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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:

33Legal Ltd Review: Beneath that we saw www.crashedtoday.co.uk and www.ukclaimline.co.uk both with titles indicating they were part of the same firm as well. They're also very emotional and often deal with horrible acts against the most vulnerable. Medical Negligence cases for example are noto...


5 Essex Court Review: We've linked to the official www.5essexcourt.co.uk above but www.5essexcourt.com is currently a chinese lottery site. Prior to 2004, it was necessary to instruct a firm of solicitors or third party. We've also seen some understandable variants in searches such as "no.5 essex...


Aconveyancing Ltd Review: They also handle Remortgages, Transfer of Equity, Lease Extensions, Equity Releases and Landlord Tenant matters. class="infoquote "We also provide expert legal advice ..."< div> If the firm you're checking out is located in England Wales then they will most likely...


Aina Khan Law Ltd Review: My first lawyer said he was beyond reach of the English court as all our assets were abroad. But if everyone's saying it, how can you tell the firms apart? We were therefore very happy to find the Aina Khan website to be far more unique in it's sales-pitching content....


Allsop Durn Solicitors Review: class="infoquote "Made every process very easy and was always keeping my partner updated" "A formal but personal service. You'd think this would be common practice but out of the last dozen or so sites we've looked at - this is the only firm to do so . So does t...


Apprise Legal Services Review: https: www.lawsociety.org.uk " The Law Society of England & Wales< a> for example can be searched by legal practitioner's name or the name of the firm. Very satisfied with the outcome."< div> The advice we always give regarding review boards though is to absolutely ...


APS Legal & Associates Review: Hopefully we'll get an article about it out soon and we'll insert a link here to help. We could email you from an @amazon.co.uk address right now saying your payments have failed. Unlike a single fixed firm with maybe a dozen employees, it's much harder to use testimonials o...


Aspire Licensing Review: provide advice and guidance should a contested hearing need to be arranged and assist with representation ..."< div> The list of services Aspire state on their website is extensive. But that's what you'd expect from a firm that deals day in day out with a single area ...

OTS Solicitors Ltd Review: class="infoquote "OTS Solicitors is one of the UK's leading law firms located in the City of London."< div> No matter how many law websites you've already dug through today, you'll have seen such a statement on all of them. The qualification dates are of spe...


Avery Walters Solicitors Review: Another thing to watch for is how you appraise public reviews. In this case, Avery Walters definitely has well-experienced staff and a well-established firm . For example, a firm with five solicitors each with only a couple of years' experience may state on their front...


AWH Solicitors Review: We will discuss your case with you and provide you with guidance on the most appropriate method of funding and the likely costs involved."< div> 15 minutes may sound like the bare minimum, but there are plenty of firms that will not speak to you at all about your case w...


Bilkus & Boyle Review: This could be a national one, county based, or city wide for larger population cities. Quite often it's the fault of the buyer seller or the other party's legal representation. Another line on their site that probably sticks out to us more than to regular consumers would be:...

Catteralls Solicitors Review: Whilst getting on with your solicitor and feeling like they genuinely care about you will often be the ultimate final deal breaker, there is a lot of research you can perform to narrow down the number of firms you end up calling to begin with. If you https: so...


DFA Law LLP Review: For example 7 staff members each with 3 years experience can be written as 'over 20 years of combined experience'. But what about the client reviews we mentioned at the start? Certainly the firm has glowing testimonials on their website: class="infoquote "... and they ...


Driscoll Kingston Review: However variants such as www.driscollkingston.com or those with a hyphen in the driscoll-kingston don't currently go anywhere so it would be best to bookmark just in case. They haven't thrown open the gates on their case range though. Things you probably don't care about as...


Hammond Trotter Solicitors Review: So if the website you're on talks (or even brags) about such situations as their main selling point - then in our experience that usually indicates a less experienced solicitor. Hammond & Trotter are not exactly cheap, but at least they'll listen to your circumstances for f...


DV Solicitors Review: People have https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " handed over millions to fraudsters< a> sometimes on the basis of just a few official looking emails. DV Solicitors have other positive points....


Education Law Service Ltd Review: However there are some areas of law where the number of options simply aren't there. Whilst ELS do display a few testimonials on their website e.g: class="infoquote "highly professional, advice was thorough and fully informative" "thank you for being very straig...


Fieldfisher LLP Review: Whether they are unbelievably niche in their target area of law or excel in a certain aspect such as customer service , we find the types of firms you often might not find on your own. There are various such organisations but this one has the best website in our opinion due...


Frank Rogers Law Ltd Review: But basic matters such as "What Happens If You're Caught Speeding?", "What are the likely penalties for an SP30 offence?", and "How long do points stay on your licence?" are covered. If not, then it's likely you will have to pay up front to get any real advice. Note that ma...


GloverPriest Solicitors Review: So make sure you've entered the name of the firm and it's office town when searching to make sure you're reading about the right place. Direct contact details are always a huge bonus too though. It's as if they believe solicitors need 'humanising'. A 200-year old firm might...


Hampson Hughes Solicitors Review: Whilst mostly conveyancing firms get targetted by scammers, you never know what's around the corner.. AND from start to finish (which only took 4 months) HH kept me informed on a regular basis" "They kept me updated throughout the whole process and got my case solved re...


Howe + Co Solicitors Review: Luckily there are many resources available on the web for some independent backchecks and information. Howe & Co seem to have solicitors from every decade of their history including Martin Howe (qualified in 1983), Mark Collins (1991), Nicole Bowler (2003), right up t...


R James Hutcheon Solicitors Review: If you find a firm with a full page of information regarding how they handle your case type, then that's a good sign. They also advertise the handling of much trickier case types such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) claims. Why is that a big deal? Because there's ...


Ian Mallon Solicitors Review: That snippet from Ian Mallon's site may sound good, but how can you independently check up on just how much expertise and experience actually exists within the practice you're looking at? Most legal professionals are signed up to a Law Society. Over the past 20+ years o...


Jarmans Solicitors Ltd Review: A 1 year old law firm might have a 30 year veteran on their team. for their efficient help and assistance in these transactions." • "Any time i needed advice ... It could also mean they've researched what's possible and organised the most sought after information s...


Khan Law Review: For all we know their award could be for best logo design or for having the nicest waiting room chairs. So what else is there? class="infoquote "At Khan Law we will keep you up to date with the progress of your case."< div> Reviews by previous clients are usual...


Kudos Legal Ltd Review: The official www.kudoslegal.co.uk website is linked to above and www.kudoslegal.com does not redirect to it. So despite many law firms making a fuss of their heritage - in our opinion it's meaningless in relation to the experiece of the actual staff working there. Ther...


Lawcomm Solicitors Review: If a property sale delays or crashes because of the third party buyer seller - the solicitor gets blamed. Far too often we see companies - not just law firms - fill up their blog section with the most thin articles you'll ever see that are mainly just more sales pitches abou...


Levins Solicitors Review: But as Levins deal with property matters, you need to make sure you are on the correct site and to never discuss payments or bank details via email or if someone calls you up. This is complete marketing jargon. Most discussing why you should use them of course. Certai...


Lindsays Solicitors Review: However www.lindsays.com and other common variants people will probably try such as www.lindsayssolicitors.co.uk are not currently owned by the firm. Lindsays are under The Law Society of Scotland, but we're sad to say the Scottish site is far outdone by English Welsh versio...


Linkilaw Solicitors Review: The solicitors themselves also get scammed into paying out to the wrong people. The old address of www.linkilaw.com still has some independent pages you can visit but most have a popup suggesting that you click to go through to the new site. So what does the firm's site say ...


Alexander JLO Solicitors Review: I'm willing to bet AJLO's actual client wasn't so upset with them doing that. listed in the Good Lawyer Guide for a number of areas." < div> They also http: www.goodlawyerguide.co.uk lawyers 36610-paul-outhwaite about_firm" link to their listing< a> on the Good Lawyer...


Mason Bullock Solicitors Review: For example they still linked to the now very defunct Google+ platform and many of the links we clicked on both our desktop and phone browser made the page 'jump' rather than change. The reason we were so keen though, was simply from one opening line on their website: ...


McEwan Fraser Legal Review: Neither of which would impress you enough to use their actual services would it? McEwan Fraser Legal on the other hand state very clearly underneath their Award-Winning claim what awards have been won. The Scottish and Irish versions, not so much. class="infoquo...


MGBe Legal Review: class="infoquote "I’ve been so lucky to find such an extraordinary professionalism and human availability, in helping me for several video calls, even the day before Xmas, for applying across the newest and complex Work Permit forms for EU citizens before Brexit, the ...


MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP Review: The last thing you want to is mistype the name and end up giving your phone number to the wrong people.. It happens to firms all the time where a cold-caller states they are from a certain company in order to seem genuine if the person wants to quickly look them up. kept me ...


NV Legal Ltd Review: However, communication between client and the legal practice they've chosen is hugely important. class="infoquote "If you have been involved in an accident or sustained an injury, we can help secure the compensation, rehabilitation and support you deserve."< div> ...


OJ Solicitors Ltd Review: So a firm promising both does not necessarily mean a better outcome for you. We would therefore recommend bookmarking the correct site once you're on it just in case. For example, if a firm does not actually state Medical Negligence as a case type they handle and hav...


Penerley Lawyers Review: Even today there are dozens of law firms that don't even have a website, let alone an online tracking system for people to check on their case progress. (We once had a negative comment because we helped lawyers and the person hated lawyers.) They do have some testimon...


Penn Chambers Solicitors Review: It doesn't have as much information regarding the firm and obviously has different contact information. At the moment it is mostly property law firms and their clients https: www.clc-uk.org watch-out-for-conveyancing-fraud " that are being targeted by scammers< a> tr...


Pump Court Chambers Review: They also state: class="infoquote "we have provided high-quality legal representation to clients in the UK and overseas for more than 70 years"< div> Which all sounds great. A real established and recognised group. But the setup of chambers barristers across the U...


RD Costings Review: The short version of all this is simply that RD Costings' transparency about the 25% being declared on their website is a very good sign about the type of setup they run and ethos they hold . A quick note on navigation. They're also not against an insurance comp...


Redwood Collections Ltd Review: Redwood managed to get my money back. There aren't too many possible variants to worry about and scammers tend to target other legal matters such as property and wills anyway so no concerns to raise here. Some are setup to send threatening letters and to doorstep visits that...


Reid Black Solicitors Review: Reid Black clearly want to help people seek redress over such Military matters. We only started reviewing and writing about law firms in Northern Ireland about half a dozen years ago. Never discuss bank details or payments via email. If you compare it to https: www.lawso...


Richmond Legal Ltd Review: The number of 'award-winning' law firms we've seen also defies all logic as to just how many awards there have to be out there for them all to have won so many. To use a description any less than 'expert' would clearly be unwise. Of course, you should never discuss payments...


Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister Review: (Except for when it comes to conveyancing matters where people are always looking for a place to vent about delays.) Of course, there are plenty of testimonials provided on Robin's website: class="infoquote "Robin was brilliant in giving us clear expectations and guida...


The Search Bureau Review: However, as already mentioned at the outset of this piece, there often isn't as much to go on when it comes to service providers to the law firms we often write about. We saw a few other related names including Premier Searches Limited and Conveyancing Compare, but they all ...


Serious Law LLP Review: Their staff pages do indeed have direct email addresses for each individual solicitor. The last article we put out detailed a firm that had mountains of positive peer reviews, but very little client feedback available to view on the web. It's been some time since we've revie...


Simons Rodkin Solicitors LLP Review: How do you know which is best for you? How do you even know what to research in the first place? Obviously it's not possible for us to come up with a hundred or so legal issues each year to actually test each firm's services as a consumer. Whilst many firms will use the...


Taborns Legal Business Review: But Taborns has a very different approach to business law compared to the regular City-based commercial law firms. They will also generally have different appeal. We don't always have a lot of information to go on. should bring up the correct website on search engine...


The Injury Solicitor Ltd Review: But these differences should definitely be explained clearly by the firm you are thinking of going with. However there is a firm using www.injurysolicitor.co.uk - so just keep aware when typing. The Injury Solicitor is a genuine law firm with a qualified solicitor . S...


Thorpe Wilson Solicitors Review: A quick note about navigation. Many firms will actually charge fees if your case wins. This is usually through a Conditional Fee Arrangement (CFA) such as taking a 25% cut of your compensation. We have seen terms such as 'Thorpe & Wilson' showing up in the search stats ...


Trust Inheritance Ltd Review: Trust Inheritance does have some testimonials on their site: class="infoquote "Couldn’t have wished for a more friendly and helpful person for the advice needed" "spoke to me with such care and kindness" "manner was very professional and empathetic"< div> ...


The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc Review: Whilst you may think Legal Aid is something like the NHS (i.e. On this occasion, it definitely seems to be the case with a range of experience indicated including Mohammed Asghar and Fleur Ohonbamu who qualified in 1993 and 1999 respectively - going all the way up to newer...


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