of our ...


Frank Rogers Law Ltd Review: It may just be that they have a lot of clients that don't want to share that part of their lives with everyone else. There is a Law Society website for each area. But you never know what fraudsters will think of next. . For example, 5 solicitors x 4 years experience each = ...


GloverPriest Solicitors Review: The https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 591964 glover-priest-solicitors-limited" page for this firm< a> lists details of each solicitor within in it, how long they've been qualified, what areas of law they specialise in, and so on. As sometimes happens with forums ...


Hampson Hughes Solicitors Review: Plus we see some people calling them Hampson and Hughes too. So how else can you judge the merits of a firm? class="infoquote "Our experienced personal injury solicitors assists people who have been injured in non-fault accidents"< div> This claim can be checked ...


R James Hutcheon Solicitors Review: Worst of all are the people who don't do either and just act as if they are personal injury specialists in order to get your personal details so they can sell them on to an actual solicitor - i.e. If you do see an actual compensation calculator on a firm's site though, don't...


Ian Mallon Solicitors Review: Over the past 20+ years of working with law firms we've seen so many negative reviews for firms that were clearly unwarranted or simply about the wrong firm. He attended the Institute of Professional Legal Studies Belfast in 2001 and was admitted as a Solicitor in Northern I...


IWC Probate & Will Services Review: We'll be expanding on 'why' in a later article. class="infoquote "Our Will writing and probate staff are fully qualified probate practitioners who hold the appropriate law degree qualifications for probate and estate administration."< div> Hugely important. ...


Jarmans Solicitors Ltd Review: The second is opening hours. We expect this to be less than 5% of users though. A 100 year old firm may assign you a 1 year qualified solicitor. Jarmans do push forward one common sales pitch argument though, regarding the law firm's perceived age: class="infoquote "We...


Kudos Legal Ltd Review: Whilst scammers tend to https: www.theguardian.com money 2017 jan 14 lost-67000-conveyancing-scam-friday-afternoon-fraud-legal-sector-email-hacker" target law firms< a> that handle property matters, you never know what's around the corner.. However we tend to focus on thi...


Lawcomm Solicitors Review: If a property sale delays or crashes because of the third party buyer seller - the solicitor gets blamed. Some of the largest and most successful conveyancing firms in the country with over a thousand reviews each end up with 2 5 and 3 5 ratings because of how precarious pro...


Levins Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "Our reputation for solid and reliable professional advice soon grew, as did the need for bigger premises."< div> This is one of the easiest types of claim to investigate on the web with a wealth of third party review resources such as Google, Y...


Lindsays Solicitors Review: But in recent years law firms that deal in property matters https: www.express.co.uk finance personalfinance 1251363 mortgage-scams-expert-property-owners" have been targeted by scammers heavily< a>. By that we mean there are many websites out there set up to look as thou...


Linkilaw Solicitors Review: Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd are registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is actually the best site we've seen out of such organisations. A few new types of business law firm have started emerging to fill this perceived "gap". class="infoquote "Founded by ...


Alexander JLO Solicitors Review: Accredited firms will typically display a logo stamp on their site saying so. On the AlexanderJLO site each staff member has a direct email address displayed and a link to their personal reviews with the Good Lawyer Guide. class="infoquote "We would be delighted to o...


Mason Bullock Solicitors Review: There always are. The same goes for employment matters where not only the amount is important , but how it is paid out. So it's always a good idea to bookmark sites like this if you plan on returning and never discuss payments or bank details via emai.. The situation...


McEwan Fraser Legal Review: If anyone emails or phones you about payments or bank details - do not respond. Either way www.mcewanfraser.co.uk and www.mcewanfraser.com are also not currently being used. class="infoquote "Open weekdays from 8am - Midnight and 9am - 10pm on Saturday and Sunday."< di...


MGBe Legal Review: That in itself is a reliable bit of industry recommendation . For some areas of law though, people really do want a specialist firm . class="infoquote "Solicitor qualified in England & Wales and in Italy, with extensive experience in immigration, nationality and asyl...


MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP Review: Usually around 25%. It could be that the firm offers a service in a very different way, or for a remarkably different cost, or have international offices (e.g. Therefore if you flick through the comments section of a third party review forum , it's probably a good ide...


NV Legal Ltd Review: class="infoquote "If you have been involved in an accident or sustained an injury, we can help secure the compensation, rehabilitation and support you deserve."< div> A quick note on navigation. But you never know what's going to happen next so always be aware of...


OJ Solicitors Ltd Review: This is something we've said repeatedly elsewhere. Right now the main target for scammers are property law firms because of the huge amounts of money they can try and trick people into putting in the wrong place. On top of that, both solicitors at the firm are qualifie...


OTS Solicitors Ltd Review: It is a good hallmark of establishment and an indication of adherence to good standards. We check the usual spots most people visit such as Google, Trustpilot, Yell.com and Yelp. And there doesn't seem to be any other firms with similar names to cause confusion. A mix of w...


Penerley Lawyers Review: The branding is very unique so no difficulties getting the correct website to pop up in the search results with varied types of related query such as 'penerleys lawyers' or 'penerly solicitor'. This is because some people's complaints can be ridiculously petty, and some ca...

The Search Bureau Review: They've partnered with some of the leading industry firms such as Landmark Information Group who ensure conveyancers meet their regulatory requirements. It probably doesn't occur to employees of a firm to jump on the web to write a review about a service their compan...


Penn Chambers Solicitors Review: The firm's Blog section is also very client-oriented. Many solicitors will charge a fixed fee for an initial consultation. You could end up with a 40-year experienced solicitor at a 1-year-old law firm, or a 1-year-experienced solicitor from a 40-year-old law firm. ne...


Pump Court Chambers Review: They have offices in London, Swindon, and Winchester covering a wide range of case types and a wealth of resources behind them. So how can you work out the best one for you between the lines? class="infoquote "Our barristers and clerks are approachable, straightforwa...


RD Costings Review: This is a costs drafting firm aimed at lawyers themselves. Two of our staff worked on such cases for years including CICA matters.) But if firm took on a lot of less simple cases such as medical negligence, uninsured drivers, or criminal injury matters - then the 25% ...


Redwood Collections Ltd Review: There aren't too many possible variants to worry about and scammers tend to target other legal matters such as property and wills anyway so no concerns to raise here. The usual testimonials are pasted on the firm's site, however (as our poll last year informed us) people ten...


Reid Black Solicitors Review: But Reid Black state they will give you a free interview for 'any legal issue' which is a lot less common than you might think. They also sponsor and support the local veterans football team 'The Comrades' which we recommend you https: www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk news on...

Howe + Co Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "We have specialists lawyers to match every level of work that you require, ranging from the senior partner, through to junior lawyers working under supervision."< div> These sort of claims on the websites of legal practices are far easier to chec...


Richmond Legal Ltd Review: It's also become more of a pain to organise. For example, when we added the word 'reviews' to some of the search phrases we were shown a list of places called Middleton in Richmond - rather than companies called Richmond in Middleton. The most common typos we'd expect would ...


Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister Review: Direct Access for the public to barristers has been a hugely welcome change in the legal system . He covers a very specialist range though, dealing with commercial and employment issues. If you've used our search facility before, you'll probably already have noticed th...


SBW Law Ltd Review: all on a 'No Win No Fee' basis."< div> This last section of the sentence also brings up some points that should be mentioned. our friendly team ..."< div> Practically every law firm makes this claim which unfortunately makes it unhelpful as a distinguishing feature...


Serious Law LLP Review: The person was ranting about 'capitalist law firms!'. Nothing to do with our services at all. It seems fitting then to now be writing an article about a firm that actually has both . class="infoquote "We are Serious Law LLP. We manage their affairs to provide them wit...


Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP Review: Simons Rodkin Solicitors clearly are a firm we recommend. So what about the public boards? class="infoquote "He advocated robustly on my behalf and did so with compassion and realism." "They were extremely professional, efficient and understood the time constrain...


Taborns Legal Business Review: A warning about the growing concerns over the number of legal aid Barristers leaving the Bar. Unfortunately, despite the firm having been running for some years now - there weren't any public reviews we could find on the regular review boards. In our opinion it's a un...


The Injury Solicitor Ltd Review: class="infoquote "The Injury Solicitor is a niche law firm specialising in recovering compensation for our clients who have been involved in a Road Traffic Accident"< div> Sadly, many people still can't tell the difference between an actual law firm and a websi...


Thorpe Wilson Solicitors Review: No matter what firm you're researching though, we always recommend reading comments rather than relying on general star ratings. For example, Asda do not 'specialise' in Cereal, Milk, Chocolate, Underwear, Toys and Bottled Water. So yes, despite the long case list Thorpe Wi...


Trust Inheritance Ltd Review: We do ou checks just as much as you should before moving forward with a company. You can turn to the third party review forums. On this occasion it shows there is good mix of seasoned expertise along with fresh blood. A quick note on navigation as the firm uses two quit...


The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc Review: You never know what these scammers are going to think of next though so just make sure to pay attention to the email addresses you send receive from and never discuss banking details over email. It avoids stagnation and (considering how stuffy law firms can be) having young ...


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