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Fed up of endless over-capitalised and excessively punctuated public review boards? Then try some of our law firm review articles. Written by staff with over 20 years experience in the industry having worked with thousands of solicitors. All compiled into our main site:A City Law Firm Ltd in London: The most obvious way to check up on those claims is through the public review boards https: www.google.com search?q=a+city+law+firm&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=A+City+Law+Firm&aqs=chrome.0.0i355i512j46i175i199i512j0i512j0i22i30l2j69i60l3.1224j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF...
ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool: 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 but it could be from any firm's website really. We did see a few negative commen...
Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: So 6x staff members with 5 years of experience = 30 years of experience 'within the firm' . 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 K...
Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: We would have thought by now that all law firms would offer free consulations but it's still something many resist. Always read comments, not glance at star ratings. It's very common to see negative reviews from the other side of the transaction, not actual clients. So the...
Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: Over the past few decades the number of law firms merging, changing branding, or increasing the number of brands they work under has grown considerably. It seems so long ago that you would have a handful of solicitor offices in your local high street that handled everything....
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 "Funding your case may well be ...
Brodies LLP Solicitors in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness Scotland: Even then, it will only be reviews people have entered for that one office. However, how can you check whether the actual solicitor you've spoken to genuinely has the focus and experience under their belt? Unlike the Scottish Law Society, the Law Society of England & Wales ...
Buchanan & Co Ltd Solicitors in Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park & Sheffield: The goal is to help people find the best solution for their particular case whether general practice solicitor, direct access barrister, specialist firm, or alternatives such as mediation or accountants. In fact, they could probably do with updating their website co...
Calio Claims Ltd - Personal Injury in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth & Dundee: Today while reviewing the website of Calio Claims we'll also be discussing branding. e.g. The first sounds like a modern firm whilst the second sounds like a crusty old high street building where the owners don't know a Tweet from an Insta. In all of our articles about law...
Cook Legal Ltd Law Firm in Wirral, Merseyside: Law firms authorised to practice in England & Wales can practice in any area of those countries. class="infoquote "our solicitors in Wirral can provide clear, practical advice and work quickly and efficiently to help you"< div> One thing people may not know a...
Crockett & Co Family Law Solicitors in Leeds: However we would not suggest putting as much stock in founding dates. It could be their entire firm only handle that particular area of law. Today's article covers a specialist law firm. They also provide the qualification dates of each law professional registered. There is ...
Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd - Conveyancing & Legal Services in Chester: class="infoquote "Being specialists in specific areas of legal work you can be confident that you are working with knowledgeable people"< div> Cullimore Dutton are unique in that they list the years of experience of each individual staff member. It shows the f...
Defank Solicitors in London: However that is not the way for things like Criminal Law. It's much harder to find firms that list general costs for other matters because of how varied they can be. Defank Solicitors https: defanksolicitors.com 1_21_fess-wills-probate.html" does list fees< a> for their W...
Dispute Resolver Consultancy - Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR in London: For ADR matters this is not as crucial but you never know what scammers are going to come up with next so stay vigilant. We found a website https: www.tradingstandards.uk consumer-help adr-approved-bodies " listing ADR firms< a> but it seemed to be aimed at specific indus...
CWJ Solicitors & Notaries - Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd in Orpington, Kent:
class="infoquote "We are committed to delivering expert legal advice and excellent client service."< div>
The main place people turn to in order to confirm a firm's claims of 'excellent client service' is usually the public review forums. But for any law firm we...
Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride:
class="infoquote "We get to know our clients and understand the issues that are important to them so we can provide them with detailed, common sense legal advice and practical assistance."< div>
But even with other legal matters and firms, don't rely on star ra...
Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire: But it doesn't sound as grand put that way. We don't think the age of the brand should sway you. Also 'eatons solicitors leeds' will bring up different reviews to 'eatons bradford'.
class="infoquote "Drawing on 150 years of experience, our expert legal team is unique...
EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: The website offers a comprehensive overview of the legal services the firm provides, including commercial law, employment law, family law, litigation, and more.
class="infoquote "EDC Lord takes its name from our founder Edwin David Charles Lord who began his legal pra...
EMD Law LLP Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: While we have seen firms offering a full initial hour free for cases such as divorce - there are also plenty more offering only 15 mins or nothing at all.
class="infoquote "The firm has two offices; the Head Office is in Staplehurst, Kent and there is a branch office ...
England & Derbyshire LLP Solicitors in Guildford and Woking, Surrey:
Of course, the first thing people usually turn to when researching any potential company they might use - is prior client reviews. To avoid this there are a few things you can check . But to be sure a website is not misleading you with clever wording, it's best to ...
Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: There have been tens of thousands of people across the UK https: www.lawsociety.org.uk public for-public-visitors common-legal-issues payment-diversion-fraud" handing their entire house deposit to fraudsters< a> sometimes over a simple email telling them the bank details ...
Farah Family Law Solicitors in Birmingham: Like many perfectly good words in the English language, the word "specialist" has been ruined by marketing firms. The site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details through their online contact form. But always pay attention to what site you are on and who is ac...
Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: This can be difficult when looking up comments about law firms though. that they provide poor advice and terrible representation) it's not a statement that really helps. There are several similarly named firms such as 'foster & foster' and 'foster law' that popped up while w...
Frei Solicitors Ltd - Luxury Asset Law Firm in London: So while a nationwide conveyancing firm might have 300+ reviews on an independent review forum such as Google, Trustpilot, or Facebook - a specialist divorce lawyer might have only a handful or even none. The company provides quite a few on their testimonials page:
cl...
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. But are there any benefits differences in using a firm that has a split setup like this?
class="infoquote "At Girlings we place the highest valu...
Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: But we have no hesitation in stating a firm with a specialist business department or a fully specialist firm like Goldsmith Bowers are far more likely to be able to help with a commercial law matter compared to an individual solicitor who handles commercial matters only as...
Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd in Haddington, Edinburgh, Dunbar, North Berwick & Tranent: This is especially true when it comes to property transactions. You can no longer look up reviews for an overall company. Some people have https: www.which.co.uk news article scammers-steal-home-deposits-in-callous-conveyancing-scams-afGcO5t39f7o" handed their entire hous...
Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham: There are several statements such as these two offering free help articles.
class="infoquote "We offer fixed, retained or ad-hoc fees, depending on your requirements"< div>
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To get the correct reviews to come up we needed to enter the full 'guardian law nottin...
Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: It did for "caversham" and "woodley". So what can you do to know the difference between one firm that says they are the 'leading firm' for their service versus the other 100 firms all saying they are the 'leading firm' as well?
class="infoquote "Harrison's Solicitor...
HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: Because on the site it states their Worcester, Birmingham, Hereford and Ross-on-Wye local offices specialise in this area of personal injury law. So it may be best to bookmark the site if thinking of coming back.. Every firm will put amazing sounding sales-pitches on their w...
Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: As you can see the majority are positive . It is a great resource providing a wealth of background information on any firm registered with them.
class="infoquote "We know family law"< div>
Luckily there are independent sources to check whether a firm has actu...
Horsley Law Solicitors in Stafford aka Horsley Holdings Ltd: 95% Cases Won. We've often said that it's better to have a 40 year experienced lawyer working for a firm that's only been going for 1 year versus a 1 year experience lawyer working for a firm claiming 'established in 1881' or other ancient founding date. The snippets above...
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. We can't even link to an actual page detailing just the solicitor's names. The firm has i...
QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth:
class="infoquote "communication was great, always advising"
"the team was really helpful and responsive"
"systematic and efficient which ensured a speedy hassle free experience"
"very quick responses to any queries"< div>
At the time of writing they had 20...
LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: For example managing director Liliya Scott qualified in 2007, Jasmin Bugg in 2018, Lubov Galyarnyk in 2006, right up to Olena Lux who joined the ranks of lawyers in 2022.
class="infoquote "we cooperate with our trusted partners who can assist with accountancy, investm...
Lyons Solicitors - Law Firm in Kingswood, Westbury-on-Trym & Chew Magna (Bristol): We always recommend reading actual comments when it comes to law firms rather than flicking through basic star ratings when comparing. However, despite it looking slightly odd for a law firm to claim it specialises and then rattle off a long list of case types, this can be ...
Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby: It's a shame the Scottish and Irish do not have such a resource. So just be careful anyway when visiting sites and always be aware of what site you're on, it's padlock status, and who's emailing you.. But it does have necessary and useful information http: www.mark-croft...
Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Ltd in Preston & Chorley: That's not something a company will often post on their own site. We've also seen a Criminal Law firm praise for their 'outstanding menu'. Anything suspicious, make sure to call someone you know at the firm to check.. There is no way to see overall reviews and ratings on l...
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...
SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: Much of the language they use sounds the same and even the images on their websites look the same - professional looking people, smiling, and shaking hands. For today's article we're looking at SG Murphy Solicitors in Northern Ireland who describe themselves as:
class...
Nero Legal Solicitors Conveyancing Law Firm in Glasgow, Scotland: But when you think about it, are there any firms that would claim to offer 'impractical, out of date advice and cost movers more'? It's unlikely. This is because house buying and selling is always plagued by delays with each side blaming the other. 'nero legal glasgow'). If ...
MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd in London - Chartered Surveyors for Construction Dispute Arbitration: MPGQS lists comments from previous and current clients on their website:
class="infoquote "the highest standards of service and professionalism"
"We have instructed MPG on a number of consultancy matters"
"I would without hesitation recommend them"
"an integral ...
NJS Law in Blackburn (formerly Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors): Unfortunately there are a limited number of colours, images, and ways to express professionals doing a professional job. 'njs law in blackburn'. That will also give you a better idea of any themes - positive or negative.
'Experience' length of times can also be worded ...
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. Whilst some of their staff are fairly new to the industry such as Asimah Ali who qualified in 2023, you also have Katie Be...
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. Which is why we absolutely recommend reading through the comments themselves rather than relying on star ratings when it comes to leg...
Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law - Landlord / Tenant Eviction Dispute Solicitor in Southport, Lancashire: My aim is to provide clear, practical, timely advice and services to my clients at a fair price."< div>
Most companies will state their goal is to have satisfied clients . Ideally what people want is a small personal firm, with the resources of a large firm, with a sp...
Solidaire Solicitors - Solidaire Law Ltd in Milton Keynes: It's not always easy with Google. But with people able to just look up any firm across the whole of the UK, firms that specialise in one or two areas of law can keep their focus and still do well. Most solicitors within England & Wales are registered with them and you can lo...
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. So what are prior customers saying?
class="infoquote "couldn't speak highly enough of the service, professionalism and compassion"
"g...
Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: For example 'thomas and thomas solicitors port talbot' will bring up different reviews to another office name while entering no office location at all can end up with you being shown zero reviews. Then you get companies claiming to be 'a large firm with a small firm feel'....
The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: We did an entire article on Conveyancing reviews because the majority of firms that handle conveyancing in the UK will have an overwhelming number of negative reviews.
That means you can look up how many years someone has been a solicitor for any of those firms and wha...
TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London:
class="infoquote "One does not simply rely on replies to standard questionnaires, but on the instincts and experience of the lawyer to draw out the required information."< div>
Of course, not all people are going to need hours of expert questions and advice with...
UVS Law Immigration & Visa Solicitor in Burton-on-Trent & London:
class="infoquote "Opening up borders and welcoming diverse perspectives not only enriches cultures and economies but also fosters empathy and understanding among nations." - Rashid Uzzaman< div>
Entry clearance is required for most individuals seeking entry into...
Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: But you've probably seen alot of good words on other firm's websites too such as 'modern', 'friendly', or 'experienced'. a long-established and respected general practice law firm founded in 1919, with offices in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton ...
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. Company websites can crash or require maintenance or updates that might require the original site to be taken down. Today's article is based on the firm Waterstone PS or Water...
WH Law Ltd - Immigration Solicitors in Woking:
But not all specialists are the same. You can see for WH their main lawyer Waleed Hassan has been practising law since 2011. The number of reviews that are for the completely wrong firm (which we'll cover in an moment) are just ridiculous.
class="infoquote "I re...
Wildcat Law Ltd Solicitors in London & Southampton: But since the roll out of https: www.directaccessportal.co.uk " The Direct Access Scheme< a> you no longer have to pay someone to hire someone else to do a job. The combination of the two avenues gives a much wider scope to potentially help clients faster and at a lower c...
Wilford Smith Solicitors in Sheffield (Meadowhall) & Rotherham - WS Strategic Ltd: While these are obviously good things to describe your firm, there is no-one claiming the opposite (i.e. We think it's quite a pointless claim which Wilford Smith and many others thankfully do not make.
This is very different from firms that claim ancient heritages s...
Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: We've seen many firms with negative reviews from buyers telling them to 'hurry up' their selling client.
class="infoquote "handled in a professional manner and in a timely fashion"
"Always available with advice and to answer any questions"
"responsive, supportive...
WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford:
So what things can be useful? First it should be noted that not all firms stating they deal with Property matters are actual firms of solicitors.
This is especially important when it comes to conveyancing firms. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk offic...
Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: It's very difficult to work out which law firm is best for your case based on simply flicking through each firm's website. However, there are no 200-year old lawyers out there waiting to take your case.
As already covered, this firm's name to search for on The Law Soc...
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