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A City Law Firm Ltd in London: We ran a poll a few years back which stated only 8% of you trusted company provided testimonials. So if you see clearer statements like those on A City Law Firm's site then tack on a couple of extra brownie points. So such testimonials might be worth a browse in those ci...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool: We are a team of closely knit legal professionals who all enjoy our jobs every single day."< div> There are many firms out there claiming foundation dates going right back to the 1800s. class="infoquote "We use plain and simple English - so you know exactly what...


Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: class="infoquote "For more than 25 years, we have represented individuals in many areas of litigation"< div> < br> So when a firm makes a claim like this one on the Amy King website, you can verify whether this applies to the actual solicitor which will be hand...


Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: That's solicitors joining the profession in each of the last four decades. You would think that the development of the internet and every company having a full website about themselves with dozens of third party resources to provide independent information etc. No firm will ...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: Top Solicitors in Preston and Glasgow."< div> That's an opening line from the website of Baker Hardman Solicitors , a firm handling a range of legal matters with offices in both England and Scotland. Our 1to1Legal website never asks you for your personal details and d...


Brian Barr Solicitors Ltd Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Compensation in Manchester: Certainly you can't get a balanced range of comments as no firm we've seen ever posts their negative feedback on their website alongside the positive. This firm, like many others, provides customer testimonials on their website: class="infoquote "Highly recommend this...


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. Certainly Brodies https: brodies.com expertise businesses-and-organisations case-studies " ca...


Buchanan & Co Ltd Solicitors in Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park & Sheffield: So when you see a firm stating they are good with clients like the snippet above - feedback is sometimes the only precheck possible. However every firm we add to our network goes through various checks which we often write about, because much of the things we do can be helpf...


Calio Claims Ltd - Personal Injury in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth & Dundee: With that all in the past, why do law firms still use separate brand names and 'Trading As' statements? The most common reason is modern appeal. For example, our article on Lindsays which highlights the differences between a large firm with specialists, and a small sp...


Cook Legal Ltd Law Firm in Wirral, Merseyside: But as they typically only post the positive comments - you don't get to see any potential negative themes if they exist. Many firms provide testimonials on their websites. Most law firms will be able to cover much larger areas . class="infoquote "Cook Legal ...


Crockett & Co Family Law Solicitors in Leeds: 'crocketts solicitors in leeds'. There is obviously no 150-year-old solicitor working at these firms. Or it could be that they are a larger firm covering several areas of law, but with each lawyer within the firm specialising in one particular case type. Despite the general ...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd - Conveyancing & Legal Services in Chester: But they do specialise in legal areas that relate to family life including Divorce, Wills, and Property. class="infoquote "We believe that consulting a solicitor or financial advisor should be as stress free as possible and from the outset"< div> A quick note on...


Defank Solicitors in London: There are hundreds of websites out there pretending to look like an official law firm when they are actually simply gathering people's case details to sell on to solicitors. The easiest way to spot the difference is by searching the bottom of the firm's website. However that...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy - Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR in London: If the matter does go to court, sometimes using ADR beforehand can help define the issue and break it down to the specifics that are in dispute. The .co.uk versions for each are also not in use. The main types of ADR available for solving a problem are: conciliation, mediati...

CWJ Solicitors & Notaries - Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd in Orpington, Kent: We even see firms claiming to be a mixture of expectations such as large firms claiming a 'family-run feel' or multi-practice firms claiming to be 'specialists'. While most companies list customer testimonials on their websites, our poll a few years back indicated that they ...


Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride: These snippets above are from a Drummond Miller testimonial page and whilst all the comments are clearly going to be positive (we've seen only one firm that posted both positive and negative reviews on their own site) they don't actually tell you much about the past client...


Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire: Over the past decade there has been a massive upsurge of people https: www.telegraph.co.uk money katie-investigates thought-did-everything-right-100k-house-deposit-transferred " sending their home deposit< a> to a scammer. Eatons don't use any actual wording ...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: The comments and reviews seem mostly positive: class="infoquote "took the time to explain the entire process clearly and concisely" "exceptionally helpful and patient with us, there was a lot that we didn't understand" "about to use them again in a property sale" ...


EMD Law LLP Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: So keep an eye out for the padlock when browsing. We tend not to quote any provided testimonials in these articles. only 8% of you apparently trust company provided comments. Some people have https: www.telegraph.co.uk money katie-investigates thought-did-everything-right-...


England & Derbyshire LLP Solicitors in Guildford and Woking, Surrey: All this navigation information is important to note since the number of scams only seems to increase over the years. But to be sure a website is not misleading you with clever wording, it's best to check for an SRA number. There are alot of law firms to choose from. It is...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: class="infoquote "Here at Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services, we also provide home visits on request, outside of office hours visits, including weekend appointments."< div> . The first thing people tend to do to check up on this, though, is read public review bo...


Farah Family Law Solicitors in Birmingham: class="infoquote "With a focus on professionalism and expertise, we strive to guide you through the legal process with care and understanding."< div> There are a some areas of law where people really want this type of specialist. The obvious comparison is with...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: If you look up https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 630363 foster-coleman-limited" the page for any firm< a> you'll see other names they might go by, contact details, staff names, languages spoken, areas of law covered, and even qualification dates of the solicitors...


Frei Solicitors Ltd - Luxury Asset Law Firm in London: So a lack of reviews is not a negative sign when it comes to companies that deal in legal matters. Just always watch out and be careful online as https: www.nidirect.gov.uk articles online-scams" there are always scammers< a> looking to part people from their money.. We t...


Girlings Solicitors LLP & Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd in Sandwich, Ashford & Canterbury: But most importantly they list the areas of law covered and qualification dates of each solicitor registered with them. Be aware that www.girlings.co.uk is a totally different firm doing Lettings. Both are HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via the contact...


Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: The answer isn't completely black and white, but certainly there is enough anecdotal evidence from our 20+ years in the industry to make the claim that people have found better results with specialist Motor Offence, Divorce, and Medical Negligence firms. You could end up w...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd in Haddington, Edinburgh, Dunbar, North Berwick & Tranent: class="infoquote "Our intimate knowledge of East Lothian & Edinburgh makes us your number one choice when buying or selling a property."< div> That means the main source people will turn to in order to check up on a firm is the public review boards such as Go...


Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham: Almost obsessed. class="infoquote "Get instant access to our FREE People Manager's Guide before you have your difficult conversation with an employee" "Access our FREE Guide to Employment Contracts to find out what's missing in your contract"< div> One thin...


Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: People have handed millions in mortgage deposits to fraudsters sometimes simply because they received an official-looking email stating the bank details of their solicitor had changed. You are not walking into the actual office and talking with the staff. It will take you le...


HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: Both sites are HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details in their contact form. There is no page showing all feedback for the company as a whole. This above is a snippet from the https: www.medicalaccidentgroup.co.uk" Medical Accident Group< a> website. Despit...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: 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. As you can see the majority are positive . class="infoquote "Evening and weekend appointments available on request."< div>...


Horsley Law Solicitors in Stafford aka Horsley Holdings Ltd: However, while that is still good advice in our opinion - we know it can be difficult to find information and background on newer firms. class="infoquote "worked tirelessly to ensure a speedy recovery from this devastating disaster" "persistent and tenacious ...


Kee Solicitors Ltd in Glasgow & Aberdeen: Their front page was a little more cluttered than we'd usually find on solicitors' websites. So if you have flicked through a dozen firms saying they are experts in family matters, how can you tell which is best - or at least best for you? For example, this quote abo...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth: However, Quality Solicitors is not the parent company of Large & Gibson or any of the dozens of law firms currenly displaying that honorific. On the law society site you'll see a https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 394508 large-gibson?Solicitors=T...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: Unlike it's Scottish and Irish counterparts, they provide a wealth of consumer information such as alternate contact details, number of qualified staff, languages spoken, case specialties, and even any other brand names used. One major feature is they list the actual ...


Lyons Solicitors - Law Firm in Kingswood, Westbury-on-Trym & Chew Magna (Bristol): class="infoquote "Specialising in Residential and Commercial Conveyancing, Family Law, Personal Injury, Wills & Probate and Powers of Attorney."< div> This is another word that can confuse people when it comes to legal services - 'specialising'. But if a law fir...


Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby: Another is the more useless of claims (in our opinion) such as 'established in 1881'. So that could be 5 members of staff each with only 4 years of experience. In fact, you could easily end up with a 1-year qualified newbie solicitor from a 200-year old firm, but a 4...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Ltd in Preston & Chorley: That's because the independent boards such as Google, Yelp, Trustpilot and Facebook allow negative comments as well. We've also seen a Criminal Law firm praise for their 'outstanding menu'. So what are people saying about them online? class="infoquote "took my case ve...


McCarthy + Co LLP Solicitors in Dublin, Cork & Clonakilty: class="infoquote "At our last Q9000 quality assurance audit we were rated 99%."< div> They have accreditation from various organisations such as APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) as well as a quality assurance stamp from LQSI (Legal Quality Standards...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: If you want to email the NI's Law Society and point that out to them - maybe we can all get them to catch up! This means the first point of call for people when checking up on a law firm on the Emerald Isle are the public comment boards such as Google, Trustpilot, Face...


Nero Legal Solicitors Conveyancing Law Firm in Glasgow, Scotland: The firm's site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal information via their online contact form. We recommend never accepting such a huge change via email. It seems that every firm claims to be "leading" in one thing or another. If you search through a few ot...

MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd in London - Chartered Surveyors for Construction Dispute Arbitration: These are businesses who are willing to have their brand name displayed as recommending the services of another commercial firm. The site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via their online form. MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd is regulated by the https: w...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors in Macclesfield: However for this piece the two are going to be merged together deliberately because sometimes a little insight into how things are viewed from one side - can help provide a little clarity to the other. That will also give you a better idea of any themes - positive or negat...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd & Oakwood Property Solicitors in Leeds: Some firms will try to intimate experience with tag lines about having 'been in business for over forty years' or even ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1891'. If you want to look a little deeper into any firm in England & Wales though, we absolutely rec...


PCS Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh &Harlow: Solicitors may work with The Law Society. PCS conveyancing have customer testimonials on their website. class="infoquote "We provide a fast and efficient service which at the onset includes a free, no obligation quotation, containing details of our fixed rate charges ...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law - Landlord / Tenant Eviction Dispute Solicitor in Southport, Lancashire: Certainly there are several areas of law where people want a specialist too. 'sarah andrews law southport' . Google has changed it's setup recently though and you sometimes have to enter a specific location to see reviews of a firm - e.g. class="infoquote "fa...


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. They also provide the qualification dates of any solicitors. The firm's site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via their online cont...


Sternberg Reed LLP Solicitors with Offices in Romford, Barking & Grays: There are always websites to tell you the "10 best" of something or you'll have your own brand loyalty already. So what are prior customers saying? class="infoquote "couldn't speak highly enough of the service, professionalism and compassion" "got us a better outcom...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: For this firm you'll see they have lawyers Helen Jones and Melissa Thomas who both qualified in 2005, as well as newer members to the legal profession such as Gemma O'Callaghan who qualified in the relatively recent 2016. But a 'large firm' can also sound like it has benefit...


The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: We don't usually tell people what to do in our articles, but it's safe to say you can ignore such founding dates when deciding which legal services firm to use. With the firm having generic terms in the branding it does mean you're less likely to get the correct firm when ma...


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London: Just that it's not always crystal clear who you are hiring. You may also see solicitor Howard Brown registered with a company called The Will Bureau (www.thewillbureau.co.uk). Some not always very transparent about what they are providing. So what's the difference between us...


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. There are firms which will state they 'specialise' in a wide range of legal matters including immigration. Individuals intending to enter the UK und...


Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: Aside from verifying a firm's experience and comments on them, there are often some things which we think sets one firm apart from another. A quick note on navigation. These are some snippets and they are clearly positive. The .com version is https-secure though...


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. As some tend to pack their pages with nothing but sales pitches. Today's article is based on the firm Waterstone PS or Waterstone Partnership Solicitors to give it the full ti...


WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: Especially for certain case types such as Divorce, Criminal Law, Motoring Offences, Conveyancing, and Immigration - the latter of which is what the firm clearly handles. class="infoquote "Unfortunately immigrating to the UK is not simple. It may be a phrase we disli...


Wildcat Law Ltd Solicitors in London & Southampton: Wildcat Law are listed in The Legal 500 which is a very positive independent review of their services. If you've already been through a dozen law firm websites today you'll probably have noticed a lot use the same sort of 'sales language'. All this is hugely import...


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. Most legal professionals will provide a testimonials page...


Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: But alot of the time doesn't it just seem to be paragraph after paragraph of sales pitches? If you've already been through a dozen law firm websites today you'll have seen a wide range of claims such as being 'award winning' (without any reference to what award) or 'le...


WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford: It's a curse that comes with the job. No 'wym solicitors' variants seem to exist separately. However, when it comes to law firms we always recommend people read the actual reviews for context rather than flicking through only star ratings. However, in this instance, CLC ac...


Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: As already covered, this firm's name to search for on The Law Society website and the Solicitors Regulatory Authority website is All Law Ltd. However, there are no 200-year old lawyers out there waiting to take your case. Currently, we are helping clients with their W...


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