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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: The site is https secure for submitting your details via their online form. That's very different to a firm having a 10 or 15 year experienced lawyer on staff. A City Law Firm has been on our network for a while now and has many aspects about it you may have come across ...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: This sort of thing is hugely important these days especially if you're using a law firm for a property matter. Some firms provide staff profile pages which we think aren't just a good side offering, but essential these days. We are a team of closely knit legal professional...


Amy King Legal Review: Also, you could very well end up with a 1-year-qualified solicitor from a 200 year old law firm while there are plenty of highly experienced lawyers at brand new firms. Today's article covers an area of legal services there's probably a fair misunderstanding about. We've wat...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: Unfortunately, Scotland's law society is nowhere near providing such useful information to its residents. As most fraud related to legal services happens via email. To be sure you are on the website of an actual solicitor you can look the firm up on the SRA website an...


Brian Barr Solicitors Review: So does that instantly make them a better choice? Certainly a specialist for any case type is preferrable whether it's the entire firm specialising in your legal issue or simply your assigned solicitor within a firm. class="infoquote "Specialists in serious, catast...


Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: That may have been true a few decades back when the line between a large and small firm was obvious and fairly common. You can receive great attention from a large firm and some small specialist firms have amazing resources and experience to draw on . So while the words the...


Calio Claims Review: Some firms do charge a fee if they win. Those are two very different statements. You'd be amazed at the number of law firms with 5 star reviews for their new menu or 1 star reviews for the poor parking in the town centre. With that all in the past, why do law firms st...


Cook Legal Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Cook Legal solicitors ... Google has changed how you find reviews of firms on their search though. But as they typically only post the positive comments - you don't get to see any potential negative themes if they exist. We provide expert personal ...


Crockett & Co Solicitors Review: We also recommend reading actual comments rather than flicking through star ratings when it comes to legal professionals. So no matter how old the firm is, it's the experience of the solicitor that matters most . All these things are important to consider. Luckily, i...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: If you've flicked through a few of our articles already you'll hopefully have noticed that we try to mix reviews of any firm with general information that might help you make a decision about which firm to use. Not so many firms are forthcoming with such details, especially ...


Defank Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "Our costs are completely transparent, competitive and always openly discussed ahead of all instructions."< div> Many Conveyancing firms will have costs listed right on their website. For example, a Personal Injury case may have zero costs up fr...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review: However, for ADR professionals there doesn't seem to be a solid organisation watching over everything to refer you to. But it's best to speak to an expert about your specific case to work out which will be the best course for you . ADR describes different ways you can solve...

Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: In particular - property sales clients. Solicitor Emily Carey at the firm is listed as having qualified in 1989, Alison Hall in 1994, Keith Doherty in 2004, Josephine Bowman in 2013, plus many others right up to the relatively new Sophie Murray who joined the profession in 2...


Drummond Miller LLP Review: Many companies across all industries provide customer testimonials on their site. That was until the internet came along. But most importantly it provides the areas of law practiced and qualification date of each solicitor within the firm. The Law Society of England & Wales ...


Eatons Solicitors Review: The negative reviews are where you find out any themes showing a common issue. The negative comments seem to be mostly related to house purchases. It's important to note that most law firms that handle property matters do end up with a larger portion of negative feedback...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "EDC Lord takes its name from our founder Edwin David Charles Lord who began his legal practice in 1919"< div> First and foremost, the website is easy to navigate, with a clear and concise layout that makes it easy to find the information you ...


EMD Law LLP Review: Originally starting under the name Baily Strickland and Bryant, the firm became Baily Bryant & Dumbleton in 2003, then finally EMD Law LLP in 2008. The site is https secure for submitting your personal details via the contact form. Today's article covers EMD Law LLP ...


England & Derbyshire LLP Review: We would therefore recommend utilising the law society pages for this as well, because each solicitor will often have their case expertise listed. Therefore adding extra terms such as "solicitors" or "guildford" may be a good idea . This means that once you enter your detai...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: Also, while you may have gone through a dozen websites today of 'Conveyancing' firms - not all are the same . If they are not on your mortgage lender's panel then there could be an extra fee required (at the very least) so it's something to check on before signing on the ...


Farah Family Law Review: The short list on the firm's website includes Divorces (Contested and Uncontested), financial settlements, Pre-nuptial Post-nuptial agreements, Injunctions, Mediation, Parental Responsibility, Contact and Residence Orders, Muslim and https: www.shariahcouncil.org talaq-div...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: If you've already flicked through a dozen law firm websites today looking for one that can help you with your case, you may have noticed that most of them have the same sort of language which makes it difficult to tell them apart. They have a huge amount of user side data ab...


Frei Solicitors Review: We enjoy working with our clients, and strive to build a lasting relationship."< div> A quick note on navigation. class="infoquote "Frei Solicitors is an international, boutique luxury asset law firm, acting for wealthy individuals, families and businesses acros...


Girlings Solicitors LLP Review: But as phrases such as No Win No Fee became the standard, the number of law firms opening up separate personal injury brands decreased. Obviously the first point of call for most people are the review boards such as Google, Facebook, Trustpilot, etc. Both are HTTPS se...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd Review: We've seen plenty of property service providers with negative reviews from people on the other side of the transaction. The Law Society's https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?FirmName=Garden+Stirling+Burnet+&FirmPostcode=&AreaOfLaw=&type=firm&sortOrder=" search fun...


Harrison's Solicitors Review: It has levelled the playing field so that smaller firms offering great service can't be crushed out of the market by larger, bigger-budgeted firms. For example, when we searched for "harrisons solicitors reading" the local listing simply would not pop up. It did for "caver...


HCR Legal LLP Review: Everything from a one-person sole practitioner setups to multi-office practices with hundreds of staff. For example, if you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 542379 hcr-legal-llp" check out the page< a> for this firm you'll see a full list of alternative trading ...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: If your family law matter is unlikely to require an actual court action - then that doesn't matter. For law firms there may be far less reviews than you expect. class="infoquote "Evening and weekend appointments available on request."< div> This is much rarer th...


Horsley Law Review: The firm is also registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is great. So checking for an SRA number is a good idea before filling in a contact form. 95% Cases Won. https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 595853 horsley-holdings-ltd?Sol...


Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: So we know a lot of the changes that have occurred and Family Law representation has seen it's fair share of those. But the claims are not unique. But we can confidently state it's not. The firm has its own https: www.keesolicitors.co.uk our-people" staff profile page< ...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: Most people will head to the public boards such as Google, Facebook or Trustpilot. Not QS as a whole. That's also how they are displayed on the website of The Law Society of England and Wales which is a resource we are constantly recommending . People simply aren't as quick...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review: So always make sure you're on the correct site and speaking to someone you know at the firm. These days you can find a solicitor specialising in anything from Criminal Law to Housing Disrepair. We did notice much of the praise related to Immigration matters which seems to be...


Lyons Solicitors Review: A firm that deals only with one case type such as Criminal Law is definitely a specialist firm. We help and advise clients throughout Bristol, North and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire."< div> All this wording aside, though, we want to tell you about a ...


Mark Croft Solicitor Review: So that could be 5 members of staff each with only 4 years of experience. We've been working with law firms for over twenty years now and out of over 200 firms currently on our network, only 15 work with Legal Aid. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation pe...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Review: Sometimes simply because an official looking email came through asking them to change the bank details the deposit is paid to. class="infoquote "Marsden Rawsthorn is a forward-thinking and client focused legal firm. This is incredibly useful for checking whether th...


McCarthy + Co LLP Review: class="infoquote "An Award Winning Team of Solicitors With A Personal Touch"< div> So what can you do to discern which legal service provider is best for you if you're in an area without a good legal database? The reason third party sites are so helpful in thes...


SG Murphy Solicitors Review: These are just little things but you need to keep vigilant - especially with property matters. However the Law Society for Northern Ireland, like its Scottish counterpart, lags far behind in consumer help resources. Much of the language they use sounds the same and even the ...


Nero Legal Ltd Review: While they can be a bit twitchy sometimes (we've seen Google return reviews for a pizzeria instead of a law firm in the area) you can at least see both negative and positive comments by prior customers to check for any themes. If you search through a few other conveyancing f...

MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd Review: However, it should be pointed out that in the commercial sector it's not just Mr Anon or Ms Smith leaving such reviews. We discussed the new Direct Access scheme in the previous article which allows people to hire a Barrister directly rather than having to pay a solicitor to...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Review: So when we write something positive, we're just genuinely positive. Which is reflected on their website where they state a list of local charities they are involved with as well: class="infoquote "Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors are proud patrons of: Inspiringirls, ...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: If you have access to the possible services of 100,000 solicitors nationwide rather than just the few local law firms around you - surely you are better off? Yes, there is more choice. Especially the fact they offer direct contact details for each staff member as wel...


PCS Legal Ltd Review: But always keep alert on where you are and what you're typing.. It's a fraught industry for reviews. Some people https: www.theguardian.com money 2019 aug 24 the-45000-deposit-for-our-first-home-was-stolen-and-the-banks-did-nothing" have handed their entire house deposit ...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law Review: class="infoquote "fast, efficient and easy to get hold" "resolved the matter very quickly" "was always available to help me through the process"< div> Those are a few snippets from the reviews we saw for Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law which were all positive ...


Solidaire Solicitors Review: If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 33660 solidaire-law-limited?Solicitors=True" the page for Solidaire< a> you'll see their two main solicitors qualified in 2001 and 2015 respectively. When firms had to rely on local word of mo...


Sternberg Reed LLP Review: There are lots of other bits and pieces you can spot about a firm that can help distinguish them from others. Either the number of years they've been in business as Sternberg Reed have done here, or the number of years experience one or more members of staff have. So ...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: Remember that ampersands can't be used in web addresses so www.thomas&thomassolicitors.co.uk will bring up an error or redirect you elsewhere depending on your browser. Beyond that, you have firms claiming to be 'local' which sounds great. People https: www.lloydsba...


The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: If a firm has only one solicitor on board yet states they handle every case type possible - then it is unlikely they will excel at any of them. Then there are firms that state useless dates such as "founded in 1881". So what are the independent boards https: www.goo...


TWB Probate Solicitors Review: The official site is www.twbprobatesolicitors.com which is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details on their contact form. As you can see from https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 2235 twbprobatesolicitors-limited" the page on this firm< a> - solici...


UVS Law Review: class="infoquote "We understand that the immigration process can be complex and confusing, which is why our experienced solicitors are dedicated to guiding you through every step of the way."< div> Typically when researching a service provider most people simply...


Walker Foster Solicitors Review: That's a big bit of praise considering we're a old Scottish company. But you've probably seen alot of good words on other firm's websites too such as 'modern', 'friendly', or 'experienced'. That's probably more to do with how clever marketing has become rather than our kid...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review: Especially in the legal industry, because firms that handle property matters can often have a lower star rating than a law firm that doesn't. That got us thinking. For example if you see any firm stating 'established in 1881' or any other such ancient founding date - that o...


Wildcat Law Ltd Review: class="infoquote "We understand that our clients often need meetings outside the traditional Monday to Friday 9-5"< div>. class="infoquote "We offer a 'Third way' service. But since the roll out of https: www.directaccessportal.co.uk " The Direct Access Sche...


Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: Or more precisely, their clients have. that they are an 'outdated', 'inefficient', and 'unfriendly' firm). class="infoquote "always on the end of the phone email when I needed to speak" "they kept me informed throughout, it was a very frustrating process" "hel...


Wolf Law Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "Our expert team of personal injury specialists can help with any type of claim."< div> Luckily for the English and Welsh, the national Law Society has an amazing website full of userside data to help you verify a firm's claims about 'experts' ...


WYM Legal Ltd Review: However, in this instance, CLC accreditation is not the only stamp of approval. However, when it comes to law firms we always recommend people read the actual reviews for context rather than flicking through only star ratings. class="infoquote "We are a leading fi...


All Law Ltd Review: It's very difficult to work out which law firm is best for your case based on simply flicking through each firm's website. But the first thing we would recommend when searching for legal help is not to get taken in with marketing jargon. However, there are no 200-year old la...


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