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Two Harcourt Buildings Chambers - 2HB Barristers in London: No firm is going to claim it is archaic, inefficient, and unfriendly. Two Harcourt Buildings may be a setup you're not familiar with because prior to recent changes in how the public can access legal help, you would have had to pay a solicitor just to get introduced to a bar...


A City Law Firm Ltd in London: A City Law Firm has been on our network for a while now and has many aspects about it you may have come across in your search for legal help and wondered what it means or where you can get more information. They will all still be the positive comments, but https: acityla...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool: You can easily end up with a 1-year qualified solicitor from a 150-year-old firm. class="infoquote "We use plain and simple English - so you know exactly what is happening and why."< div> This statement is taken from the website of ACSL solicitors in Liverpool...


Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: (That's mighty praise from our Scottish firm!) It means that when you see statements like this (above) on a lawyer's website you can actually verify their claims about expertise and experience. Are they cherry picking? class="infoquote "extremely professional and alwa...


Brian Barr Solicitors Ltd Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Compensation in Manchester: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 490026 brian-barr-limited" look up the page< a> for this firm you'll see several staff with a range of qualification dates such as Phillip Cohen who qualified as a solicitor in 2006, Steven Akerman in 2013, right up...


Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: That means if you see a firm claiming a wealth of experience, you can check. Any claims they make on their site about experience are certainly validated. Some people have handed over the entire deposit of their house to a fraudulent bank account simply because they re...


Brodies LLP Solicitors in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness Scotland: 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 company. Nearly three quarters of people ticked that they prefer to see case studies by a firm before de...


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. You'll get a lot of opinions on social boards or 'help' articles about the pros cons of using a large law firm, a small local fi...


Buchanan & Co Ltd Solicitors in Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park & Sheffield: class="infoquote "We are a long established firm of Solicitors and Conveyancers who are proud to serve the communities of Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park and Sheffield."< div> If you've already been through a dozen or more legal services websites today look...


Calio Claims Ltd - Personal Injury in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth & Dundee: class="infoquote "Calio Claims has helped thousands of people recover physically and financially following an accident."< div> The idea of law firms using separate branding for personal injury matters arose as a matter of necessity a few decades ago in the big ...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd - Conveyancing & Legal Services in Chester: If you are interested in a firm that doesn't provide this information though, there is a wealth of data on law firms on the website of The Law Society of England & Wales including years of experience of each professional they list. This combined with our impressive depth of ...


CWJ Solicitors & Notaries - Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd in Orpington, Kent: We see many legal practices touting 'established in' dates with the obviously intention of implying they are more experienced and well-established than others. If you look up a dozen or so law firms that handle property matters, you'll find most of them have negative comment...

Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: You may have already noticed many of them use similar sales language and images. Compare that with the abundance of legal professionals waiting to help you online, and the change is astounding. It seems so long ago that you would have a handful of solicitor offices in your...


Defank Solicitors in London: As of writing this, the firm shows a range of experience and expertise amongst their staff including Kolawole Idowun who is listed as having qualified as a solicitor in 2000, Olusesi Odunlami who qualified in 2012, right up to Christian Nwaorah with the almost brand new jo...


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. While one may sound easier or more likely to succeed on paper, it may not work best f...


Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride: class="infoquote "Drummond Miller is a leading firm of solicitors with offices in 5 locations throughout central Scotland and comprises 14 Partners and over 100 staff."< div> Unfortunately potential clients seeking legal help in Scotland don't have one of the gr...


Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire: For example a firm might say it has '20 years of experience within the firm'. We've been working with law firms for over 20 years and rarely have we seen such a collection of experience within one firm. They also seem to have bought other variants such as www.eatonssolicit...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: class="infoquote "We thrive on repeat business as well as recommendations from existing and potential future clients. This is an excellent way for potential clients to get to know the lawyers at EDC Lord and determine whether they have the experience and expertise nee...


EMD Law LLP Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: We try to ensure we can recommend a range of services in each area, not just cram every single firm onto a page. Ones that provide at least a little insight into the firm's dealings with customers, like these snippets above. The past few articles have been about firms with...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: class="infoquote "Over 10 years post qualification experience, gained within 2 regional and national law firms"< div> A quick note on navigation as the branding has quite a long official name. There have been tens of thousands of people across the UK https: w...

Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk person 6540 amy-jane-king" In this case< a> you can see Amy King qualified in 1995. Most importantly you can see qualification dates. It is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via the contact form. The concept in TV show...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: class="infoquote "They now bring that successful track record, as well as almost 40 years of experience, to their own practice."< div> This statement is part of a brief history of the setting up of the firm. So if you find minimal or even zero reviews for a law...


Frei Solicitors Ltd - Luxury Asset Law Firm in London: The company provides quite a few on their testimonials page: class="infoquote "ability to cut through the predictable politics of a project" "done a fantastic job at alleviating the great anxiety I have been experiencing" "prompt and efficient administration of ou...


Girlings Solicitors LLP & Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd in Sandwich, Ashford & Canterbury: Today's article focuses on the firm Girlings which has a setup that might seem different and even unusual today, but which was completely common just a decade ago. Then there is www.girlingspersonalinjury.co.uk which hosts the specialist claims site and information. L...


Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: Making sure you are on the correct website and not tripping up when typing in domains is mostly important when it comes to online scams including https: consumer.ftc.gov articles how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams" phishing< a> or for people moving large sums ...


Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham: At the time of writing we could only find a total of four reviews on the most popular boards https: www.google.com search?q=guardian+law+nottingham&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsZbN_HU50tpkEOaHnK41vCAgn0gRQ%3A1666210938735&ei=elxQY5HBLJSKhbIPj6ydqAU&ved=0ahUKEwiR...


Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: However, this is more impressive than many might realise. Their areas of law also show they specialise in Property matters. There are no firms claiming to be unprofessional and bad value for money are there? So these statements don't help much. The most common way to check u...


HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: But no matter what the size of a firm , checking up on them usually has some common things you can try. So it may be best to bookmark the site if thinking of coming back.. class="infoquote "As an award winning Top 60 UK law firm we provide the full range of services...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: Certainly a lot of firms will promise free initial discussions on their website. For law firms there may be far less reviews than you expect. It is a great resource providing a wealth of background information on any firm registered with them. This has allowed the number o...


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. But if you don't find many reviews of a firm, don't take that as a negative sign. Their official site is at www.horsleylaw.co.uk but be aware that the .com version does not redirect you there. T...


Kee Solicitors Ltd in Glasgow & Aberdeen: The property conveyancing market has been plagued for years by scammers https: www.thisismoney.co.uk money mortgageshome article-3385825 Sarah-Ritchie-saved-45-000-dream-home-lost-devastating-new-scam.html" tricking people into handing over their entire house deposit< a>....


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth: class="infoquote "Meet your lawyer face-to-face and speak directly to staff familiar with your matter."< div> One of the main reasons we recommend checking out a firm on the law society's site, though, is that they also display the qualification dates of any sta...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: So always make sure you're on the correct site and speaking to someone you know at the firm. These days you can find a solicitor specialising in anything from Criminal Law to Housing Disrepair. If a firm has only 1-2 solicitors but handles every case type under the sun - th...


Lyons Solicitors - Law Firm in Kingswood, Westbury-on-Trym & Chew Magna (Bristol): We help and advise clients throughout Bristol, North and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire."< div> All this wording aside, though, we want to tell you about a great resource that can really help you distinguish one firm from another. Sometimes simply beca...


Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby: That's how uncommon it is. But it does have necessary and useful information http: www.mark-croft-solicitor.co.uk fee-guidance.html" such as fees< a>. While statements such as these on some solicitor websites are meant to give the impression of extensive experience - it's...


McCarthy + Co LLP Solicitors in Dublin, Cork & Clonakilty: Never, ever discuss payments via email and call the person you normally deal with to ask if any change is valid. This includes the Law Societies of both NI and ROI too. They are not the be-all and end-all of important things to check. But pay attention whether any claims a ...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: Sometimes due to just one official-looking email convincing the property buyer that they need to suddenly change the bank account they pay their deposit in to. That's well over 50 years between just the two of them. The question of course is whether this can result in...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: a results focused legal firm with clients across Northern Ireland."< div> Since all law firms seem to use language such as 'friendly', 'modern', or 'experienced' in their websites it sort of devalues the claim. Although the firm is called SG Murphy Solicitors the offic...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors in Macclesfield: Unfortunately there are a limited number of colours, images, and ways to express professionals doing a professional job. So when we write something positive, we're just genuinely positive. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 471499 nicholso...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd & Oakwood Property Solicitors in Leeds: Especially the fact they offer direct contact details for each staff member as well. That's much rarer than you might think and indicates a far better chance your solicitor will be directly involved in the case. class="infoquote "Our dedicated team of lawyers are c...


PCS Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh &Harlow: But at the time of writing the firm had an average star rating of 3.9 which might be confusing. This resource may be a useful to bear in mind when trying to decide between conveyancers. Always check any major change with your acting conveyancer. PCS conveyancing have ...


Smith and Graham Solicitors in Hartlepool, Peterlee and Middlesbrough: Smith and Graham have 'Team' pages with profiles of their staff including experience and areas of practice which is great and something we always encourage the firms we deal with to create. Since Covid hit we've seen a lot of law firms go under and a new wave of singl...


Solidaire Solicitors - Solidaire Law Ltd in Milton Keynes: Also none of the variants we tried such as solidairelaw.co.uk or solidairesolicitors.co.uk were owned by the firm. Above are some snippets from those. When firms had to rely on local word of mouth or distance between a customer and any advert they could place - legal practic...


Sternberg Reed LLP Solicitors with Offices in Romford, Barking & Grays: Claiming you get better personalised attention within a smaller firm rather than be lost in the crowd. They offer a considerable amount of useful information to users. There are always websites to tell you the "10 best" of something or you'll have your own brand loyal...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: This has the obviously knock on effect: class="infoquote "... We've always said to ignore average ratings and always read comments . If you check the information https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 546848 summerfield-browne-limited?Solici...


Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: But the phrase 'no news is good news' has stood the test of time for a reason - i.e. it more often than not a successful way to think. So if there are no official good places to get information about the firm you're researching, the next obvious thing people try are t...


Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: Even reviews are hard to come by which we'll cover in a moment. That's because reviews left underneath the chamber's name will be about one specific lawyer within it. However some of the reviews on her site are provided by peers she has worked with on cases. class="in...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: Be aware that Google has changed how it displays reviews and nowadays you sometimes have to enter the location to see any reviews at all. We've even seen people from the other side of the transaction leaving negative reviews on the buyer seller's solicitors which nev...


The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: In this article we're going to share a few tips on how we check up on firms we're thinking of adding. It may therefore be an idea to bookmark the correct site if you plan on coming back. Why is navigation so important? Because this firm deals with property sa...


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London: We would recommend using the contact information listed on the TWB Probate Solicitors' website. The official site is www.twbprobatesolicitors.com which is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details on their contact form. The SRA's site is not the best laid o...


UVS Law Immigration & Visa Solicitor in Burton-on-Trent & London: The Immigration Rules specify that an applicant for entry clearance must be outside the UK at the time of application. Spouse Fiancee) and Leave to Remain, and Investors such as Innovator Founder and Entrepreneur Visas. There are firms which will state they 'specialise' in a...


Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: We're not a fan of founding date claims either, but that's a discussion for another article. For example at Walker Foster they show solicitors with qualifications spanning the past four decades including Keith Hardington who qualified in 1995, Maxine Heppenstall in 20...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd in Bradford: There are other firms with 'waterstones' in the name such as Waterstone Legal in London. Also for finding the correct reviews you sometimes have to enter a firm's location in Google - e.g. This is because in nearly every property buying selling situation that has ever occurr...


WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: Immigration is constantly changing, increasingly complicated, time limited, and not something you get quick second chances at. Does WH Solicitors have that? The easiest way to check on a firm is to use The Law Society of England & Wales website for firms in those countries...


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. Whilst many firms claim huge histories with tag lines such as 'established in 1881', the founding date of a firm is actually pretty meaningless if they assign a 1-year qualified newb...


Wilford Smith Solicitors in Sheffield (Meadowhall) & Rotherham - WS Strategic Ltd: We are your trusted advisor."< div> If you've already been through a dozen law firm website's today, you'll maybe have noticed many of them use similar words such as 'modern', 'efficient', 'friendly', and so on. Because you could get a 1-year newbie solicitor from a 2...


Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: Wolf Law don't make any such claims which is a good sign to start off with. So the merits of the firm as a whole should be taken into consideration. However such agreements may require a fee if the case wins. That seems very unfair to us. The site is https secure for s...


Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: So when we came across Woodstock Legal Services it was a pleasant surprise to discover their setup, staff, and backgrounds could match some of the larger brandings we work with (and many we don't). Our poll a few years back resulted in only 8% of you saying you even re...


WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford: That includes any alternate trading names, contact details, all office locations, and languages spoken. class="infoquote "Getting a quote takes seconds and will give all the financial costings applicable to your purchase."< div> A quick note on navigation. Howev...


Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: Common variants such as www.law.co.uk or www.alllaw.com are being used by other firms. class="infoquote "We focus on ... This way you can see the specialist areas of law and experience years any solicitor has. For example, if you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.u...


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