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A City Law Firm Ltd in London: 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 of interviews with private practice lawyers and read through tens of thousands of submissions in ...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd in Liverpool: We have often championed the website of The Law Society of those two countries for providing a wealth of information to consumers. Most importantly they will show the areas of law and qualification dates of each lawyer within the firm. While many will offer customer testimon...


Amy King Legal - Personal Injury & Litigation Solicitor in Gillingham, Kent: "< div> < br> The main thing is to feel confident in the professional you are talking to, no matter what industry. It's a good sentiment. Solicitors no longer need to work for a brand local to them. But how can a member of the public tell an experienced solicitor from ...


Backhouse Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex: A quick note on navigation though. So just bear this in mind when checking up on any firm. 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 t...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Ltd in Glasgow: These details are then sold on to law firms, rather than actually going directly through to a solicitor yourself. Our 1to1Legal website never asks you for your personal details and does not sell your information on. You may have already noticed many of them use similar sales...


Brian Barr Solicitors Ltd Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia Compensation in Manchester: However, if a firm is also dealing with family law, wills, criminal defence, and house sales at the same time - can they really be 'specialist' at anything? Certainly there are plenty of large firms that have specialist legal professionals within them. So what are they sayin...


Brodies LLP Solicitors in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness Scotland: It's only there you get to hear both sides. That can't possibly be true of course. 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 & ...


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. Unfortunately even the best firm out there will end up with complaints about delays in p...


Calio Claims Ltd - Personal Injury in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth & Dundee: The official website of the backing firm Lindsays is https: www.lindsays.co.uk" www.lindsays.co.uk< a>, with the official site of this branding being www.calioclaims.co.uk which is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via the contact form. 'calio claims gla...


Cook Legal Ltd Law Firm in Wirral, Merseyside: class="infoquote "Cook Legal is a Wirral law firm. People are always quick to post a review of the last pizza place they just ate at. With todays video chat and secure online document services, the majority of cases don't require you to have to visit a lawyer's offic...


Crockett & Co Family Law Solicitors in Leeds: Despite the general concept amongst people in the UK that there is free legal help for them if they can't afford it - that is not always the case. There are so many scams involving law firms the SRA has a https: www.sra.org.uk consumers scam-alerts " search database< a> p...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd - Conveyancing & Legal Services in Chester: The first is simple and should mean there is someone on staff with 40 years of experience working in this area of law. But they do specialise in legal areas that relate to family life including Divorce, Wills, and Property. Never discuss payments via email. This combined wit...


CWJ Solicitors & Notaries - Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd in Orpington, Kent: But for any law firm we highly recommend reading the actual reviews rather than simply flicking through star ratings. Variants such as www.cwj.com are not owned by the firm and neither is any variation of clarkson-wright-jakes such as www.clarksonwrightjakes.co.uk De...


Defank Solicitors in London: Defank is https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 21827 defank-solicitors" registered there< a> and you are able to look up the qualification dates, expertise, and languages spoken by any solicitor within the firm. For all you know the award was for...


Drummond Miller LLP Solicitors in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bathgate, Musselburgh, Dalkeith & East Kilbride: It's a resource we constantly recommend to people . But it does mean there are no longer half a dozen known brand name firm's in a given local area where everyone knows their reputation. In other words, they don't just leave a review for their own solicitor but for the soli...


Eatons Solicitors in Bradford, Bingley, Yeadon & Leeds West Yorkshire: A common one is to state the number of years the firm has existed. Eatons don't use any actual wording tricks that we saw. It's a treasure trove of usable information to help you with your search for the right law firm. Never compare average star ratings for legal se...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors in Southall: The website also features profiles of the firm's lawyers , with detailed biographies and information about their areas of expertise. Also you cannot use an ampersand in web addresses so www.edclord&co.co.uk is not possible. This is especially important in today's digi...


EMD Law LLP Solicitors in Staplehurst & St Leonards-on-Sea: It might suprise you to know that not all law firms have made this recommended change to their site yet. But you might find law firms are never drowning in reviews - good or bad. Not just fill a form in with a junior member of staff. That of a sizeable, high street office wi...


England & Derbyshire LLP Solicitors in Guildford and Woking, Surrey: The .com does not redirect you there though and as you can see, the "&" part of the name is not in the web address. That could be because the firm's name uses terms usually associated with location - i.e. class="infoquote "Our core sectors include Matrimonial, Family,...

Nero Legal Solicitors Conveyancing Law Firm in Glasgow, Scotland: It sounds great. Nero does display testimonials on their website, but most people tend to prefer the public comments. Either they offer a unique type of service, handle a unique case range, utilise a unique setup, or stand out from the others in just their style or site lang...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services in Hope Valley: This is actually more significant than you might first think. We've even seen people leave reviews on the other side's solicitors trying to badger then into hurrying up with something. Did you know that 'solicitors' and 'lawyers' are not the same thing in the UK? If you didn...


Farah Family Law Solicitors in Birmingham: A Jack of all trades. We are in an authoritative position to state such, because we are a marketing firm and have had to argue with some of our clients who think using that word (even when it is not applicable) somehow encourages sales. Every single one of them remember ring...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Solicitors in Bromley, Greater London: This is the main way people judge a firm's 'reputation'. People have no problem jumping online to type their thoughts about a local pizza place or lamp store - they are less likely to rush to tell everyone how their bankruptcy, messy divorce, or criminal law case is going....


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: For all we know their 'award' might be for best logo design which doesn't really affect how good their legal services are. But they also indicate a solid history, experience, and a sense of real pride in their work. They have the Lexcel quality assurance mark given by The ...


Goldsmith Bowers Debt Recovery & Litigation Solicitors in Bradford: class="infoquote "Specialists at Commercial Debt Recovery and Litigation"< div> We often get asked whether a smaller specialist firm is better than a large general practice firm. This firm is covered by The Law Society of England & Wales which we have long prais...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd in Haddington, Edinburgh, Dunbar, North Berwick & Tranent: Luckily when it comes to property matters, it's normally very easy to tell if a firm deals in the buying and selling of residential or commercial properties as a specialism. If you look up the reviews of some of the largest conveyancing firms in the UK, you'll see many hav...


Guardian Law Ltd - Employment & HR Lawyers in Nottingham: Plus this would also indicate they stay very much up to date with the huge number of changes constantly affecting businesses in the UK and internationally. class="infoquote "Get instant access to our FREE People Manager's Guide before you have your difficult conversat...


Harrison's Solicitors - Conveyancing in Reading, Caversham & Woodley: You can also rely on our help in re-mortgaging, selling, or buying a home."< div> . There are no firms claiming to be unprofessional and bad value for money are there? So these statements don't help much. Many firms provide testimonial pages on their website, but according ...


HCR Legal LLP Solicitors Law Firm incl Medical Accident Group in Worcester, Birmingham & Hereford: HCR have hundreds of staff including solicitors with experience covering the last six decades . Often you can see themes in both the positive and negative comments which can help you define the pros and cons of each firm better. For example, while www.hcrlaw.co.uk redirects...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd - Barrister Chambers in Ampthill, Bedford: When it comes to online reviews though there are two things you need to remember. There are now specialists for Immigration, Motor Offences, and even really niche areas of law such as employer Regulatory Defence. However it should be noted that a date stated on a webs...


Horsley Law Solicitors in Stafford aka Horsley Holdings Ltd: The snippets above are from testimonials posted on the firm's own site but many prefer to use independent boards such as Google, Facebook or Trustpilot. 100% Satisfied Clients."< div> They are a relatively new firm in comparison to the ages of many legal practices in t...


Kee Solicitors Ltd in Glasgow & Aberdeen: We can't even link to an actual page detailing just the solicitor's names. Their front page was a little more cluttered than we'd usually find on solicitors' websites. This is more important for clients hiring lawyers that deal with property matters than family ...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson - Law Firm in Southsea, Portsmouth: class="infoquote "We are dedicated to making the process as hassle free as possible for our clients."< div> The obvious place to check out claims such as this on the firm's site are the review forums. Obviously they will not have a 120-year-old solicitor on staf...


UK Divorce Coaches | Things to consider when seeking divorce coaching services in the UK: One of the key benefits of divorce coaching is emotional resilience, helping clients process their emotions in a healthy way. Whether it's preparing for mediation, organising financial affairs, or co-parenting effectively. Knowing you have someone who is 100% on your s...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: This becomes even more important for cases such as Immigration where the law is constantly changing, unbelievably confusing, and typically requiring some international knowledge. One major feature is they list the actual qualification dates and area of law spe...


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'. Because some can...


Mark Croft Driving Offence Solicitor in Derby: The age of the firm's logo should not influence your decision. There have also been concerted efforts to keep the amount a solicitor can earn helping these financially vulnerable people to make it almost cost the solicitor money to take some Legal Aid cases. A quick note on ...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Ltd in Preston & Chorley: class="infoquote "Communication is the key to the excellent level of client service that we deliver. We are committed to getting the right results for you, for the right fee whilst providing you with a quality service."< div> That's the opening lines from the w...


McCarthy + Co LLP Solicitors in Dublin, Cork & Clonakilty: If they have won an award for 'best logo design', we don't think that really counts towards them being a decent legal practice. But every little helps. In the end, all it showed us was the address and phone number for McCarthy & Co. This includes the Law Societies of both N...


MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd in London - Chartered Surveyors for Construction Dispute Arbitration: Luckily, a range of options have become available that can really help people obtain swift, cost-effective help. class="infoquote "MPG have developed an international capability to handle all the financial, commercial, contractual and engineering aspects of a...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd - Solicitors in Newtownabbey, Belfast: But it often just takes a little bit of standing back and reasoning. class="infoquote "Our expert Lawyers bring a level of expertise and customer service that sets us apart and ensures your complete satisfaction."< div> This means there is no easy way to indepen...


NJS Law in Blackburn: Certainly people prefer independent forums over company provided testimonials on their website. 'njs law in blackburn'. 'Experience' length of times can also be worded very differently on the sites of lawyers and we think NJS Law have done themselves a slight dis-servi...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd & Oakwood Property Solicitors in Leeds: For example, the .com version of the firm's site is not in use and they have a separate website for their property sales information at www.oakwoodpropertysolicitors.co.uk Noticing things like this are hugely important as thousands of people have been https: www.which.co.u...


PCS Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh &Harlow: This means delays are common during what is already a difficult and nerve racking time for clients. class="infoquote "We are on the Legal Panel for most major banks, building societies and lending institutions and can therefore deal with all mortgage security work o...

Dispute Resolver Consultancy - Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR in London: The official website is www.dispute-resolver.com while the non-hyphenated www.disputeresolver.com is not currently in use. Pay attention to the site you're on and always ring the number you have if not sure. However, for ADR professionals there doesn't seem to be a solid org...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law - Landlord / Tenant Eviction Dispute Solicitor in Southport, Lancashire: 'sarah andrews law southport' . There are huge numbers of firms proving legal services with only paralegals on staff. Although people are quick to post a review of a movie they've just seen or a restaurant they've just eaten at - they are not as quick to jump online ...


Solidaire Solicitors - Solidaire Law Ltd in Milton Keynes: It's not always easy with Google. But that could simply mean they have 10x members of staff each with only 2x years of experience. This means you are able to verify the 'experience' level of any solicitor you might be thinking of using. class="infoquote "We aim to p...


Sternberg Reed LLP Solicitors with Offices in Romford, Barking & Grays: class="infoquote "... Claiming you get better personalised attention within a smaller firm rather than be lost in the crowd. So what independent facts can you rely on to work out the best firm for you? class="infoquote "For the past 40 years, we have offered ...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd in Maesteg, Bridgend & Port Talbot: Or 'founded in 1920' which makes the firm sound as though they have experience, but the solicitor you get could have qualified 6 months ago. But for their claim of being 'friendly and professional' most people will turn to prior client comments for evidence of that. We've ...


The Law Partnership Ltd - Solicitors in Coventry: Plus, for some reason the other side of the transaction will often write a negative review on a firm out of frustration. However, if a firm has a dozen solicitors and states they handle a dozen different areas of law. So please keep aware of where you are and who you're comm...


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd - Estate Planning, Wills & Probate in London: That's not to say there aren't alot of well experienced people such as paralegals out there who can help. . class="infoquote "All case work is undertaken by a solicitor who thereby provides a customised, personal service. Grants of Representation - Administration of...


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. UVS Law is a more recently set up branding than others, but it should be pointed out that the age of the firm bears no indication about the experience...


Walker Foster Ltd Solicitors in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton & Harrogate: That's a wide range of seasoned heads with fresh eyes (no offense to the eyesight of the older staff, it's just an expression). If all firms claim to be modern, friendly, and experienced (which they will because none will claim to be unfriendly, out of date, or inexperienc...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd in Bradford: But even if the firm you're checking on does have a website, we still recommend https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 606048 waterstone-partnership-solicitors?Solicitors=True" taking a look at< a> the law society's site. This is because in nearly ...


Wildcat Law Ltd Solicitors in London & Southampton: You can hire a barrister yourself. 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 newbie lawyer your case. class="infoquote "Unlik...


Wilford Smith Solicitors in Sheffield (Meadowhall) & Rotherham - WS Strategic Ltd: For example 'wilford smith solicitors sheffield' brings up totally different reviews to 'wilford smith rotherham'. You will also have to https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 605433 ws-strategic-ltd" look up that name< a> if researching the firm on The Law Society we...


Wolf Law Solicitors Ltd in Wirral: That's the 'no win no fee' . class="infoquote "Get in touch today and we'll assess your case for free."< div> Just as a point of clarification, 'no win no fee' and '100% compensation' are not the same thing. Wolf Law don't make any such claims which is a good ...


WYM Legal Ltd Conveyancing Solicitors in Watford: No 'wym solicitors' variants seem to exist separately. That includes any alternate trading names, contact details, all office locations, and languages spoken. . So what things can be useful? First it should be noted that not all firms stating they deal with Property...


Law (aka All Law Ltd) Solicitors in Preston: Currently, we are helping clients with their Wills, Probate, Divorce and Conveyancing needs."< div> One of the best independent resources we are always recommending to people is The Law Society of England & Wales. Their site is HTTPS secure though so you should be ab...


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