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Two Harcourt Buildings Chambers - 2HB Barristers in London: class="infoquote "Your case will be reviewed by a qualified Direct Access barrister within 48 working hours of the receipt of all relevant information."< div> We obviously think very highly of Two Harcourt Buildings chambers as we've recommended them across o...


A City Law Firm Ltd in London: The Legal 500 is one name you might have spotted on a lot of legal professional websites. This is from the Legal 500's description: class="infoquote "These rankings reflect the result of months of extensive analysis by our research team, who conduct thousands ...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool: We did see a few negative comments but they were unclear and the firm has commented the name and description of the case doesn't match any of their past clients. If you've just finished flicking through a dozen of them before arriving here you'll no doubt have already worke...


Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: Without devaluing their acheivement, we should point out why this is unusual. We want to change that."< div> Rather than disecting every word on the firm's site like we do, most consumers immediately turn to third party review boards when they want to research a firm. ...


Brian Barr Solicitors Ltd Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Compensation in Manchester: 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"<...


Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: Depending on which browser you use a typo can end up with you seeing adverts for other firms if not simply pushing you directly to the wrong site. That means if you see a firm claiming a wealth of experience, you can check. class="infoquote "Our solicitors are ...


Brodies LLP Solicitors in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness Scotland: The firm offers legal advice to private and public sector clients both in the UK and internationally in its core business areas of corporate and commercial; energy (both renewables and oil & gas); real estate; litigation and dispute resolution; banking and financial services...


Brown & Co Solicitors in Greenwich, London: This snippet from the Brown & Co website is far more confrontational about the bad alternatives available and not the typical vague sales pitch. Here are some of the resources we use that you might not have known about or things to watch for you might not have thought abou...


Buchanan & Co Ltd Solicitors in Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park & Sheffield: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 589527 buchanan-co-solicitors-ltd" check the page< a> for any legal professional or law office they will show you alternate business names used, case types practiced, alternate contact details, and the qualification dates ...


Calio Claims Ltd - Personal Injury in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth & Dundee: For example, our article on Lindsays which highlights the differences between a large firm with specialists, and a small specialist firm. Those are two very different statements. class="infoquote "Wherever possible, we aim to deal with claims on a "no-win, no-fee basi...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd - Conveyancing & Legal Services in Chester: If a firm's is promoting the idea of their brand being 200-years old, it's obviously meant to infer they are incredibly experienced. The importance of all this is because for many years now property sales have been the biggest target of scammers when it comes to legal...


CWJ Solicitors & Notaries - Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd in Orpington, Kent: too much choice. So the age of the firm's logo will probably bear no relation on how well they will run your case. So you may see any of these on reference, review or information sites such as the Law Society or SRA. While not a foolproof way of ensuring experience, it can c...

Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: So when a firm states you have 'direct access to your solicitor', that's actually a useful thing to note. So what are people saying on the comment forums? class="infoquote "good communication, successful,resolution and great compassion" "handled professionally and e...


Defank Solicitors in London: Any big changes, you need to ring your actual solicitor to check.. The firm's official site is www.defanksolicitors.com but www.defanksolicitors.co.uk is not owned by them. The easiest way to spot the difference is by searching the bottom of the firm's website. If you see cl...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy - Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR in London: Many law firms have started offering this service and using this process but there are also a number of firms being created specifically to focus on this way of dealing with a legal matter. They often need the name of the town they are based in as well before they will s...


Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride: This is because in property matters, clients are very, very, very rarely happy with how things have gone and especially with the speed it has gone. But most importantly it provides the areas of law practiced and qualification date of each solicitor within the firm. Ri...


Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire: They also seem to have bought other variants such as www.eatonssolicitors.co.uk which is actually much more helpful and security conscious than you might think. But it doesn't sound as grand put that way. Domain names are only around £10-£15 a year, so we don't...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: 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 Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: We've also seen some search results for this firm under 'Hastings' and 'Maidstone' as those are much larger cities near their offices. They do claim a long history with 'established in 1918' on the About Us page. The past few articles have been about firms with a specialis...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: However, if you already know there might be legal issues surrounding your sale such as a boundary dispute or if the sellers are getting divorced - then the extra legal expertise a solicitor brings could be necessary. This is hugely important to note because for propert...

Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: Solicitors no longer need to work for a brand local to them. If you type in the name of a firm instead, you will be shown a list of all registered solicitors within the firm and can click for individual details. We've watched utterly confident large firm barristers get ignor...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: Many even have the same images of people smiling and shaking hands. class="infoquote "Legal advice you can depend on, from people you can trust"< div> A quick note on navigation considering the alternate firms that kept popping up during our researching. If you...


Frei Solicitors Ltd - Luxury Asset Law Firm in London: For any given area we might displays results for a general high street solicitor next to a direct access barrister or a specialist non-solicitor solution. class="infoquote "extremely clear, concise, practical and courteous" "very happy with the company providing a ...


Girlings Solicitors LLP & Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd in Sandwich, Ashford & Canterbury: Then there is www.girlingspersonalinjury.co.uk which hosts the specialist claims site and information. But while those sales words sound good, they really don't help you distinguish one firm from another. That's much rarer than you might think. The Government has cont...


Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: class="infoquote "Our team of industry experts have been brought together to create a client focused business which understands our clients' individual needs"< div> So where can you find out if a lawyer is meeting those client needs? The place people normally j...


Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham: Especially those with multiple offices. It raises the point that if every firm says they are 'experienced' (and no firm would admit to being 'inexperienced') then how can you know which one is better than the other? Luckily for the English and Welsh consumers seeking...


Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: The most common way to check up on this is the public review boards such as Google, Trustpilot, Facebook, etc. So seeing any property firm with a star rating in the 4s such as Harrisons' is unusual. We had to look up individual listing information and reviews for each indivi...


HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: So it may be best to bookmark the site if thinking of coming back.. They offer a highly useful selection of data to the public about the legal professionals registered with them. The Law Society lists Child and Parent Law, Eagle HR, Harrison Clark Rickerbys inc Gordon Lutt...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: Also, be aware that Google has changed how you search for business displays and reviews. Since the explosion of the internet, we are now a good few decades away from people being forced to use the law firm on their local high street. class="infoquote "Evening a...


Horsley Law Solicitors in Stafford aka Horsley Holdings Ltd: So checking for an SRA number is a good idea before filling in a contact form. We've long advocated people use this online resource when looking into hiring a legal professional because they provide a wealth of information about each firm's contact details, alternate tra...


Kee Solicitors Ltd in Glasgow & Aberdeen: class="infoquote "Make A Free Enquiry A solicitor will call you back"< div> Conversely, this next statement from Kee's website may seem like a very basic, uncommon one too. class="infoquote "Our experienced family lawyers will listen and understand your ...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth: The brand could be 120 years while all their solicitors qualified 6 months ago. That's also how they are displayed on the website of The Law Society of England and Wales which is a resource we are constantly recommending . It is HTTPS secure though for submitting your ht...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: class="infoquote "The high standards of our personalised client care form an important part of our business."< div> Of course the first thing most consumers do when interested in a company is check out the public review boards https: www.google.com search?q=l...


Lyons Solicitors - Law Firm in Kingswood, Westbury-on-Trym & Chew Magna (Bristol): You can also check the cases each handles. Worse than this are the firms that claim ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1881'. It's strange to think the internet has only been with us just over two decades because it really feels as though the way in which ...


Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby: class="infoquote "I enjoyed a very successful career in the Magisterial Service as a Senior Legal Advisor before becoming a specialist criminal lawyer in private practice"< div> Luckily the English and Welsh have a great resource online to help in such situat...


McCarthy + Co LLP Solicitors in Dublin, Cork & Clonakilty: A quick note on navigation should be made with the firm having an 'and' or '+' sign in it's branding. That's tens of thousands of pounds at a time. English and Welsh potential clients can check out all related trading names, contact information, areas of law specialis...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: The question of course is whether this can result in a firm being better when it comes to handling clients and cases or if it has no effect at all. They haven't even added on the expertise of any other staff at the firm which probably comes to another 10 years on top...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: In fact, when we searched for 'SG Murphy's firm on their website it said no such firm existed. Those are all great things to be as a law firm, but certainly there are no firms claiming to be the opposite. Much of the language they use sounds the same and even the images on...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors in Macclesfield: Can you find out? class="infoquote "At Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors we 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> O...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd & Oakwood Property Solicitors in Leeds: that they are out of date, inexperienced, and inefficient) those descriptions are universal so also do not help you distinguish one firm from another. The official website is www.oakwoodsolicitors.co.uk matching the branding which is also very helpful. But unfortunately wh...


PCS Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh &Harlow: The firm's branding seems solid around the name PCS Legal Ltd based in Essex with the official site at www.pcslegal.co.uk which makes it easier to remember and to not make mistakes. In the legal industry there is no one main legal body covering everything. Whil...


Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough: class="infoquote "always available when we had questions" "Fair priced and transparent in their dealings" "responsive and always kept me updated with the developments of the case"< div> The independent review boards were mainly positive comments like this...


Solidaire Solicitors - Solidaire Law Ltd in Milton Keynes: Why is this important? Because not every law firm will state their levels of experience and some may even use unclear language to make people think they have more experience than they actually do. This means you are able to verify the 'experience' level of any solicitor yo...


Sternberg Reed LLP Solicitors with Offices in Romford, Barking & Grays: Finding a product you want online is relatively simple. The site is HTTPS secure for submitting your details on their contact form. class="infoquote "... The Law Society covering those areas is one we've often praised on our site. However, we see many small...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: Why not call us today for a free quote."< div> There is quite a bit of information on Summerfield Browne's site including https: www.summerfieldbrowne.com team " staff profiles< a> but obviously speaking to the person that will be dealing with your case is the most ...


Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: They were all very positive and helpfully provided examples of why each of them were happy with the service rather than just blank ratings. That's always something to watch out for especially with multi-office firms or firms with non-unique names. class="infoquote "...


Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: class="infoquote "She went on to study for a Degree in Business Management at BPP University London in aid of her thriving immigration practice Winvolved Consultancy Ltd."< div> So far the obvious indication is Stephanie is both well educated and entrepreneuri...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: 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. If you've already...


The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: But let's take two extremes to highlight this example. While that may have meant something several decades ago, it is no longer any measure of a company's promise. Why is navigation so important? Because this firm deals with property sales which have been a target for scamme...


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London: Some not always very transparent about what they are providing. However, considering the changes governments can make and even the huge difference between how life insurance policies can be paid out and taxed - at the very least it may be an idea to check with someone to a...


UVS Law Immigration & Visa Solicitor in Burton-on-Trent & London: class="infoquote "We understand that the immigration process can be complex and confusing, which is why our experienced solicitors are dedicated to guiding you through every step of the way."< div> Typically when researching a service provider most people simply...


Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: You can't see reviews of the company as a whole any more. That's a big positive in our opinion. That's more rare than you might expect. That does not dismiss the great qualities of smaller or even newer firms that might not offer such on their website. class="infoquot...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd in Bradford: Also for finding the correct reviews you sometimes have to enter a firm's location in Google - e.g. At the time of writing it looks as though the firm are in the middle of updating their website with a holding page stating this is taking place. Especially in the legal indust...


WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: class="infoquote "WH Solicitors is a specialist immigration solicitors firm based in Woking, Surrey. However today's law practice, WH Solicitors, is simple. It's one of those ones that make us use tired out sayings such as 'does what it says on the tin' . There are ...


Wildcat Law Ltd Solicitors in London & Southampton: However if you think about it no firm is ever going to claim to be the opposite - i.e. So searching for 'wildcat law london' versus 'wildcat law southampton' will bring up different individual results reviews. For the entirety of the 20th century people had to take their cas...


Wilford Smith Solicitors in Sheffield (Meadowhall) & Rotherham - WS Strategic Ltd: 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. Most legal professionals will provide a testimonials page and this firm https: www.wilfordsmith.co...


Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: class="infoquote "handled in a professional manner and in a timely fashion" "Always available with advice and to answer any questions" "responsive, supportive, positive" "very professional and made me feel at ease"< div> Those are some snippets from the p...


Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: So which claims and imagery should you look for? class="infoquote "our lawyers are recognised nationally for their wealth of specialist expertise and knowledge"< div> For people in England and Wales they are lucky to have The Law Society there provide a huge amoun...


WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford: Stating you are 'ranked No.1 for speed of closing in the North West of Scotland' - that could be very useful information. class="infoquote "As a CLC accredited conveyancer, the focus of the business is our client’s satisfaction, reducing stress throughout the proces...


Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: The name they use on their branding however is just "Law". If you see a website claiming 'established in 1881' or ancient founding dates - that's obviously meant to give the impression that the firm is well-established with lots of experience . The official site for this ...


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