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Two Harcourt Buildings Chambers - 2HB Barristers in London: We also think very highly of the comparatively new https: en.wikipedia.org wiki Public_Access_Scheme" Direct Access Scheme< a> which should have been released way before now. No firm is going to claim it is archaic, inefficient, and unfriendly. These variant firms are sep...


A City Law Firm Ltd in London: At this point we should also mention the firm's branding and navigation. So make sure to keep an eye out. So if you're having trouble finding them bear that in mind. The most obvious way to check up on those claims is through the public review boards https: www.go...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool: But they are also quite useless in helping you distinguish one firm from another. Little things like these can show a firm really interested in it's work, the people coming through their site, and that 'transparency' many claim to strive for. We know this does happen ...


Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: But it does highlight some issues when searching for a legal practice to help you. Without devaluing their acheivement, we should point out why this is unusual. Because if you see a rival firm with only 5 reviews that's actually 'normal'. This is because of the huge number ...


Brian Barr Solicitors Ltd Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Compensation in Manchester: class="infoquote "Leading https: www.nhs.uk conditions fibromyalgia " Fibromyalgia< a>, CRPS, Chronic Pain & Critical Illness Lawyers"< div> An online resource we often recommend is the search function at The Law Society of England & Wales. So what are they...


Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: There is also a huge difference between a firm that claims to have 40 years of experience and 40 years of experience 'within the firm' or 40 years of 'combined experience'. The first means the firm or the solicitor within the firm has been going for at least 40 year...


Brodies LLP Solicitors in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness Scotland: More importantly, https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 16253 brodies-llp" they will also show< a> you the expertise and qualification date of any solicitor registered to each office. Over the past years the number of property clients of law firms getting scammed ha...


Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London: However there are two very important aspects to deal with from that sentence. People are handing tens of thousands of pounds over to fraudsters sometimes based solely on a single spam email stating the house deposit needs to be paid into a different bank account. c...


Buchanan & Co Ltd Solicitors in Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park & Sheffield: Sometimes for something as simple as an official-looking email saying the bank details have suddenly changed. So make sure you are on the correct website and never discuss payments via email. . So what are the independent forums saying? class="infoquote "Professional...


Calio Claims Ltd - Personal Injury in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth & Dundee: That's probably why only 8% of people clicked that they trusted company provided testimonials in our poll last year. But make sure you get fees absolutely clear at the outset and talk to more than one legal professional before deciding which firm to go with. As the rules and...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd - Conveyancing & Legal Services in Chester: Never discuss payments via email. That's a good checklist of information. 8 staff with 5 years' experience = 40 years. The majority are positive which is actually surprising for a Conveyancing firm. As for years of experience, there is often a big difference betw...


CWJ Solicitors & Notaries - Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd in Orpington, Kent: class="infoquote "measured guidance and proactive communicative approach" "efficient, and caring service" "very professional and we were kept fully informed" "professional and very pleasant to work with"< div> The majority of reviews we saw were very posit...

Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: As most fraud related to legal services happens via email. However, some firms employ paralegals to do most of the work and interact with the client. So when a firm states you have 'direct access to your solicitor', that's actually a useful thing to note. It seems so long ag...


Defank Solicitors in London: 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...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy - Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR in London: At the time of writing this, the Dispute Resolver Consultancy states 14 years of experience on their website and over 500 cases handled which certainly sounds like the level you would want. class="infoquote "Our secondary specialisation is contract writing drafting, c...


Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride: Many of our articles try to introduce you to some of these new firms and point out ways in which you can research whether they are on good ground or merely pretending to have the experience they claim. We've seen many in the 2s. This is because in property matters, ...


Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire: Domain names are only around £10-£15 a year, so we don't understand why so many property firms don't buy at least a few of the variants to avoid their clients getting tricked too easily. We've been working with law firms for over 20 years and rarely have we seen...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: 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. There is also a frequently asked questions (FAQ) section that addresses common questions and concerns clien...


EMD Law LLP Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: There was a chat feature on the site, but the two times we tried it we were simply asked for our phone number early on so someone could call us. We just rarely find good comments in the hand-picked testimonials. They do claim a long history with 'established in 1918' ...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: The official full name is Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services with the official web address being www.evelake.co.uk The site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details into their callback form. Both deal with preparing contracts, land registry searches, local ...

Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: We've watched insurance firms spend £20,000 to fight a £5,000 claim they thought was frivolous. However that marketing ploy falls flat quite quickly when you realise there cannot possibly be a 200+ year old solicitor sitting behind a desk somewhere. Groups...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: So what can you use to separate them and find the firm that fits your needs best? class="infoquote "Foster & Coleman are a dynamic law firm providing the very best advice and representation in relation to a wide range of practice areas."< div> This snippet fr...


Frei Solicitors Ltd - Luxury Asset Law Firm in London: (A thing we assume they learned from the rise of Kardashian-style role-models before them.) So while a specialist firm to help people with the 'problem' of massive wealth might sound odd to most - it will be welcome news to those who have built their wealth on being carefu...


Girlings Solicitors LLP & Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd in Sandwich, Ashford & Canterbury: So what are people saying about Girlings? class="infoquote "extremely professional, making sure I understood each stage of the process" "time, patience, professionalism and out right hard work" "some of the most thorough, but concise information I have ever been...


Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: The age of the actual brand name over the door at that point seem quite irrelevant. class="infoquote "Specialists at Commercial Debt Recovery and Litigation"< div> We often get asked whether a smaller specialist firm is better than a large general practice firm....


Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham: that they are not as easy to find for law professionals compared to other industries. This brings up an extra point about reviews - i.e. They are an excellent resources and we absolutely recommend checking through them. At the time of writing we could only find a total of ...


Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: That's a solid foundation. The 'feel' of a firm is lost to the 'look' of it. Call someone you know at the firm immediately. Also note that the full name of the firm is Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP. So you need to be really careful and ensure you are on the...


HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: The database states Paul Broad qualified in 1979, Simon Biggin in 1983, Julie Acock joined the profession in 1991, Lynne Adams in 2005, Syed Alam 2012, all the way up to Hannah Akhtar who is a relative baby in the industry having qualified in 2023. So you have to look up "hc...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: It is a great resource providing a wealth of background information on any firm registered with them. In these days of options and everyone wanting things instantly on their own schedule - it may seem odd to hear that many law firms have not changed their opening hours at ...


Horsley Law Solicitors in Stafford aka Horsley Holdings Ltd: They are a limited firm and https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register organisation ?sraNumber=629429#headingFirmNames" registered with the SRA< a> (Solicitor Regulation Authority). class="infoquote "worked tirelessly to ensure a speedy recovery from this devastating...


Kee Solicitors Ltd in Glasgow & Aberdeen: So we know a lot of the changes that have occurred and Family Law representation has seen it's fair share of those. A couple of decades ago, a Family Law specialist practice such as Kee Solicitors would have been incredibly rare. We've been working in the legal indu...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth: This can be very useful when trying to work out whether a firm has genuine experience or is simply claiming to have such on their website. For Large&Gibson it shows staff such as Richard Wootton who qualified in 1974, Peter Dymock in 1984, Michael Rowland in 1992, right up...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: Hence why we were happy to recommend them across our network. We did notice much of the praise related to Immigration matters which seems to be a root specialty of the firm. However there's a big difference between a solicitor that takes on too many varied types of cases and...


Lyons Solicitors - Law Firm in Kingswood, Westbury-on-Trym & Chew Magna (Bristol): But first you need to know a key difference in the types of wording some firms use to describe their levels of experience. But this is where our recommend resource - The Law Society of England & Wales - comes in. This is quite true though. So, take the time. They hav...


Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby: The age of the firm's logo should not influence your decision. While statements such as these on some solicitor websites are meant to give the impression of extensive experience - it's pretty much meaningless. We've been working with law firms for over twenty years now and o...


McCarthy + Co LLP Solicitors in Dublin, Cork & Clonakilty: class="infoquote "Our conveyancing department combines legal excellence and amazing customer service to help ensure that your property sale or purchase is completely hassle-free."< div> For some reason (which we don't fully understand) for over a decade now peo...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: The last two though could mean a range of things but usually that they've added up all the years of experience of all the staff together. We've been working in the legal industry for over 20 years now and can certainly remember a lot more 'XZY & Son' brands being around. ...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: So what are the independent forums saying? class="infoquote "well-versed in the property market" "I was kept informed throughout the process" "I have used the services for the second time" "professional from start to finish extremely knowledgeable and proactive"...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors in Macclesfield: That will also give you a better idea of any themes - positive or negative. Our poll a few years back was very clear about that . People make mistakes and can simply be idiots. 'Experience' length of times can also be worded very differently on sites and we think Nich...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd & Oakwood Property Solicitors in Leeds: 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. But the age of the firm does not indicate the experience level of the solicitors w...


PCS Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh &Harlow: If you look up the average star ratings for the top 10 property firms in the UK you will find most of them end up with that sort of number. This is because unlike most legal services, much of the buying selling process for property is not in the control of the firm. ...


Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough: However make sure you enter the full name of the firm and the town. A quick note on navigation with the firm having an 'and'. class="infoquote "We are a multi-disciplined law practice providing high quality, cost effective legal services to individuals whatever ...


Solidaire Solicitors - Solidaire Law Ltd in Milton Keynes: But if we entered "solidaire luton" the correct firm showed up because Google still have the firm registered to their old address. One downside of the internet is there is often too much choice these days. So if you don't get reviews displaying on the first attempted ...


Sternberg Reed LLP Solicitors with Offices in Romford, Barking & Grays: So what are prior customers saying? class="infoquote "couldn't speak highly enough of the service, professionalism and compassion" "got us a better outcome than we’d endeavoured" "professional and reassuring from start to finish"< div> Those are a few snip...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: We've always said to ignore average ratings and always read comments . The public reviews themselves are sometimes not very helpful either. Sounds like the best of both worlds . They provide far, far more than any of their rival organisations on the user side inclu...


Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: But Immigration specialist firms are sometimes only https: www.gov.uk government organisations office-of-the-immigration-services-commissioner" registered with the OISC< a> (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner) which provides much less. But if you see a firm o...


Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: We also hope it clarifies why Stephanie Heijdra was one of such legal professionals we decided to add to our own network.. The site is https secure for submitting your personal info. We try to make sure you know about the different types of legal help you can get in your a...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: With offices in Maesteg, Bridgend, and Port Talbot"< div> Being in Wales this firm will undoubtedly have no choice in some of its perceptions. The age of a firm is irrelevant. Then you get companies claiming to be 'a large firm with a small firm feel'. That's because h...


The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: While that may have meant something several decades ago, it is no longer any measure of a company's promise. It may therefore be an idea to bookmark the correct site if you plan on coming back. Unfortunately there are more than a dozen ways to be a specialist or non-s...


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London: So what's the difference between using a firm like this and simply buying a "Will Kit" off Amazon? Certainly the immediate cost to you will be far less as it costs much less for one of these kits than to hire a professional. We try to cover a wide range of law firms on our...


UVS Law Immigration & Visa Solicitor in Burton-on-Trent & London: For a barrister this can be a bit more difficult as the Bar Standards Council don't have the best user-side information setup. If there are only 2x people in the firm covering a dozen areas of law - they cannot be 'specialists'. While it's very (very, very) easy to assume al...


Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: How many times have you read 'award winning' with no mention of what the award was for? If it was for best logo design then it's clearly not an award that will help you decide which legal services to use. Sadly, the up and coming generation doesn't seem as savvy when it come...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd in Bradford: class="infoquote "competent, professional, knowledgeable and very helpful throughout" "available to us 24 7 and really went above and beyond" "kept me up to date with what's happening" "made sure I got the appropriate treatment, physiotherapy and medication"< di...


WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: We've long praised this organisation's consumer offering over the years. class="infoquote "We're experienced – our immigration solicitors have been helping people come to the UK for many years achieving successful results."< div> If you check through the main ...


Wildcat Law Ltd Solicitors in London & Southampton: Alot of firms might state they are 'award winning' without ever actually letting you know whether that award was for best logo design or something actually useful for practicing law. So what can? class="infoquote "When reviewing the performance of a firm or departme...


Wilford Smith Solicitors in Sheffield (Meadowhall) & Rotherham - WS Strategic Ltd: For example 'wilford smith solicitors sheffield' brings up totally different reviews to 'wilford smith rotherham'. This is because the majority of people involved in a property transaction experience problems, delays, and general misery. So what can you do? class="i...


Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: Such as this cutting above from their website. All personal injury firms should not charge you a penny up front or if your case loses. If you are looking up the firm on Google such as for reviews, you may have to enter the town name as well to get those details to show up - ...


Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: Woodstock also have a range of badges logo across the bottom of each page such as ILEX, The Legal 500, Law Society Accreditions, and more. Woodstock Legal Services is a trading name of Woodstock Legal Services Limited so not too much confusion there. Whilst many firms, inclu...


WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford: Unlike most other organisations, this one provides a wealth of information on any firm registered with it. class="infoquote "We are a leading firm within the conveyancing sector, driving up standards to improve the service that clients receive."< div> This sou...


Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: getting you the best outcome possible and delivering a brilliant service."< div>. So it might be an idea to bookmark the site if you plan on coming back. So you need to pay attention to the websites you are on and the emails you receive. This way you can see the specialis...


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