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Over the past 20 years we've written hundreds of articles about the legal industry. Here are a selection about individual firms. Whilst we obviously have not used all of their services, we have worked with many of them and can point out general tips for researching which firm to use and what questions to ask:Two Harcourt Buildings Review: But of course they will all say that. Such as one law firm we saw claiming a 150 year history in their town simply for moving into a building previously occupied by a much older firm. class="infoquote "We are proud of a long tradition of integrity, humanity and collab...
A City Law Firm Ltd Review: Sometimes even for big brands we've had to type in the location of the head office to get the correct reviews to show up. In fact, just a couple of years ago almost a quarter of firms on our own network were not https secure. So such testimonials might be worth a browse in...
ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: Most importantly they will show the areas of law and qualification dates of each lawyer within the firm. Some firms are registered with their https: www.liverpoollawsociety.org.uk lawyers acsl-solicitors-ltd " local law society< a> as well. We know this does happen...
Backhouse Solicitors Review: A quick note on navigation though. That certainly seemed to be true in the early days, but sadly Google's unchallenged buyout of the internet has caused the web to jam pack itself with information that is sometimes barely relevant to what you're looking for simpl...
Brian Barr Solicitors Review: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 490026 brian-barr-limited" look up the page< a> for this firm you'll see several staff with a range of qualification dates such as Phillip Cohen who qualified as a solicitor in 2006, Steven Akerman in 2013, right up...
Bridge McFarland LLP Review: Photos of people in suits smiling and shaking hands with bits of paper in their hands are very nice, but they don't help you decide one firm from the other. 8 staff x 5 years experience = 40). If you look up https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 621785 br...
Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: You can receive great attention from a large firm and some small specialist firms have amazing resources and experience to draw on . Certainly Brodies https: brodies.com expertise businesses-and-organisations case-studies " caters for this need< a>. The official si...
Buchanan & Co Solicitors Review: While many people are quite happy to provide bucketloads of detail in reviewing a restaurant - they are less likely to give helpful details about their bankruptcy, criminal defence, or messy divorce. In fact, they could probably do with updating their website content to refl...
Calio Claims Review: Being aware of what you're typing and what site you're on is important because of the huge amount of scams such as https: www.ncsc.gov.uk guidance phishing" phishing< a> on the web.. This is typically in larger cases such as Medical Negligence where a lot more time and ri...
Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: If a firm's is promoting the idea of their brand being 200-years old, it's obviously meant to infer they are incredibly experienced. You have to read the comments. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 591481 cullimore-dutton-solicitors-l...
Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: In particular - property sales clients. That's because while people are often hesitant to discuss their messy divorce or criminal proceedings in public - people have no problem jumping online to complain about how long their house sale is taking. The downside to havin...
Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: The Law Society of England & Wales has an excellent user side database for people to research legal service providers.
class="infoquote "we bring together a wealth of industry-specific knowledge and expertise"< div>
There will be no law firm on the internet c...
Defank Solicitors Review: The website of The Law Society of England & Wales has a wealth of data for users to see the trading names, contact addresses, areas of expertise, staff, and more of any firm registered with them. If you see claims that they are 'award-winning' but absolutely no indication wh...
Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review:
class="infoquote "Dispute Resolver Consultancy can get more done for you in the resolution of your dispute through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, both in national and international disputes."< div>
The Dispute Resolver website states they can help re...
Drummond Miller LLP Review: But just be wary and be careful about the things you do discuss via email.
class="infoquote "Words can’t express our gratitude for your kindness"
"we had chosen the right lawyer to handle our application"
"I had met a true professional who actually cared about ou...
Eatons Solicitors Review: Many firms have testimonials on their websites, but that's not what people want to see. So how can you tell whether the firm, or your individual solicitor, has a good level of experience?
class="infoquote "Each of our partners brings a wealth of knowledge and unique...
EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: 'edc lord and co solicitors southall'.
class="infoquote "Our core values are integrity and trust, the encouragement of innovation, teamwork and the continuing personal development of everyone at the firm."< div>
What are people saying about the firm on the usua...
EMD Law LLP Review:
class="infoquote "At EMD Law we have a strong commitment to client care and aim to offer a friendly, efficient and cost effective service to all our clients."< div>
Typically the first thing people do when checking up on a firm is to view the public comment boar...
Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: 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. The first thing people tend to do to check up on this, though, is read public review boards such as Google, Facebook or Trustpilot....
Amy King Legal Review: The concept in TV shows such as Boston Legal where a large established firm's name can strike fear into a company or government agency has never been the case here in the UK. It is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via the contact form.
A quick note ...
Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: The site is https secure for submitting your personal details on their contact form. 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. They have a huge a...
Frei Solicitors Review: The firm's offical website follows the branding name www.freisolicitors.com, just watch the spelling or maybe bookmark the site if coming back later? The site is HTTPS secure for submitting queries through the contact form.
class="infoquote "Frei Solicitors is an in...
Girlings Solicitors LLP Review:
class="infoquote "At Girlings we embrace change and are quick to adapt to meet the needs of our clients."< div>
There are four office addresses mentioned including Sandwich in Kent for the injury claims division then Ashford, Canterbury, and Herne Bay. So what...
Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors Review: If you need to check up on any firm you can usually do so through their local Law Society.
Not every firm is upfront about their areas of law or years of experience like Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors.
A quick note on navigation with the firm's official website b...
Guardian Law Review: There are several statements such as these two offering free help articles. That's a good four decades of combined experience between them. It raises the point that if every firm says they are 'experienced' (and no firm would admit to being 'inexperienced') then how can y...
Harrison's Solicitors Review: So seeing any property firm with a star rating in the 4s such as Harrisons' is unusual. 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 thousands...
HCR Legal LLP Review:
class="infoquote "Clients value our honesty, commercially focused advice and hard work."< div>
To check up on any statements a firm makes about happy clients, people usually turn to the public review boards . Because on the site it states their Worcester, Birm...
Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: For law firms there may be far less reviews than you expect.
class="infoquote "With Heritage Park Family Law you have the added benefit of guidance from our founder who is a specialist family law Barrister."< div>
What's the difference between having a solicito...
Horsley Law Review: 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 which is great. https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 595853 horsley-holdings-ltd?Solicitors=True" For Hors...
Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: But in the variants we tried the correct firm came up in searches. We can't even link to an actual page detailing just the solicitor's names. www.keesolicitors.com does not redirect you there though and there are a few other firms with 'kee' in the name such as the Kee Law F...
QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: The brand could be 120 years while all their solicitors qualified 6 months ago. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality legal advice and expertise for our clients, but in a way that's far friendlier, more accessible and clear-talking than you might expect from a la...
LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review:
class="infoquote "The high standards of our personalised client care form an important part of our business."< div>
Of course the first thing most consumers do when interested in a company is check out the public review boards https: www.google.com search?q=l...
Lyons Solicitors Review: In the middle of this are firms with multiple solicitors, each specialising in one or two areas of law. It's common for companies in any industry to provide customer testimonials on their website. A firm that deals only with one case type such as Criminal Law is definitely ...
Mark Croft Solicitor Review:
class="infoquote "I enjoyed a very successful career in the Magisterial Service as a Senior Legal Advisor before becoming a specialist criminal lawyer in private practice"< div>
Luckily the English and Welsh have a great resource online to help in such situat...
McCarthy + Co LLP Review: But searches for variations of the firm's name on it's own will provide no local business information.
A quick note on navigation should be made with the firm having an 'and' or '+' sign in it's branding. There are various levels starting at Q1000 with Q9000 https: ...
MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd Review: It usually relates to the length of time the firm has been running or the highest number of years a specific lawyer at the firm has been working at the job. Vincent and his father, Alan."< div>
There are other mentions about the 'family run business' aspect of the firm...
SG Murphy Solicitors Review: That's quite unusual though for a firm that deals with property. For today's article we're looking at SG Murphy Solicitors in Northern Ireland who describe themselves as:
class="infoquote "... Watch out for general themes both positive and negative in the reviews as w...
Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Review: There is a wealth of data on each registered firm and legal professional including any alternate contact details, trading names, qualification dates, languages spoken and more. So what are the boards saying about Nicholson Jones Sutton?
class="infoquote "Any queries o...
Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: 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'. For example, the .com version of the firm's site is not in use and they have a separate website for th...
PCS Legal Ltd Review: Just remember that the larger the firm, the more likely it will have complaints. Their site is HTTPS secure for submitting your contact details for a callback.
The firm's branding seems solid around the name PCS Legal Ltd based in Essex with the official site at www...
Solidaire Solicitors Review:
They also provide the qualification dates of any solicitors. If you've come here after already sifting through a few dozen solicitor websites, you may have noticed most look the same with the same sales language and even the same photos of people smiling and shaking h...
Sternberg Reed LLP Review: Neither of the variants such as www.sternbergreed.co.uk get you to the correct place though and we spotted a specialist site for the firm's family law department at www.srfamilylawsolicitors.co.uk
Keeping an eye out to make sure you know where you are at all times is b...
Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: Then you get companies claiming to be 'a large firm with a small firm feel'.
Beyond that, you have firms claiming to be 'local' which sounds great. That's actually a bigger deal than you might think. The age of a firm is irrelevant. The same for anything in Scotland a...
The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: People have https: www.bbc.co.uk news world-europe-jersey-64624656" handed their entire house deposit< a> into fraudster's bank accounts sometimes simply because they got an official-looking email telling them to change the bank details. "the law partnership solicitors co...
TWB Probate Solicitors Review: We try to cover a wide range of law firms on our site including alternative legal professionals and companies who might provide related services.
But there is an area of law with some confusion when it comes to specialisms. This is to let people realise and choose fr...
UVS Law Review: If there are only 2x people in the firm covering a dozen areas of law - they cannot be 'specialists'. Be careful of such wording on other sites. There are firms which will state they 'specialise' in a wide range of legal matters including immigration. Failure to meet the req...
Walker Foster Solicitors Review: a long-established and respected general practice law firm founded in 1919, with offices in Skipton, Barnoldswick, Silsden, Settle, Ilkley, Northallerton and Harrogate."< div>
at the top of their main page.
class="infoquote "We aim to provide valued and reliable...
Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review: Of course, if the firm's website is down then there will be no testimonials pages for you to look through. For example www.waterstoneps.co.uk currently does not redirect you to the correct site.
class="infoquote "For more information on our services please call 01274...
WH Solicitors Review: Sometimes based on nothing more than a single official-looking email saying to do so. Just remember to read all comments and not rely on average star ratings. Immigration is constantly changing, increasingly complicated, time limited, and not something you get quick second c...
Wildcat Law Ltd Review: A good mix of seasoned minds with fresh eyes. For example thousands of people have handed their entire house deposit when buying a house straight into a fraudster's bank account.
class="infoquote "We understand that our clients often need meetings outside the traditi...
Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: However other companies may use clever wording to try and make their claims seem bigger than they are. Or more precisely, their clients have. To start with, if you want to see reviews about a firm on Google these days you have to enter the office location of the firm as well...
Wolf Law Solicitors Review: This is usually as a percentage of any compensation recovered. Sometimes the brief is to generate informative articles to educate consumers on a specific product or service. If one firm says they will charge a 'success fee' of 25% while another says they will give you 100% o...
Woodstock Legal Services Review: But please read on and see if you would agree. We highly recommend checking any firm you're considering against their information. Woodstock also have a range of badges logo across the bottom of each page such as ILEX, The Legal 500, Law Society Accreditions, and more. If ...
WYM Legal Ltd Review: But 'leading' without stating what you are leading in or in what area - not so much. That includes any alternate trading names, contact details, all office locations, and languages spoken. Unlike most other organisations, this one provides a wealth of information on any fi...
All Law Ltd Review:
class="infoquote "We're on standby ready to help you with the law however we can. The firm has some testimonials included on their website. For example, with Law (aka All Law Ltd) it says solicitor Jeffrey Garland qualified 1982 while Christopher Mccrudden joined the...
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