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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:

ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: So how can you tell the actual experience levels within a firm if founding dates are meaningless? That's actually quite easy if you live in England and Wales. We know this does happen alot with property matters, where clients of the other side start leaving neg...


Amy King Legal Review: So 6x staff members with 5 years of experience = 30 years of experience 'within the firm' . and have taken countless cases to Court with a stunning track record of success. Some people have handed their https: www.express.co.uk finance personalfinance 1782733 scam-warning...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: You may have already noticed many of them use similar sales language and images. So what are people saying on the comment forums? class="infoquote "good communication, successful,resolution and great compassion" "handled professionally and efficiently" "kept me up...


Brian Barr Solicitors Review: So what are they saying about this firm on the independent forums? class="infoquote "began work immediately and tirelessly on my behalf for over four years" "nothing was too much trouble and communication was exceptional" "helped me through an absolute minefield"<...


Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: Over the past years the number of property clients of law firms getting scammed has risen dramatically. You can receive great attention from a large firm and some small specialist firms have amazing resources and experience to draw on . The firm offers legal advice to priv...

PCS Legal Ltd Review: This resource may be a useful to bear in mind when trying to decide between conveyancers. It looks as though they also list some details about whether they have ever received complaints about each firm. This is because unlike most legal services, much of the buying se...


Calio Claims Review: The office details for each location are the same. In all of our articles about law firms we try to cover details about the firm themselves but also any general tips that stand out which may help consumers as they try to select the best fit for them . But make sure you get ...


Cook Legal Ltd Review: But they tend not to run online to discuss their criminal charges, will, messy divorce, or bankruptcy. This firm's official website is www.cook-law.co.uk with www.cooklaw.co.uk and both .com versions of the web address being used by other lawyer offices. There are other firm...


Crockett & Co Solicitors Review: We have hundreds of law firms registered on our network and only a handful will accept clients who might be seeking legal aid. How can you check that? Many firms will make claims such as '40 years of experience within the firm' but that could simply mean they have 10 membe...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: So they are involved in some of the biggest life changes people can experience. The main take away is to never flick through star ratings when it comes to law firms. But they do specialise in legal areas that relate to family life including Divorce, Wills, and Prope...


Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: That's a wide cross-section of seasoned heads with fresh eyes if you don't mind mixing some metaphors. class="infoquote "We are committed to delivering expert legal advice and excellent client service."< div> The main place people turn to in order to confirm a...


Defank Solicitors Review: However that is not the way for things like Criminal Law. It's much harder to find firms that list general costs for other matters because of how varied they can be. class="infoquote "Our costs are completely transparent, competitive and always openly discussed ahead ...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review: For example, you might use ADR if you have a dispute with: a neighbour, family or an ex-partner, a company, trader or seller – this is called a consumer problem. However it was difficult to find any on the public review boards such as Google or Trustpilot. While one may so...


Drummond Miller LLP Review: The Law Society of England & Wales has a huge user side pile of data for people to go through on any of their members including any trading names, alternative contact details, languages spoken, etc. But it does mean there are no longer half a dozen known brand name firm's ...


Eatons Solicitors Review: A common one is to state the number of years the firm has existed. That was even before Covid pushed it further in that direction. It's common for some of the largest, most popular conveyancing firms in the country to have 2 or 3 star average ratings. Eatons don't use ...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: The site also includes a blog section that features articles and updates on legal topics of interest, such as employment law, family law, and commercial law. 'edc lord and co solicitors southall'. Google has changed so that sometimes you have to enter in the full name of a f...


EMD Law LLP Review: There are a lot of review sites with billions of comments. While we have seen firms offering a full initial hour free for cases such as divorce - there are also plenty more offering only 15 mins or nothing at all. only 8% of you apparently trust company provided comments. ...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: We've even seen people leave reviews on the other side's solicitors trying to badger then into hurrying up with something. class="infoquote "Over 10 years post qualification experience, gained within 2 regional and national law firms"< div> A quick note on navi...


Farah Family Law Review: Be alert and always ring up the official number you have if you have any doubts.. When it comes to Divorce, Criminal Defence, Motor Offenses, and Immigration we see an increasing number of people searching for a "specialist" in the strictest sense of the word. However, you...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: This isn't as big an issue for this firm as their case range focuses on business commercial law matters. The idea being that the older the firm, the more established and experienced. So what can you use to separate them and find the firm that fits your needs best? ...


Frei Solicitors Review: It's time consuming and costly. We also include specialist firms where we can for every area of law. Just always watch out and be careful online as https: www.nidirect.gov.uk articles online-scams" there are always scammers< a> looking to part people from their mone...


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. As mentioned there are two sites. The word 'specialist' is thrown around alot and not always correctly in our opinion. Girlings point them...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd Review: So "garden stirling burnet haddington" will show you different reviews to a search for garden stirling burnet solicitors edinburgh" . Not GSB Solicitors and not "garden stirling and burnet". In recent years conveyance solicitors and their clients have been the targets of ...

England & Derbyshire LLP Review: class="infoquote "Our Family and Matrimonial department is headed by our Solicitor, Madeleine Jones, who has vast experience in handling Divorce, Separation, Child Arrangements, protective proceedings such as Non-Molestation Orders, and Financial Remedy proceedings."...


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. It will take you less than 30 seconds to have looked up that information but armed with these kinds of details you'll be able...


HCR Legal LLP Review: They offer a highly useful selection of data to the public about the legal professionals registered with them. So it may be best to bookmark the site if thinking of coming back.. We're not satisfied unless we're making a real difference to peoples' lives"< div> That'...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: It's odd to imagine opening hours being a selling point, but when it comes to the worry of a court case - access to your legal team does become a consideration. It's very important to https: en.wikipedia.org wiki Phishing" keep aware< a> of where you are on the web.. Whil...


Horsley Law Review: Pay special attention if the firm you're looking into handles property matters because they are often targeting by fraudsters and https: www.ncsc.gov.uk collection phishing-scams" phishing scams< a>. . 95% Cases Won. That's more important than you might think as not all ...


Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: The snippets above are from such independent boards and are mainly positive . 'kee solicitors in aberdeen'. So we know a lot of the changes that have occurred and Family Law representation has seen it's fair share of those. Not least with the external social impact of the...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: Each firm also typically changes their own website to redirect to a profile section on the main https: en.wikipedia.org wiki QualitySolicitors" www.qualitysolicitors.com< a> instead - but more on that later. Most people will head to the public boards such as Google, Faceb...


UK Divorce Coach Review: Ultimately, a divorce coach's goal will to be a guiding force, helping individuals regain control, reduce anxiety, and approach their new future with confidence and resilience. < li>

Individuals in high-conflict situations – if communication with an ex-par...


Lyons Solicitors Review: That included a small range of firms and often you'd just get a firm's name, address, and phone number to decide whether to give them a call. A quick note on navigation as there are several firms with 'lyons' in the name such as Lyons and Company and even one in the sa...


Mark Croft Solicitor Review: At the time of writing the site was not https secure so it might be better to ring with your queries until this is sorted. Todays article will focus on the motor offence solicitor Mark Croft as there are some interesting things to point out regarding his services and websi...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Review: Most firms will use words such as 'modern', 'friendly' and 'professional'. Anything suspicious, make sure to call someone you know at the firm to check.. A quick note on navigation. We've also seen a Criminal Law firm praise for their 'outstanding menu'. Sometimes s...


McCarthy + Co LLP Review: We had an issue trying to get reviews to come up on Google's site. A quick note on navigation should be made with the firm having an 'and' or '+' sign in it's branding. It didn't even link to the secure version of the firm's website either. But every little helps. ...


MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd Review: In that regard, the legal industry has made some great strides in consumer information . So they really should be given a bit more weight than regular consumer testimonials. It would be great to see this from other regulatory bodies. class="infoquote "MPG have develo...


SG Murphy Solicitors Review: There is also a case studies section detailing example cases for each case type along with the problems faced and timescales involved. "< div> . At this point if you've been searching for legal services for a few hours already you may be starting to think that they all sou...


Nero Legal Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Whether you are buying property and are wondering what to offer; setting in place a Will or Power Of attorney to secure your families future or finding yourself having to navigate a family break up, give us a call."< div> A quick note on naviga...


NJS Law Ltd Review: At the moment there don't seem to be many scams involving the case types NJS focus on (e.g. It obviously does not mean there is a 200 year old solicitor at the firm jam-packed with experience . Our poll a few years back was very clear about that . People make mistakes when...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: It sounds great, is clear about their location, and indicates that they offer services for both private matters and commercial ones. If you have access to the possible services of 100,000 solicitors nationwide rather than just the few local law firms around you - surely y...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law Review: The website is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal information on the contact form. 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. This includes contact details, office addresses, lang...


Solidaire Solicitors Review: So how do you tell the firms apart when a website is pretty much all you have to go on? Solidaire are a law firm based in Milton Keynes. class="infoquote "We aim to provide a fast and efficient service, with Settlement Agreements often completed within 24-48 h...


Sternberg Reed LLP Review: class="infoquote "The firm merged with David Charnley & Co in 2007, TNT Kelly Solicitors in 2009 and TNT Solicitors in 2011."< div> One thing to note if you are researching any firm is that Google has changed how it displays information and you typically have to...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: The firm does have testimonials on their website. People https: www.lloydsbank.com help-guidance protecting-yourself-from-fraud keep-your-home-safe-mortgage-deposit-scams.html" have transferred their entire house deposit< a> to fraudsters after receiving an official-looki...


The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: Some of the largest conveyancing companies in the UK handling hundreds of transactions a month have star ratings in the 3s. Why is navigation so important? Because this firm deals with property sales which have been a target for scammers for a long time. Here's the first quo...


TWB Probate Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "One does not simply rely on replies to standard questionnaires, but on the instincts and experience of the lawyer to draw out the required information."< div> Of course, not all people are going to need hours of expert questions and advice with...


UVS Law Review: The Immigration Rules specify that an applicant for entry clearance must be outside the UK at the time of application. However this can only be true if they have individual solicitors within the firm each dealing with a select area of law. These include work visas, business ...


Walker Foster Solicitors Review: That's a big positive in our opinion. You need to be extra vigilant when it comes to property matters and ensure you are on the correct website and talking to a genuine staff member. For an example today we'll use the firm Walker Foster who describe themselves as: ...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review: That means you can get a good idea of the expertise and experience of the person you're actually thinking of handling your case. But as mentioned above this firm is typically branded as 'Waterstone Partnership Solicitors' with their official site at www.waterstoneps.com w...


Wildcat Law Ltd Review: For example this snippet from the Wildcat Law front page: class="infoquote "Sensible and practical advice. Always make sure you're on the correct site and never be afraid to call up the firm if you're unsure about anything. This lets you gauge the amount of actual exp...


Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: Because you could get a 1-year newbie solicitor from a 200-year-old firm and a 40-year veteran lawyer from a 1-year old legal practice. However other companies may use clever wording to try and make their claims seem bigger than they are. First, a quote from their website: ...


Wolf Law Solicitors Review: However such agreements may require a fee if the case wins. It's a good place to get independent background about a legal service provider. All personal injury firms should not charge you a penny up front or if your case loses. If you are looking up the firm on Google such...


WYM Legal Ltd Review: The official site we link to above is www.wymlegal.com and www.wymlegal.co.uk does not currently redirect there. class="infoquote "We are a leading firm within the conveyancing sector, driving up standards to improve the service that clients receive."< div> This...


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...


HT Legal Solutions Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Our expert solicitor specialises in personal injury cases and will guide you every step of the way."< div> HT Legal Solutions Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales (Company No. https: find-and-update.company-informa...


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