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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:

A City Law Firm Ltd Review: So if you're having trouble finding them bear that in mind. In fact, just a couple of years ago almost a quarter of firms on our own network were not https secure. They will all still be the positive comments, but https: acitylawfirm.com testimonials " they will also dis...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: 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. However, that is not the case. class="infoquote "ACSL Solicitors launched in 2009. That's nearly a centur...


Amy King Legal Review: class="infoquote "We represent each claim individually and invest our very best minds in every case we take on."< div> < br> This is often the centre of the argument between using a large or small firm to handle your case. Groups of them together are weirder. "...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: But it can result in having to wait for callbacks as the paralegal goes between you and the solicitor in charge. class="infoquote "you will have direct access to your own solicitor who will be available to guide you every step of the way"< div> Again, this is an...


Brian Barr Solicitors Review: This firm, like many others, provides customer testimonials on their website: class="infoquote "Highly recommend this firm for their expertise in fibromyalgia" "made what was an extremely stressful time in my life easier to deal with" "found me a fantastic CBT the...


Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: 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 provides a huge amount of data to users. Since Brodies Solicitors LLP has r...


Calio Claims Review: We don't know a single firm that charges for losses. Those are two very different statements. As the rules and regulations and guidelines flew around constantly changing - plus with government, law courts, and regulatory bodies constantly disagreeing with each other - it bec...


Cook Legal Ltd Review: A quick note on navigation. But as they typically only post the positive comments - you don't get to see any potential negative themes if they exist. Now you may have to state the location of a company's office to see reviews. People are always quick to post a review ...


Crockett & Co Solicitors Review: Despite the firm's branding being 'Crockett & Co' you can't have ampersands in web addresses so www.crockett&co.co.uk could not exist. For Crockett solicitors the whole firm deals with only family law matters and wills probate. So what are people saying on those foru...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: As for years of experience, there is often a big difference between any firm saying they have "40 years experience" versus "40 years of combined experience" or "40 years of experience within the firm". But how can you know if they are right for you beyond the marketi...


Defank Solicitors Review: Their site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details in the contact form. There are hundreds of websites out there pretending to look like an official law firm when they are actually simply gathering people's case details to sell on to solicitors. If they have a ...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review: But it's best to speak to an expert about your specific case to work out which will be the best course for you . class="infoquote "Our secondary specialisation is contract writing drafting, contract review, contract analysis, document review, and election observer."<...

Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: No firm will claim to have zero experience though, so how can you check? Luckily if you are in England or Wales the Law Society has an excellent database you can search. That's actually rarer than you might think for a firm that handles house buying selling. With so much s...


Drummond Miller LLP Review: That's probably why in our poll a few years back, only 9% of people voted that they trusted prior client comments posted by the company on their site. There are now literaly thousands of firms within the reach of your fingertips that could handle your legal issue. Solicitors...


Eatons Solicitors Review: For example a firm might say it has '20 years of experience within the firm'. It's important to note that most law firms that handle property matters do end up with a larger portion of negative feedback compared to solicitors that don't. So how can you tell whether the f...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: Google has changed so that sometimes you have to enter in the full name of a firm and it's location in order to see reviews - e.g. The site also includes a blog section that features articles and updates on legal topics of interest, such as employment law, family law, and co...


EMD Law LLP Review: There's plenty of experience within this law office with solicitor Robert Taylor having qualified in 1977 and Elizabeth Dumbleton in 1999. So we would mark this one down as very much a positive . But thankfully it's not a selling point they push like some firms do. ...


England & Derbyshire LLP Review: This is because you can't have an ampersand in web addresses. To avoid this there are a few things you can check . This can be either the number of years the firm has been running, the number of years the longest serving solicitor has been working, or the number of years of...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: For today's article we will be talking about Conveyancers who are regulated by the https: www.clc-uk.org " Council for Licensed Conveyancers< a> (CLC), and Solicitors who are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). These are usually a lower cost op...


Farah Family Law Review: 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. But always pay attention to what site you are on and who is ...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: There were some comments available when we looked: class="infoquote "they have made me and my family very happy" "Outstanding service" "comitment to their clients requirements"< div> But note that when you search for a firm you need to make sure the name i...


Frei Solicitors Review: The amount of legal work required to buy, sell and just own a house is huge. class="infoquote "extremely clear, concise, practical and courteous" "very happy with the company providing a tailored service for my company" "simplified the entire process for my matte...


Girlings Solicitors LLP Review: However, we do not recommend picking a firm based on whether they guarantee you 100% compensation versus taking a 25% 'success fee' (the average percentage). The first only guarantees that you won't have to pay anything if your case loses. Then there is www.girlingspersonali...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd Review: There is an ever further issue to consider. There is a firm showing up as GSB Properties in our background searches but that seems to be the old name for this same firm. So what are the comment forums saying about this firm? class="infoquote "very professional ...


Harrison's Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "And if the house sale falls through? Then our guaranteed 'no sale – no fee' policy has you covered."< div> A quick note on navigation as things can get tricky when researching law firms as Google is hell-bent on pushing adverts and alternate...


HCR Legal LLP Review: class="infoquote "Speedy, helpful guidance every step of the way" "they were patient, listened and provided support through what was a very stressful time" "found them to be incredibly knowledgeable and helpful" "extremely impressed by the advice and service"< ...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: On that subject of navigation, note that the firm's official website is the full name www.heritageparkfamilylaw.com and currently the .co.uk version redirects you there. The main source people turn to when investigating any new firm is of course the public review board...


Horsley Law Review: Horsley's website is HTTPS secure which means your personal details should be safe when submitted via their contact form. The firm is also registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is great. For newer firms this might be more difficult. So where can yo...


Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: The Kee one clearly says a solicitor will call you back. The firm does link to a testimonial page on their site, but it looks as though it has a built-in display of their Trustpilot reviews. That can certainly be a bit more helpful than the highly rose-tinted and hand-picked...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: 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. That's also how they are displayed on the website of The Law ...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review: This becomes even more important for cases such as Immigration where the law is constantly changing, unbelievably confusing, and typically requiring some international knowledge. For example, many people seek specialist firms for cases such as Motoring Offences, Divo...


Lyons Solicitors Review: But since there are no firms claiming the opposite (i.e. If you've flicked through half a dozen firms today you'll probably have seen similar names, similar images of people smiling and shaking hands, not to mention the same type of wording. Lyons do this as well, but the m...


Mark Croft Solicitor Review: There is not going to be some 200+ year old solicitor within the firm monitoring everything. They are too busy https: www.dailymail.co.uk news article-12003657 Brisbane-couple-conned-102-000-savings-house-elaborate-scam.html" taking huge amounts of money from house buyers...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Review: This can make telling them apart quite difficult. We highly advise reading through actual comments when it comes to law firms though. Thousands of people in the UK https: www.whatmortgage.co.uk home-buying news-home-buying mortgage-scams-how-to-spot-and-avoid-homebuying-f...


McCarthy + Co LLP Review: It's always a sad thing for us to admit with 1to1Legal being a Scottish firm, but The Law Society of England & Wales has produced a far better and more user friendly website than any of its counterparts. This offers huge advantages when trying to verify a law firm o...


SG Murphy Solicitors Review: 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. Those are all great things to be as a law firm, but certainly there are no firms claiming to be the opposite. For to...


Nero Legal Ltd Review: Which is quite striking because when we checked, they had a 4.5 star rating with https: www.google.com search?q=nero+legal+glasgow&oq=nero+legal+glasgow&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyEAgBEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQYjgUyCggCEAAYgAQYogQyCggDEAAYgAQYogQyCggEEAAYgAQY...

MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd Review: There does seem to be a mirror of the site on mpg-group.consulting but we would recommend bookmarking the main site if you plan on returning. class="infoquote "Since 1996 MPG have been providing professional support to the construction industry worldwide with our spe...


NJS Law Ltd Review: However you may not be getting the most out of such resources. There is a theme of 'listening' and 'caring' repeated throughout many. Probably around 90% of the articles on this site are about firm's who are not current advertisers or paying us anything. Our poll a few yea...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: So how do they compare? class="infoquote "dealt with the case very professionally and promptly" "made everything easy for me understand each step of the claim" "extremely helpful and kind" "was in constant communication with me throughout"< div> The revi...


PCS Legal Ltd Review: But at the time of writing the firm had an average star rating of 3.9 which might be confusing. Barristers with the Bar Standards Council. There is a different firm currently using www.pcslegal.com and there is a PCS Commercial Property and a PCS Property Services company in...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law Review: Another note on navigation. For legal professionals such as solicitors, paralegals, or barristers chambers this is not always easy. Google has changed it's setup recently though and you sometimes have to enter a specific location to see reviews of a firm - e.g. But p...


Solidaire Solicitors Review: But you've probably seen most law firms claiming to offer 'bespoke' services and promise a 'positive outcome'. 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 ...


Sternberg Reed LLP Review: we want to ensure every potential client has the opportunity to have a free 15 minute consultation with a lawyer."< div> A quick note on navigation. However you can actually look up the level of experience within most legal practices of England & Wales. The site is HT...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: Certainly those are dates for which the firm can reasonably claim both 'experience' and 'fresh ideas'. Thomas & Thomas did not make any such misleading claims as far as we saw on their site. We have often praised The Law Society of England & Wales for their excelle...


The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: The comments for TLP are very positive . Although many firms provide 'testimonial' pages, according to our last poll not very many of you trust them (8%). The official site we link to above is www.tlps.co.uk and is HTTPS secure . A site we've often praised and sadly withou...


TWB Probate Solicitors Review: The official site is www.twbprobatesolicitors.com which is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details on their contact form. We try to cover a wide range of law firms on our site including alternative legal professionals and companies who might provide related...


UVS Law Review: These include work visas, business visas, study visas, family visas, tourist visas, and transit visas. If there are only 2x people in the firm covering a dozen areas of law - they cannot be 'specialists'. UK Immigration Law is governed by the Immigration Act 1971, which has ...


Walker Foster Solicitors Review: That's more rare than you might expect. But hopefully the information we provide is helpful generally. We're not a fan of founding date claims either, but that's a discussion for another article. This immediately gives the impression of a large, well-established firm. These...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review: For example, for Waterstone they list solicitors Rayhan Ahmed who qualified in 2009, Akeel Hussain (2015), and others right up to Akaash Hussain who joined the profession in 2021. So how old the firm's logo really doesn't help you know how experienced the actual staff are. T...


Wildcat Law Ltd Review: Although our services are often Barrister led, we use a range of lawyers and legal associates on a matter to ensure the most cost effective solution to our clients."< div> Another third party website we often recommend is that of The Law Society of England & Wales. If...


Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: 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 as their name. On that topic we should cover some notes about navigation. This is unusual though because the firm deals with Conveyanc...


Wolf Law Solicitors Review: However such agreements may require a fee if the case wins. All personal injury firms should not charge you a penny up front or if your case loses. class="infoquote "Wolf Law are experts in all kinds of claims, from slips, trips and falls, to road traffic accidents an...


WYM Legal Ltd Review: Since both sides always blame the other person's solicitor - you can pretty much guarantee at least one negative review in almost every single transaction. This is especially important when it comes to conveyancing firms. Stating you are 'ranked No.1 for speed of clo...


All Law Ltd Review: Here are some snippets: class="infoquote "very professional in a very relaxed way" "explained everything clearly" "knowledgeable, patient, friendly and approachable" "makes the information clear and easy to understand"< div> One of the most important thi...


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