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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: They have more information about their setup and what each award means https: www.legal500.com united-kingdom-solicitors " on their website< a>. That last bit of data is hugely helpful when it comes to working out if a firm is experienced or not. So if you see c...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd Review: No variants we tried such as www.acslsolicitors.co.uk worked either. Thousands of people each year end up https: www.theguardian.com money 2023 oct 07 i-lost-240000-uk-victims-share-their-stories" handing large sums of money to scammers< a>, sometimes their entire ...


Amy King Legal Review: People are weird. Our staff have varied experience in courts, immigration centres, insurance claims, and we even have an ex-policeman. class="infoquote "For more than 25 years, we have represented individuals in many areas of litigation"< div> < br> So when a fir...


Brian Barr Solicitors Review: The reason people prefer the public boards such as Google, Trustpilot, Facebook, etc. 'brian barr solicitors manchester'. Certainly you can't get a balanced range of comments as no firm we've seen ever posts their negative feedback on their website alongside the posit...


Brodies LLP Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "We immerse ourselves in our clients' sectors so that we can deliver enhanced legal services and expertise. More importantly, https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 16253 brodies-llp" they will also show< a> you the expertise and qualification ...


Buchanan & Co Solicitors Review: And they talk normal" "easy to get through to my solicitor and they replied to me promptly" "Put him at ease from the word go" "Everything we wanted was sorted promptly"< div> There were a lot of positive messages left on the boards, but sadly not a lot of g...


Calio Claims Review: If you are looking for information or reviews about the firmm Google has change a little recently and you may have to enter the location as well as the firm's nam. Because Calio Claims is - to quote the firm - 'Powered by Lindsays'. class="infoquote "Wherever...


Cook Legal Ltd Review: A quick note on navigation. Law firms authorised to practice in England & Wales can practice in any area of those countries. Now you may have to state the location of a company's office to see reviews. provide expert legal advice, delivered in an approachable, straigh...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Review: The largest conveyancing firm in England last year had a Google review star rating in the 3s and some of the most praised conveyancing companies we've worked with have been plagued for simply doing a good job for their own client. Sadly due to the volatile nature of propert...


Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd Review: But you can end up with a 40-year veteran lawyer from a 1-year old law firm or a 1-year novice solicitor from a 200-year old brand name. So the age of the firm's logo will probably bear no relation on how well they will run your case. class="infoquote "measured guid...

Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman Review: There were several negative comments left but they were difficult to get a grip on. Their office is in Glasgow but if you enter a phrase such as "baker hardman solicitors in glasgow" Google currently returns results for a firm called Bradley Baker Solicitors. class=...


Defank Solicitors Review: But you can get a 40-year veteran lawyer from a 1-year old law brand, and a 1-year newbie lawyer from a 200-year old law firm. There are ways you can find out information yourself to help determine whether a particular firm is right for you or not . There are thousan...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy Review: The .co.uk versions for each are also not in use. If the matter does go to court, sometimes using ADR beforehand can help define the issue and break it down to the specifics that are in dispute. The official website is www.dispute-resolver.com while the non-hyphenated www.di...


Drummond Miller LLP Review: But the reason we're making a fuss about making sure you're on the correct site, is that over the past decade or so it's become far too common to see headlines about https: www.which.co.uk news article friday-afternoon-fraud-the-scam-that-wipes-out-your-house-deposit-in-se...


Eatons Solicitors Review: Firms will try to express experience in many ways. You don't see that for any other case type such as a disgruntled divorcee complaining their spouse's firm won. The official site is currently www.eatons-solicitors.co.uk with www.eatons-solicitors.com redirecting you there. ...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors Review: EDC Lord & Co Solicitors is a UK law firm that provides a variety of legal services to clients. 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. The official site use...


EMD Law LLP Review: If you're about to pay tens of thousands of pounds into an account and an email like that comes through - obviously you need to phone your solicitor at the firm to check.. Some people have https: www.telegraph.co.uk money katie-investigates thought-did-everything-right-1...


England & Derbyshire LLP Review: class="infoquote "Our core sectors include Matrimonial, Family, Civil Litigation and Professional Negligence."< div> One thing people often ask us about is whether using a specialist legal practice is better than a multi-practice law firm. These days, for many...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services Review: Be alert throughout your transaction. This is actually more significant than you might first think. Also, while you may have gone through a dozen websites today of 'Conveyancing' firms - not all are the same . The official full name is Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Servic...


Foster & Coleman Ltd Review: This isn't as big an issue for this firm as their case range focuses on business commercial law matters. A good alternative resource we've recommended multiple times for backchecking legal professionals is the website of The Law Society of England & Wales. If you'v...


Frei Solicitors Review: But the thing about https: www.investopedia.com terms h hnwi.asp" high net worth< a> individuals is that they usually have a range of assets all worth more than a regular person's (like everyone working at 1to1Legal) main and often only investment - their house. So which ...


Girlings Solicitors LLP Review: The second guarantees you won't have to pay anything if your case wins. But while those sales words sound good, they really don't help you distinguish one firm from another. class="infoquote "Our specialist solicitors ... They have the Lexcel quality assurance mark ...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd Review: Sadly, the Scottish Law Society does not offer the wealth of information that it's England Wales counterpart supplies consumers south of the border. The firm does offer testimonials across their website. This is because most people get frustrated with property sales. ...


Harrison's Solicitors Review: Also note that the full name of the firm is Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP. One of the downsides of searching for a firm online is that you only see the website. Their areas of law also show they specialise in Property matters. class="infoquote "...


HCR Legal LLP Review: For example, while www.hcrlaw.co.uk redirects you to the main site, other variants such as www.hcrlegal.com are not currently owned by the firm. class="infoquote "As an award winning Top 60 UK law firm we provide the full range of services that you would expect to or...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd Review: The bar standards council website doesn't provide nearly as much useful data as the Law Society, but it at least provides the information we're talking about here - which is the qualification dates of legal professionals. The main source people turn to when inves...


Horsley Law Review: But if you don't find many reviews of a firm, don't take that as a negative sign. class="infoquote "worked tirelessly to ensure a speedy recovery from this devastating disaster" "persistent and tenacious on behalf of his clients" "very understanding and sympatheti...


Kee Solicitors Ltd Review: If you're trying to look for reviews on Google it is becoming more common to have to enter the location as well as the firm's name - e.g. Apart from that though, the site is happily concise providing the information you would want to read rather than hundreds of pages with...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson Review: You may be curious why we've reviewed the name 'QualitySolicitors' more than once on this site. It is HTTPS secure though for submitting your https: www.sessions.edu notes-on-design what-is-https-and-why-is-it-important " personal information< a> on the contact form.. W...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd Review: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 592252 ls-legal-solicitors-ltd" look up this firm< a> you'll see a range of experience types and case focuses. That's a considerable mix of seasoned heads with fresh eyes. If a firm has only 1-2 solicitors but handles ev...


Lyons Solicitors Review: You can also check the cases each handles. class="infoquote "Specialising in Residential and Commercial Conveyancing, Family Law, Personal Injury, Wills & Probate and Powers of Attorney."< div> This is another word that can confuse people when it comes to legal ...


Mark Croft Solicitor Review: Another is the more useless of claims (in our opinion) such as 'established in 1881'. 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: We highly advise reading through actual comments when it comes to law firms though. It sounds great. class="infoquote "Marsden Rawsthorn is a forward-thinking and client focused legal firm. Anything suspicious, make sure to call someone you know at the firm to chec...


McCarthy + Co LLP Review: So what are they saying? class="infoquote "Communication was always clear, professional, and friendly" "very helpful and quick to respond to any of my queries" "the team had my interest at heart" "friendly manner distracted me from the court process"< div> ...


MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd Review: 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 hire a Barrister for them. The official site is at www.mpgqs.com which we link to above. In that regard, the leg...

Crockett & Co Solicitors Review: It takes all sorts ... You could end up with a 1-year green lawyer from a 40-year-old law firm and vice versa. There are so many scams involving law firms the SRA has a https: www.sra.org.uk consumers scam-alerts " search database< a> people can use. . It could be their ...


SG Murphy Solicitors Review: a results focused legal firm with clients across Northern Ireland."< div> Since all law firms seem to use language such as 'friendly', 'modern', or 'experienced' in their websites it sort of devalues the claim. class="infoquote "Average time to receive a call b...


Nero Legal Ltd Review: There don't seem to be any other law practices with the name Nero in them. We recommend never accepting such a huge change via email. If you've spent the day looking for a law firm to help you with any legal matter, the first thing you'll probably have noticed is just...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Review: So when we write something positive, we're just genuinely positive. But our opinions are not bought and no firm gets to tell us what to write. claims. An email like that surely deserves 30 seconds to call and confirm before transferring £50k? class="infoquote "W...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd Review: It's hard to know if a firm is friendly from their website only, and unless there are firms out there claiming the opposite (i.e. If you want to look a little deeper into any firm in England & Wales though, we absolutely recommend checking out to see if The Law Soci...


PCS Legal Ltd Review: Some only act as go-betweens and outsource that work to a separate law firm. For example, you can see that PCS Legal https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 1458 pcs-legal" is registered with them< a>. While the internet has provided consumers with a far ...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law Review: class="infoquote "Book a free 15 minute consultation to discuss your issue"< div>. class="infoquote "Comprehensive, easy to understand and efficient legal services for landlords, including tenancy agreement contracts, Section 8 and Section 21 tenant eviction...


Solidaire Solicitors Review: Solidaire Solicitors is the trading name of Solidaire Law Limited so you may see one or both names listed on regulatory sites such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Be aware that the firm's official site is www.solidaire.co.uk and the .com does not redirec...


Sternberg Reed LLP Review: class="infoquote "... Sternberg Reed displays practice staff with experience spanning the past six decades such as Elizabeth Bendall who qualified in 1976, Julian Beard (1989), Kevin Bristow (1996), Judith Gould (2007), Francesca Clay (2014), right up to Danielle Apen...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd Review: The .com and other variants such as www.thomasandthomas.co.uk also do not bring the correct firm up. So what are they saying? class="infoquote "made a house sale process smooth and as quick as possible" "Young friendly staff keen and pleasant" "worked tirelessly...


The Law Partnership Solicitors Review: Here's the first quote from their site we'll discuss: class="infoquote "The Law Partnership Solicitors have been based in Coventry, West Midlands for 20 years"< div> It may be surprising to learn that not all firms state a level of experience . However, if a fi...


TWB Probate Solicitors Review: This is to let people realise and choose from more options than they might think are available. Not just for your chances of obtaining the result you want, but for cost as well. Just that it's not always crystal clear who you are hiring. class="infoquote "One does n...


UVS Law Review: Especially with everything going on at the moment. class="infoquote "Opening up borders and welcoming diverse perspectives not only enriches cultures and economies but also fosters empathy and understanding among nations." - Rashid Uzzaman< div> Entry clearance ...


Walker Foster Solicitors Review: We're bombarded with marketing at every turn. But the Law Society also provides consumers with detailed information about each company. Remember, at one point people believed smoking was good for you. class="infoquote "Walker Foster is delighted to have been awarde...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd Review: This is all the more important if you are looking for help with a conveyancing matter because conveyance clients https: monzo.com blog we-sent-our-house-deposit-to-a-fraudster-who-posed-as-our-lawyer" have been targeted mercilessly< a> by scammers in recent years. ...


Wildcat Law Ltd Review: This lets you gauge the amount of actual experience a law firm might have at its disposal. However if you think about it no firm is ever going to claim to be the opposite - i.e. Alot of firms might state they are 'award winning' without ever actually letting you know whether...


Wilford Smith Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "You can be confident that by instructing us, we will take care of all your legal matters throughout your lifetime, providing creative solutions and protecting your best interests."< div> The official website we link to above is www.wilfordsmith...


Wolf Law Solicitors Review: That's the 'no win no fee' . However such agreements may require a fee if the case wins. We don't recommend using this as a deciding factor on its own though. class="infoquote "handled in a professional manner and in a timely fashion" "Always available with...


WYM Legal Ltd Review: class="infoquote "Getting a quote takes seconds and will give all the financial costings applicable to your purchase."< div> A quick note on navigation. No 'wym solicitors' variants seem to exist separately. Either the length of time taken, delays that no-one wi...


All Law Ltd Review: The official site for this firm has a less usual ending to being www.your.law and no other websites currently redirect you there. Here are some snippets: class="infoquote "very professional in a very relaxed way" "explained everything clearly" "knowledgeable, pat...


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