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Two Harcourt Buildings Chambers - 2HB Barristers in London: A chambers is more like an introduction umbrella between clients and possible representation. However barristers in the same countries are under The Bar Standards Board (BSB) which we've historically had much less positive words to say about. Thankfully the legal industry is...


A City Law Firm Ltd in London: class="infoquote "We are proud to be different. Just a tip though - make sure to actually read through comments rather than rely on average star ratings when researching any law practice. Plus with all the phishing scams still going on always make sure you're...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool: Some firms provide staff profile pages which we think aren't just a good side offering, but essential these days. If you've just finished flicking through a dozen of them before arriving here you'll no doubt have already worked out they all seem to say very similar things. F...


Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: 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. Groups of them together are weirder. The concept in TV shows such as Boston Legal where a large established firm's name can ...


Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: The founding date of a firm is utterly meaningless and usually tenous. That's solicitors joining the profession in each of the last four decades. The most common are those https: www.itv.com news calendar 2021-12-16 ripon-man-scammed-out-of-house-deposit-by-fra...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: class="infoquote "full authorization and regulation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority"< div> This statement on any website may actually be more important than you think . So we always recommend reading through comments when looking up a firm rather tha...


Brian Barr Solicitors Ltd Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Compensation in Manchester: class="infoquote "97% compensation claims success rate achieved by Brian Barr Solicitors in 2021"< div> Obviously the first thing people usually check is company reviews when seeking to procure any service. class="infoquote "Specialists in serious, catas...


Bridge McFarland LLP - Solicitors in Grimsby, Hull, Lincoln, Louth, and Market Rasen: Don't be afraid to call the official number you already have if anything you receive seems even remotely suspicious. Any claims they make on their site about experience are certainly validated. However, in our last poll only 9% of you said you trusted any reviews on a compan...


Brodies LLP Solicitors in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness Scotland: Over the past years the number of property clients of law firms getting scammed has risen dramatically. Not just large in the sense of multiple offices, but in the level of transactions they engage in. We can't even link you to a page to view the details they hold. U...


Buchanan & Co Ltd Solicitors in Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park & Sheffield: 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 helpful for any potential client in their search. People have handed over https: www.lawsociety.org.uk public for-public-visitors common...


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 on the Law Society of Scotland's website the https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=lindsays&Postcode=&type=firm" search function is very lim...


Cook Legal Ltd Law Firm in Wirral, Merseyside: The site is https: www.techtarget.com searchsoftwarequality definition HTTPS" HTTPS secure< a> for submitting your personal information on their contact form.. They handled a wide range of services and if you wanted something done, you went down or rang for an appointme...


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: Solicitor Emily Carey at the firm is listed as having qualified in 1989, Alison Hall in 1994, Keith Doherty in 2004, Josephine Bowman in 2013, plus many others right up to the relatively new Sophie Murray who joined the profession in 2020. There are also mentions of Clarkson...


Defank Solicitors in London: The firms official website address is usually listed in the SRA certificate. It is really important to note exactly where you should be going and the official details of the firm you choose because there is so much fraud at the moment targeting clients of property lawyers....


Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride: On top of that, property buying selling is the only legal service product we know where the opposite side consistently leaves negative reviews as well. There are usually easily spottable 'themes'. That was until the internet came along. There are now literaly thousands of fi...


Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire: You could end up with a 1 year qualified solicitors at a 200 year old firm or a 40 year veteran lawyer at a brand new law practice. 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 vari...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: Their website, www.edclord.co.uk, is an excellent representation of the firm's commitment to professionalism, expertise, and customer service. Each section includes detailed information about the relevant legal issues, along with case studies that illustrate the firm's exp...


EMD Law LLP Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: class="infoquote "The firm has two offices; the Head Office is in Staplehurst, Kent and there is a branch office in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex."< div> It's really important to be aware of these things online these days, especially since this firm handles pr...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: But most variants we tried such as the .com version or evelakeconveyancing.co.uk all returned domains owned by other companies or not at all. Did you know that 'solicitors' and 'lawyers' are not the same thing in the UK? If you didn't know, don't worry. How does Eve Lake Con...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: The idea being that the older the firm, the more established and experienced. 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 research...


Frei Solicitors Ltd - Luxury Asset Law Firm in London: This is where being a niche firm can sometimes cause an issue. So a lack of reviews is not a negative sign when it comes to companies that deal in legal matters. As you may have noticed if you've flicked through the law firm listings pages of this site, we are not a direct...


Girlings Solicitors LLP & Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd in Sandwich, Ashford & Canterbury: Both are HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via the contact forms. That's much rarer than you might think. class="infoquote "A list of our numerous accreditations can be seen at the bottom of the page, demonstrating our proven competence in the areas ...


Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: www.goldsmith&bowers.com .co.uk can't exist). Always remember though that ampersands cannot be in web addresses (e.g. If you need to check up on any firm you can usually do so through their local Law Society. The idea being that the older the firm, the more experienced ...


Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham: Most https: www.thesun.co.uk money 17881174 property-scam-fraud-our-house " target the clients of law firms that handle conveyancing< a> matters but you never know what they'll come up with next. Please also note that the firm's original HR site at www.yourhrlawyer.co.uk ...


Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: Also note that the full name of the firm is Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP. If you look up the top conveyancing firms for the country then check their star ratings on the various review boards you'll see some with 3 or even 2 star ratings but still with thousa...


HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: For example, while www.hcrlaw.co.uk redirects you to the main site, other variants such as www.hcrlegal.com are not currently owned by the firm. We're not satisfied unless we're making a real difference to peoples' lives"< div> That's a snippet from the front page of t...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: The firm have provided a Frequently Asked Questions section on their site for you to get familiar with the basics before calling and have https: heritageparkfamilylaw.com jargon-buster " a jargon sheet< a> covering the main terms you will hear too. It is a great re...


Horsley Law Solicitors in Stafford aka Horsley Holdings Ltd: Horsley's website is HTTPS secure which means your personal details should be safe when submitted via their contact form. Some are data collectors who then sell your information on to law firms. The firm is also registered with The Law Society of England & Wales whic...

Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: This way you can see the specialist areas of law and experience years any solicitor has. Common variants such as www.law.co.uk or www.alllaw.com are being used by other firms. For a start, most of them look the same with the same sales language, promises, and sometimes eve...


Kee Solicitors Ltd in Glasgow & Aberdeen: We've been working in the legal industry as a company since 1999, but many of our staff at 1to1Legal have been working in various law related capacities for longer than that. The firm does link to a testimonial page on their site, but it looks as though it has a built-in dis...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth: Most of the time when firms are bought over or merge they also merge or drop one of the names. So 'John Doe Solicitors' becomes 'QualitySolicitors John Doe', for example. You may be curious why we've reviewed the name 'QualitySolicitors' more than once on this site. Howeve...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: If a firm has only 1-2 solicitors but handles every case type under the sun - then it's fair to assume they are not as experienced or up to date as a firm with several solicitors each focusing on one or two areas of law. But how can you tell the difference? class="in...


Lyons Solicitors - Law Firm in Kingswood, Westbury-on-Trym & Chew Magna (Bristol): You can also check the cases each handles. Prior to online searching, people would have to look up what law firms were local to them either in the phone book or Yellow Pages. But this is where our recommend resource - The Law Society of England & Wales - comes i...


Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby: We've been working with law firms for over twenty years now and out of over 200 firms currently on our network, only 15 work with Legal Aid. Sometimes with scams so simple as sending them an email stating the payment details have changed. There have also been concerted effor...


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...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd - Law Firm in Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool: Negative ratings aren't always deserved. In 20+ years we've never seen the contrary. While seeing such a description is not rare amongst many types of business, it's something we've stopped seeing so much amongst solicitor's practices. Alan Vincent shows a qualification date...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: class="infoquote "Average time to receive a call back - 30 mins"< div> Keep your eye out for statements like these on firm's sites. If they all claim to be that way, then it doesn't help anyone to tell them apart. class="infoquote "Our expert Lawyers bri...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors in Macclesfield: The majority of scammers seem to target property firms where thousands of people https: www.lloydsbank.com help-guidance protecting-yourself-from-fraud keep-your-home-safe-mortgage-deposit-scams.html" have handed their entire house deposit< a> over to fraudsters sometimes...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd & Oakwood Property Solicitors in Leeds: class="infoquote "Our Solicitors, Paralegals and support staff take great pride in the service we offer to our clients."< div> This is especially useful in working out whether a firm has actual real experience . However, our poll a few years back indicated tha...


PCS Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh &Harlow: It looks as though they also list some details about whether they have ever received complaints about each firm. We are a firm of Property Lawyers and Probate Practitioners regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers"< div> That snippet is from the website of a ...

Dispute Resolver Consultancy - Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR in London: Although, you don't get much information from the latter. 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. We have plenty of regular m...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law - Landlord / Tenant Eviction Dispute Solicitor in Southport, Lancashire: There are huge numbers of firms proving legal services with only paralegals on staff. So what can you look out for to help distinguish between the vast numbers of legal practices out there? How can you find the best balance of options to match your needs? First, note...


Solidaire Solicitors - Solidaire Law Ltd in Milton Keynes: If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 33660 solidaire-law-limited?Solicitors=True" the page for Solidaire< a> you'll see their two main solicitors qualified in 2001 and 2015 respectively. The opening lines from their website inclu...


Sternberg Reed LLP Solicitors with Offices in Romford, Barking & Grays: However we always recommend reading the actual comments when it comes to law firm reviews rather than flicking through star ratings. But the most common way people confirm about a company's 'exceptional customer service' is by checking the independent review boards such as ...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors in London, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Market Harborough & Leicester: The public reviews themselves are sometimes not very helpful either. For many the term 'Solicitor' still brings up the image of an old building in the centre of town and old men in old dusty wigs. Plus, errors in the web bar may take you to a totally different s...


Thaxted Legal Ltd Immigration Solicitors in Chislehurst, London: Two - that they really are fixated on their chosen profession and can eagerly sit around writing such articles! class="infoquote "We provide genuine assessment of cases and if we think a case does not have good prospects of success, or is likely to fail, we will tell ...


Stephanie Heijdra - The Lady Barrister & Clerksroom Chambers in London: The example for today is a barrister called Stephanie Heijdra. Usually we do not include company provided testimonials after the poll we took a few years ago indicated less than 8% of people trusted them. (There have been none against Stephanie at the time we checked.) All e...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: The firm does have testimonials on their website. We have often praised The Law Society of England & Wales for their excellent user resources . With offices in Maesteg, Bridgend, and Port Talbot"< div> Being in Wales this firm will undoubtedly have no choice in some o...


The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: For our example (as the title suggests) we're going to use The Law Partnership. If a firm has only one solicitor on board yet states they handle every case type possible - then it is unlikely they will excel at any of them. The Law Society have a data-packed user-sid...


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London: This mean you can also use the Law Society site to verify any claims a firm or professional makes about their experience. it's not just whether you buy and fill in some forms yourself OR hire a solicitor. So what's the difference between using a firm like this and simply buy...


UVS Law Immigration & Visa Solicitor in Burton-on-Trent & London: There are various categories of visas and permits available for individuals seeking entry into the UK. Be careful of such wording on other sites. Your immigration lawyer should discuss your options with you before making you decide whether to use their services.. h...


Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: That's probably more to do with how clever marketing has become rather than our kids being more gullible. That's a big positive in our opinion. But the Law Society also provides consumers with detailed information about each company. If all firms claim to be modern, frie...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd in Bradford: That means you can get a good idea of the expertise and experience of the person you're actually thinking of handling your case. The snippets above are therefore from reviews posted on the independent forums such as Google, Facebook, Trustpilot, etc. class="infoq...


WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking: People are just often far less inclined to publicly discuss their divorce, bankruptcy, or brain injuries on comment boards than they about the pizza they had yesterday. However today's law practice, WH Solicitors, is simple. We've long praised this organisation's consumer of...


Wildcat Law Ltd Solicitors in London & Southampton: class="infoquote "We offer a 'Third way' service. Wildcat Law are listed in The Legal 500 which is a very positive independent review of their services. The firms branding is quite unique so even error searches we tried such as 'wildcat legal' brought up the correct...


Wilford Smith Solicitors in Sheffield (Meadowhall) & Rotherham - WS Strategic Ltd: This was true for all industries, not just law. So for Wilford Smith to have such a high positive profile on review sites is very encouraging. compared to testimonials provided by the company themselves. On that topic we should cover some notes about navigation. For ...


Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: That's the 'no win no fee' . So the merits of the firm as a whole should be taken into consideration. It sounds great, but if you think about it there won't be a single firm that claims to be 'nonsense spouting', 'dishonest', or 'uncaring'. Sometimes just because an offic...


Woodstock Legal Services Ltd - Solicitors Law Practice in Poole: In most review articles we don't bother including them for the reasons just stated. class="infoquote "Our lawyers are highly skilled specialists in their areas. They include direct contact information and work history details of each staff member which is perfect. Wh...


WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford: That includes any alternate trading names, contact details, all office locations, and languages spoken. It's a curse that comes with the job. Be vigilant. But 'leading' without stating what you are leading in or in what area - not so much. We've often praised The Law...


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