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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:

ABS Lawyers Ltd Review: If not, try searching for a more local law society such as at the county or city level. So always make sure you're on the correct site and never discuss payments or bank details via email . The fact ABS is so rare in this regard , is quite odd considering that other than E...


Antony Hodari Solicitors Review: We try to cover a range of solutions for legal problems including having general practice firms, specialists, barristers, and non-law-firm services as well. It certainly does help to have someone very interested in your specific case type handling the matter for you though...


Argue & Co Legal Review: We promise to make the process as easy and efficient as we possibly can for you."< div> It's true that even with the huge range of options available to people these days such as Direct Access barristers or no win no fee arrangements (plus a host of television adverts ov...


Backhouse Solicitors Review: People have handed over tens of thousands in home deposits to fraudulent bank accounts sometimes based on nothing more than an official-looking email stating the payment details have changed. The founding date of a firm is utterly meaningless and usually tenous. Alway...


Beers LLP Review: Alongside their co-workers, the firm as a whole has a decent mix of seasoned professionals with some fresher legs and ideas. This is understandable because seeing any negative reviews can often reveal a lot about a firm . Very positive with many of them quoting and prais...


Bell Lax Solicitors Review: But that doesn't mean we don't understand the value that list of cases has in indicating their genuine establishment, experience, and expertise . class="infoquote "We aim to find the best and most effective outcomes for our clients' problems while at the same time pro...


BLZ Solicitors Review: These four case types are not exactly the easiest or the best paying in relation to lawyer earnings elsewhere. Their site is https secure though so entering your information on the contact form should be fine. One solicitor has experience with the immigration process whils...


Branch Austin McCormick LLP Review: On this occasion the firm we're talking about doesn't list any testimonials on their own website. It's an enviable status to have which can surely only benefit clients. But we'll come back to whether Branch Austin McCormick fit this description later. Firms that handle a sin...


Bridge McFarland LLP Review: Always bear these sorts of things in mind. It's not worth the risk. . Unfortunately every firm that deals with property will have such negative reviews. One thing to remember though is that when a firm has multiple offices you often have to type in the company name and loca...


Buchanan & Co Solicitors Review: In fact, they could probably do with updating their website content to reflect the extra years of experience gained since that statement was put on the site. And they talk normal" "easy to get through to my solicitor and they replied to me promptly" "Put him at ease fr...


QualitySolicitors Burton & Co Review: So Yates and Co became QualitySolicitors Yates and Co. With all this going for them, it was therefore strange to see the firm having an absolutely huge amount of negative reviews on the regular boards such as https: www.google.com search?q=qualitysolicitors+bur...


CEL Solicitors Review: Even though those are both types of litigation case - the disparity between the number of firms willing to help for each is quite staggering class="infoquote "Everyone at CEL Solicitors is passionate about the law and will go above and beyond to exceed the needs of e...


Cooks Solicitors Review: Whilst many firms provide testimonials on their websites, these are not normally given much attention. class="infoquote "We have been in business in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire for over twenty-eight years"< div> This may not seem like an important sentence...


David Stinson & Co Review: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk person 31408 david-john-christopher-stinson" look up the page< a> for David Stinson himself for example, you'll see he qualified as a solicitor in 1982. The latter means that you have nothing to pay whether your case wins or los...


DisrepairClaim.co.uk Review: class="infoquote "DisrepairClaim.co.uk is a trading name Fairweather Claims Ltd ... The main aim (we would hope) of housing claims is to get your living conditions improved. That means they do not have solicitors on staff but will take your details, discuss your case, ...


Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd Review: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 469206 dylan-nair-solicitors-limited" take a look at the page< a> for any particular firm you can see any alternate trading names, a list of solictiors working there, other locations, and even qualification dates of indivi...


Fair Result Ltd Review: On the plus side though, the people working at the firm have both professional and (according to their About Us page) personal experience of divorce proceedings . Not every legal matter requires a full-on solicitor. On top of that they provide free work up front to s...


Frazer Coogans Ltd Review: We've said it before but it's worth saying again - in our opinion 'established in ...' dates absolutely do not matter. The claim following this one on the Frazer Coogan website is a little stronger though , stating that the current Senior Director (Norman Geddes) has: ...


Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents Review: "excuse after excuse blaming my own solicitor" . Being a Peterhead-based firm ourselves it's a tough thing to see even the basics such as Law Society databases being so much clearer and informative south of the border. As that information isn't readily available in Sc...


Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors Review: The age of the actual brand name over the door at that point seem quite irrelevant. Therefore if you see a law firm has hardly any or even zero reviews online, that shouldn't necessarily be taken as a negative sign. Unfortunately, though, there are far fewer reviews ab...


Guardian Law Review: Most https: www.thesun.co.uk money 17881174 property-scam-fraud-our-house " target the clients of law firms that handle conveyancing< a> matters but you never know what they'll come up with next. This brings up an extra point about reviews - i.e. To us that indicate...


Hawkridge & Company Review: class="infoquote "We are a specialist legal firm providing a range of services in the Medway town of Gillingham"< div> This quote from the firm's website is a selection of words that sound good but are almost meaningless to consumers because every single law firm'...


Hill House Chambers Review: The Law Society of England & Wales provides this information on all solicitors which is great. Hence the reason for us breaking with tradition over testimonials. But the Bar Standards Board is far less consumer oriented. Hill House Chambers have been recommended across our n...


HooperHyde Review: Sometimes it can be quite beneficial . But these days with the number of self employed people rising exponentially - we've also seen a huge rise in people wanting a specialist business legal advisor that can deal with small businesses effectively. That's not always the most...


Jacobs Law Solicitors Review: So that makes it less helpful in distinguishing between firms when you're weighing up the pros and cons. But that's simply not true. There are things we absolutely would consider make a firm "modern" and having an online booking form like Jacobs Law do is certainly one of ...


JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd Review: We love case studies, but originally thought this was simply because we've been working in the industry for over twenty years. This firm focuses on litigation matters so there are far less risks involved when searching contacting dealing with them compared to something like ...


KRS Estate Planning Ltd Review: But they are not a cheaper version of the same service. These days though, it's clear people want specialists for everything. The Direct Access scheme allows members of the public to hire barristers themselves rather than having to pay a solicitor who would then hire one f...


Lefevres Law Review: But if your case wins the solicitor you hire may take a cut of your settlement. (Their other locations being Glasgow and Edinburgh.) According to the Law Society of Scotland they are the same firm but for some reason the main Lefevres' law site states the Aberdeen office is ...


Mackenzie Jones Solicitor Review: The official domain is www.macjones.com but currently www.macjones.co.uk seems to be owned by someone else. in public as they are about the local pizza place. For example: class="infoquote "provide expert timely advice and communicate in a way that is clear and respon...


Mckie Legal Review: That means more than you might think. But to be honest, in the legal industry it's very common for solicitors to move to larger populations to increase their potential client base. But whether a solicitor charges a success fee or not shouldn't be the end-all of your decisio...


Michael Leighton Jones Review: They are good words. Scammers email clients saying they are the solicitor and telling them the bank details for payment have changed. That's very common though. The majority are positive and most related to property matters. Some firms even make statements such as 'establi...


Milners Solicitors Review: Some staff have only a photo and direct contact details for each of them. For each firm registered with this law society they display alternate trading titles, contact details for all offices, languages spoken, and (most importantly) the qualification dates and specialties o...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd Review: Alan Vincent shows a qualification date in 1978 with the son, Michael Vincent, qualifying in 2011. Vincent and his father, Alan."< div> There are other mentions about the 'family run business' aspect of the firm too. It dawned on us straight off the bat with this state...


My Law Matters Review: saying? class="infoquote "provided a consistent and efficient service" "efficient and dedicated staff" "really impressed by the online client portal" "always on the other end of the phone updating me and never to [sic] busy"< div> Again there are ...


OneLaw Chambers Review: Scammers email property buying clients telling them the bank details for their deposit has changed and apparently thousands of people have simply sent the money to the fraudster's bank account without bothering to check with their solicitor first . Practically every firm wi...


Pacific Law Review: However the risks are minimal as the majority of scams involved the legal industry https: www.falmouthpacket.co.uk news 18674736.cornwall-property-sale-fraudsters-scam-14-000-penryn " focus around the property market< a> and the huge deposits people end up accidentally pa...


Rose Fendlen Law Review: None of the variants we tried such as www.rflaw.co.uk or www.lroselaw.com seemed to be owned by the firm. Make sure to listen carefully to the options provided and don't assume both will apply to your case.. Another resource to help with this is one we frequently reco...


Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors Review: This is quite common for more difficult matters such as medical negligence. There are various ways to have the case paid for , but as far as we're concerned no injury claim firm should even take any money from a client up front, during the case, or if the case loses. The fo...


Simper Law Ltd Review: But the main reason people probably prefer the third party independent review boards is that they will also include any negative reviews. For some reason though, the legal industry still has the complete opposite mentality. The most common error we spotted was people searchi...


Smith and Graham Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "We are a multi-disciplined law practice providing high quality, cost effective legal services to individuals whatever the legal issue."< div> Bringing back the point about establishment dates: it is very possible to end up with a 1-year experie...

Brown and Co Solicitors Review: All that said, we'll give the firm one last pitch-y quote on this page: class="infoquote "We aim to provide practical solutions to real-life problems."< div>. To check the individual experience amongst law professionals there is a great resource on The Law Society o...


Springle & Co Solicitors Review: We don't push any one estate planning firm as being better than another for you, however we will certainly pushing the idea planning properly is important. Certainly just like planning a wedding there are several things you need to consider and get sorted which you can try...


Stowe Family Law Review: So you can't just go on Google, type the firm name, and see all reviews in this instance. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your view, some review boards https: www.google.com search?q=stowe+vamily+law+beverley&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=stowe+vamily+law+beverl...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors Review: For example whilst Cambridge has a full 5 stars, the London office has only 3.5 stars at the time we checked. 'summerfield browne birmingham') to get reviews only on that office rather than the firm as a whole. Summerfield Browne are therefore a prime match of what we nee...


Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd Review: "swain and co havant reviews". They provide a wealth of user side data including all alternate trading names, other office locations, languages spoken at the firm, case types covered, and qualification dates of each solicitor within the firm. So take it from us that it's sta...


Taylor Price Solicitors Review: Watch out for firms that claim ancient establishment dates such as 'founded in 1781'. This is true for cases such as Personal Injury. But there are still plenty of lawyers charging fees right from the start for other case types. . Continuing our batch of reviews of high-str...


Thaxted Legal Ltd Review: This doesn't mean you shouldn't still be very careful online though. One - that they are interested in being generally helpful to people seeking such help. So if there are no official good places to get information about the firm you're researching, the next obvious...


Stephanie Heijdra Review: class="infoquote "She went on to study for a Degree in Business Management at BPP University London in aid of her thriving immigration practice Winvolved Consultancy Ltd."< div> So far the obvious indication is Stephanie is both well educated and entrepreneuri...


The Legal Practice Ltd Review: The majority will have a huge chunk of negative comments. Also be aware that if a firm has more than one office there may be separate reviews for each. This seems to be an actual goal or at least a point of pride for the firm because we also saw this statement on their websi...


Trojan Solicitors Ltd Review: class="infoquote "In the fast changing, increasingly complex and highly politicised area of Immigration Law ..."< div> Again as a new firm who have chosen to handle immigration issues we would therefore expect Trojan's lawyers to be very diligent and kept up to da...


ULA Solicitors Ltd Review: If you've read any of our other articles you'll have noticed that we often have to report on various issues or things to watch out for when researching or using any particular law firm. The most important figure we think people should focus on is not how old the brand name i...


WH Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "I received my settlement status within a couple of weeks even though it was a late submission application." "The outcome was very positive. Especially for certain case types such as Divorce, Criminal Law, Motoring Offences, Conveyancing, and Immi...

Two Harcourt Buildings Review: For example if a firm claims to be modern, efficient, and friendly - that sounds great. But of course they will all say that. Not the chambers as a whole. Especially if there isn't much extra independent information to base a decision on instead. . Coming back to t...


Woodstock Legal Services Review: Woodstock Legal Services is a trading name of Woodstock Legal Services Limited so not too much confusion there. class="infoquote "we pride ourselves on providing quality practical legal advice and a bespoke personalised service for our clients"< div> The normal f...


Youngs Solicitors Review: Third you have firms where each solicitor within the firm has their own specialty. Each branding has it's own local office and website too. class="infoquote "We believe in transparency and therefore list our fees on our website. That's because practically every house p...


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