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5 Essex Court Chambers & Partners - Barristers in London: On this site like most chambers you'll be presented with each barrister's case focus, experience and usually some testimonials for each individual rather than the firm as a whole. There is a also a full list of the barristers available along with their experience and experti...
Aconveyancing Ltd in Tamworth & Shirley (Solihull): The official site we link to above is www.aconveyancing.com with www.aconveyancing.co.uk redirecting you there no problem. Such as when looking up news articles they had been quoted in. Search for articles on using budget firms to hear of such situations and see if they...
Aina Khan Law Ltd - Family Law Solicitors in Broxbourne, London: On this occasion though, we're going to break with tradition because the comments are not the usual "Highly recommend!" blandness. In fact, out of the 200+ review articles we've put out over the past 20+ years of working with law firms - we can safely say that Aina Khan's ...
Allsop Durn Solicitors in Ruislip: A lot of this sales jargon means nothing. Cliches such as 'professional yet friendly', 'traditional yet modern' and 'swift but not rushed' litter the pages. However we will explain why to see if you agree. They list standard rates and some examples based on various case type...
Apprise Legal Services - Wills, Trusts, Probate & Estate Planning in Sutton Coldfield: In the US it has been used for much longer. For Wills and Probate matters, many people can genuinely be fine with just a bog-standard template that a junior staff member helps you fill in. So are there any consumer reviews to go on? Certainly there are the usual test...
APS Legal & Associates Ltd - Will Advisors and Assured Probate Services: As far as we're aware their aren't a lot of scams going where people try to get you to write a will leaving everything to a nigerian prince. Once you have the name of the law firm you can use the various resource we already recommend such as searching the relevant Law Societ...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services in Whitley Bay, Newcastle: For example a Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering, Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace, Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work, and so on. We promote the same sort of alternative help in other areas of law as well. However even then there are options such a...
OTS Solicitors Ltd Immigration & Family Law in London, UK: OTS Solicitors is one such firm.
class="infoquote "our team of solicitors are described as 'professional' and 'extremely knowledgeable'"< div>
In every area of the UK there are various Law Societies which legal professionals can sign up to. So stars don't always...
Auto Logistic Solutions Ltd - Vehicle Accident Management: They will be able to pin point your exact location."< div>
There is a YouTube video embedded into the official site with some more details, but mostly it is just looking to send you to the relevant App store. Again (and it's terrible that we're having to point this out...
Avery & Walters Ltd - Solicitors in Leeds & Harrogate:
Both offices deal with Conveyancing which has been a huge https: www.theguardian.com money 2020 feb 29 bank-scam-solicitors-email-hacked" target for scammers< a> in recent years. every member of the Avery Walters team is a specialist in their chosen field and has eit...
AWH Legal Ltd - AWH Solicitors in Manchester & Blackburn: The internet makes it much easier to find services you need such as legal advice. So how are AWH being rated across the independent third party review boards?
class="infoquote "all procedures were explained with patience and understanding at a sensitive time"
"ver...
Briffa Legal Ltd Intellectual Property (IP) Solicitors in London: Mini-articles stating how great the firm is at dealing with x, y, or z. With Briffa though, there's bucket loads. I won't go through the full list of possible variants. It's rarely there and we make a point of mentioning it in their review along with a snapshot of the infam...
CFG Law Personal Injury Solicitors in Cheadle, Greater Manchester: etc.' disclaimer is relevant in this instance. As CFG points out on their website:
class="infoquote "Following a serious accident, it may be necessary for you to have adaptations made to your home, or more suitable accommodation may need to be found longer-term. We've...
CSL Law Ltd Solicitors in Croydon: Hopefully this should also point out the folly of thinking that a firm stating "Establish 1813!" has 200+ years more experience over a firm created in 2013. But apparently not to read or write reviews. Of course CSL cover a niche case range of Divorce, Dispute Resolution, an...
DFA Law LLP Solicitors in Northampton: amazed how responsive and reliable Amy was throughout every step of the process"
"Our estate agent expressed their astonishment when everything was handed in so quickly compared to other solicitors ..."< div>
We flicked through the usual forums such as Google, Yelp...
Driscoll Kingston Solicitors in Liverpool: Many people only think of specialists when it comes to things such as Criminal Law. Jennifer Campbell was helpful, imformative [sic] and kept us updated at all times."
"Driscoll Kingston were excellent at keeping me updated on progression."
"It Is [sic] the first time I ...
Hammond Trotter Solicitors Ltd | Motor Offence Lawyers in Manchester & London: However this option is usually only made available if you respond quickly.
The number of possible offences is always growing. So it's not surprising that if a firm has stopped the worst from happening, people will be overwhelmed and want to express their appreciation. ...
Education Law Service Ltd - Special Educational Needs Lawyer in London:
One lesser known area of litigation is Special Education Needs work (SEN). It was still very positive :
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There are quite a few large firms that will take your Education Law case on. It's just that people are much m...
Fieldfisher LLP Personal Injury Solicitors in Manchester & London: However these are sufficiently in the past to avoid anyone still mixing them up. If you've used our site before to find legal help in your area, or if you've simply read through a few of our review articles - you'll have noticed that we tend to recommend and discuss firms th...
Frank Rogers Law Ltd - Motoring Offence Solicitor in Birkenhead: That's very different from your own solicitor have 20-40 years' of knowledge behind them. So that's good. But how do you find out more information about a firm if it's your first time ever coming across them? If you're feeling bold, just ask - even if it's just a quick email...
GloverPriest Solicitors Ltd in Birmingham (Great Barr), Stourbridge, Wellingborough & Tamworth: Obviously claims to a long heritage look nice and many firms seek out even the most tenuous links. These should consist of at least the professional's name, expertise and experience.
If you want to know more about any particular solicitor at any firm you can usually ge...
HH Law Ltd - Hampson Hughes Solicitors in Liverpool: AND from start to finish (which only took 4 months) HH kept me informed on a regular basis"
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There are dozens of similar reviews across Trustpilot, Google, Yell, etc. If ...
Helix Law Ltd - Solicitors in Brighton & Eastbourne: Not to mention more than half the first results page is adverts anyway.. Here are some snippets from Helix Law's site. Again, this is rarer than you would think and another very positive point for Helix Law as a firm that goes beyond.
A quick note on navigation becaus...
HJA.net - Hodge Jones & Allen LLP Solicitors in London: You'd be lucky to scrape up even a handful on any particular firm. There are several possible reasons for this that we noticed. I don't think anyone can argue that!
There also seems to be an active interest in law generally and in helping people. The latter even lists ...
Howe + Co Solicitors in Brentford, London: Many of their websites even look the same with photos of people in smart suits smiling and pointing at a computer screen or shaking hands. One of our staff worked in immigration (Liverpool) for about a year and confirms it can be a very emotionally strenous environment, and ...
R James Hutcheon Solicitors - Law Firm in Liverpool: We would therefore recommend bookmarking the site if you plan on returning to it just in case. We would only recommend using ones that allow reviewers to leave comments though. reviews that have clearly been posted by the company themselves. Whilst https: www.sra.org.uk ...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd in Newry and Dublin: What we can do for you though, is clarify our reasons for wanting to work with them. He attended the Institute of Professional Legal Studies Belfast in 2001 and was admitted as a Solicitor in Northern Ireland in 2002 and in the Republic of Ireland in 2003. Sadly, the focus s...
IWC Estate Planning & Management Ltd - Probate & Will Services in Croydon, Bristol & Braintree:
The majority of legal professionals still adhere to the 9-5 Mon-Fri rule rigidly. There are very specific pieces such as "The Chain of Representation" or "A Precatory Trust". They were voted the number one legal probate provider on the FreeIndex business review websi...
Jarmans Solicitors Ltd in Sittingbourne, Kent & Chancery Lane, London: Firms should not be forever stained for the actions of one bad staff member who was fired along time ago. (That's a generalised example, not specific to Jarmans.)
We also personally put more faith in reviewers who have left dozens of reviews on many different firms vers...
Joanna Connolly Solicitors in Liverpool, Merseyside:
Joanna Connolly (LLB Hons) herself, is a Solicitor Advocate - qualified to represent clients as an advocate in the higher courts across England and Wales. For example, a loan may prove to be unenforceable in the courts by a creditor if hidden commissions have been paid...
Kudos Legal Ltd Solicitors in Glasgow and Preston: A lot of staff being mentioned by name in the reviews too. Because we don't take commissions for referring you, we have no bias as to which firm you select. However, during our 20+ years working with law firms we've come across all sorts of dubious versions of this.
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Lawcomm Solicitors Services in Fareham, Whiteley & London: We then have to spend several paragraphs explaining and providing examples to show why conveyancers will always get an abnormal percentage of negative comments. At the moment, them having quite a unique name means that if you make an error such as www.lawcomm.com nothing wit...
Leech & Co Solicitors Ltd in Manchester: We definitely throw a large wad of Kudos their way for bringing it up though.
Certainly as you can't have a web address containing an ampersand (&), any "& Co" firm will need to use the expanded 'leechandco' style. So when Leech & Co are writing blog articles entitle...
Levins Solicitors in Huyton, Liverpool: However listing the experience, qualifications, and specialties of each staff member we think is useful to potential clients. We don't just gush about how wonderful they are with lots of exclamation marks. We've worked with Levins Solicitors for several years now so obvio...
Lindsays Solicitors Offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow & Dundee: People who take your details and sell them on to actual firms to do the work. Considering the size and scope of the firm though, you probably don't need much introduction to Lindsays solicitors themselves or a lengthy explanation as to why we have added any of their brandi...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd: Just hang up and ring back on the phone number the solicitor originally gave you. They obtain the relevant phone email contact details then contact the buyer seller pretending to be from the solicitors office and tell them new bank details to pay any deposits into. Sadly the...
Alexander JLO Solicitors - AJLO in London, Birmingham, Chelmsford, Norwich & Liverpool: The guide is not like a Top 100 or any form of accreditation though. Remember that any error in the browser bar can get you redirected to a totally different site or pushed through a default search engine. These each typically have their own individual website and sometimes ...
Mason Bullock CCJ & Employment Solicitors in Coventry:
The same goes for employment matters where not only the amount is important , but how it is paid out. If you ever want to look up the specialties or qualification dates of the solicitor you are thinking of using, there is usually that information on the firm's local La...
McEwan Fraser Legal Property Conveyancing in Edinburgh, Aberdeen & Inverness: The number of you doing so was in single digits. Either way www.mcewanfraser.co.uk and www.mcewanfraser.com are also not currently being used. The official site is www.mcewanfraserlegal.co.uk and currently www.mcewanfraserlegal.com does not redirect you there. But that's som...
MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP in Bromley, Kent - Greater London: A good firm will always make sure their fee structure is understandable and transparent , but it doesn't hurt to ask. It only shows the most basic contact details though and again the www.mtasolicitors.co.uk variant shows nothing. The last thing you want to is mistype the n...
NV Legal Ltd Personal Injury Solicitors in Watford:
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This statement on the firm's website could use some clarification. Your claim will NOT [sic] be handled by a non-qualified, unskilled person or paralegal ..."< div>
This is another statement to keep an eye out for ...
OJ Solicitors Ltd English & Romanian Solicitors in Glasgow: A one-year-old firm might have twenty-year-experienced solicitors on staff and a twenty-year-old firm might stick you with a one-year-experienced solicitor. No win, no fee simply means that if the case loses you will not have to pay anything. So what else can you check?
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Penn Chambers Ltd - Solicitors in London: Not all barristers are able to take instructions from members of the public. neither www.pennsolicitors.co.uk or www.penngroup.com are currently owned by the firm) it'd be a good idea to bookmark the correct site once you're on it if you plan to return.. For all intents an...
Pump Court Chambers Direct Access Barristers in London, Swindon & Winchester: Words such as 'modern', 'leading', 'top', 'award-winning' and so on are thrown around as if they have no meaning.
It does however cause some thought to have to be given when researching things such as online reviews. We trawl through dozens of law firm's websites every ...
RD Costings Ltd - Criminal Injury Claims based in Portishead: Lastly, when you search for the "rd costings" name on a search engine there is a company website at www.rcostings.co.uk for a different firm. 100% compensation guaranteed means there are no fees if your case wins. Then after you've had the initial interview, have gone all th...
MGBe Legal Immigration Lawyers in London: From the very (sometimes unfathomably) niche boutiques, to large international firms. Someone who knows the 'tricks' of the trade. Someone who constantly updates themselves in the new legislation and guidelines. What about prior clients?
The legal industry is not the...
Redwood Collections Ltd - Debt Recovery Services based in Croydon: There aren't too many possible variants to worry about and scammers tend to target other legal matters such as property and wills anyway so no concerns to raise here. Some are only set up to send threatening letters. I say oddly because quite often it is the debtors that lea...
Reid Black Solicitors Ltd in Belfast, Antrim & Ballyclare:
As the firm deals with property matters, it is therefore hugely important that you pay close attention to the website you are on and the types of emails you receive. Quite often this is not reflected in the public reviews of those firms. Some of which have been past n...
Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister & Mediator in Barnet, Greater London: When the new rules came in, they were not simply applied to all barristers. Robin Somerville is definitely already qualified and he will be the person dealing with your matter from start to finish. Certainly it's a very likely part of the reason he's so well regarded. But ...
RSR Law Ltd in Croydon: On this occasion, there is actually a lot clarification of what is meant:
class="infoquote "All our initial advice to assess your case is free ... The 2013 date only relates to when the company became "Limited" after the merger of RSR Law, Pinnacle One Ltd, and Sapph...
SBW Law Ltd - Solicitors in Liverpool: But how can you find out the experience levels of the staff at a law firm you're looking into?
class="infoquote "... If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 622256 sbw-law-limited" check out the page< a> for any firm you'll be given a wealth of user-side ...
Serious Law LLP - Serious Injury Law Solicitors in Bolton:
If you've read any of our other law firm review articles, you'll know we typically have at least a few gripes about any firm. Typically if the firm's website does not have 'Serious Catastrophic Injuries' as a specific case title on the front page of their website along ...
Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP in London, Finchley & Hatfield: All glowing commendations for the firm with individual staff often being mentioned by name.
Simons Rodkin Solicitors don't need to engage in any such shady wording. How do you know which is best for you? How do you even know what to research in the first place?
O...
Taborns Legal Business - Will Taborn Ltd in London:
Taborns offer a "Legal Concierge Outsourcing" service which doesn't seem to have a very in-depth explanation on the website:
class="infoquote "Businesses of all levels, high net worth individuals, Family Office and Professional Service Providers (e.g.
So what...
The Injury Solicitor Ltd - Road Accident Claims in Salford, Manchester: But these differences should definitely be explained clearly by the firm you are thinking of going with. But the start date of any law firm is not the same as having experience. The branding is not nearly as important as the actual solicitor assigned to your case. There is n...
The Johnson Partnership Solicitors in Nottingham, Sheffield, Doncaster & Derby: That was it, and despite having never been a criminal solicitor - I would imagine the old 'honey vs vinegar' adage would apply when dealing with the police anyway?
It wasn't until we put quotation marks around the firm's name (which forces Google to match the search te...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd Solicitors in Rochdale: when there is only one actual qualified solicitor at that firm to handle them all. Every firm should make this absolutely clear to you early on in your enquiries. So context is key. There is an injured party who needs to get compensation from a third party or a third party's...
TSABI Ltd - The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc in Southall, London & Slough: are indicative of the general feel. available to all, just slower) over the past couple of decades the budgets and scope of Legal Aid have been drastically cut. On this occasion, it definitely seems to be the case with a range of experience indicated including Mohammed Asg...
White Collar Legal & Admin Ltd in Wirral, Merseyside:
All the firms we accept onto the panel are firms we think will enhance the network and provide extra useful choices for people seeking legal help. But after 20 years working in the legal industry and thousands of articles, I think my opinions should be allowed to leak ...
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