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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: The issues are very personal so it typically doesn't occur to people to leave comments in the same way unless actually asked to do so by the solicitor. 9 times out of 10 it's meaningless. We've often said that it's better to get a 20-year experienced lawyer in a 1-year...


5 Essex Court Review: However this actually makes it much harder to find client reviews of the firm. Usually when we review a firm we have to use a lot of our experience such as knowledge of the relevant agencies the firm might be registered with, tracking down alternate names, pinning down previ...


Aconveyancing Ltd Review: You may very well get a forty year qualified solicitor at a 2 year old firm. providing some extra time for people to call with questions. class="infoquote "Communication was quick and we had continual updates." "The conveyancing process haa been difficult because...


Aina Khan Law Ltd Review: 5,000+ cases. You can therefore do this with most firms you're researching if they are making large claims without providing clarifications. It may have nothing to do with their actual legal expertise. It states that Aina Khan qualified as a solicitor back in 1991 , s...


Allsop Durn Solicitors Review: We also noticed someone at the firm has been responding to the positive comments where possible, thanking them for the glowing feedback. class="infoquote "We try to listen and achieve everything we reasonably can for you. One last hopefully self-explanatory snippet fr...


Apprise Legal Services Review: Google sadly allows advertisers to stuff the searched-for keywords into adverts. In the US it has been used for much longer. Now, it's practically 'common'. Of course, not all legal professionals firms are registered with a Law Society and Apprise Legal is one of them....


APS Legal & Associates Review: class="infoquote "We are ... Once you have the name of the law firm you can use the various resource we already recommend such as searching the relevant Law Society's website for background and qualification details. It states each of their associates is qualified to g...


Avery Walters Solicitors Review: In our experience, newer solicitors tend to be quite eager to prove themselves and go above and beyond. For example, Amanda Cuthbert qualified in 1993, David Cartwright in 2001, right up to Laura Stafford in 2017. Another thing to watch for is how you appraise public re...


AWH Solicitors Review: There's a good mix of experience and fresh blood amongst this firm's staff though. www.awhsolicitors.com does not redirect to it though and www.awhlegal.co.uk is just an information site about the company background. There are the usual customer testimonials around th...


Catteralls Solicitors Review: There are so many typical high-street-looking types of law firms around these days it can be hard to find differences between them in order to make a more informed decision about which is best for your particular case. Thousands of people have lost millions of pounds to...


DFA Law LLP Review: A 40-year established firm might stick you with a 1-year experienced solicitor, and a 1-year established firm might have a 40-year experience partner on staff. Sometimes when researching a company online people tend to just look up some reviews on their favourite review site...


Hammond Trotter Solicitors Review: We've been working in the legal industry alongside solicitors for over 20 years now. So sure enough, we sought out a specialist to start recommending to people. In all honestly, I don't think there is another firm anywhere on our network with this many reviews listed on thi...


DV Solicitors Review: Debt recovery is another area where using a specialist non-solicitor-based company could be a better solution for your particular needs. They prefer to source reviews from independent review forums such as Trustpilot, Google Reviews, Yell, Yelp, etc. class="infoquote ...


Education Law Service Ltd Review: 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 straightforward"< div> We found only one on the public boards. However if you type 'educati...


Fieldfisher LLP Review: Possibly a shopping centre from the sounds of it, as there are plenty around the UK with 'field' and 'fish' in the name. It may therefore come as a surprise that we have added Fieldfisher Llp to that list considering they seem like a 'common' large law firm. But does th...


Frank Rogers Law Ltd Review: class="infoquote "I have represented clients facing prosecution for driving offences throughout England & Wales during my whole career."< div> We knew Frank Rogers when he was with Kirwans, so are aware of his previous experience. class="infoquote "Having th...


GloverPriest Solicitors Review: We offer you face-to-face appointments and also remote dealings with our superb staff." < div> Which is clearly good to know. Thankfully, GloverPriest have not done that. Clients don't want to feel as though they're always talking to reception or junior staff. We also...


Hampson Hughes Solicitors Review: So how else can you judge the merits of a firm? class="infoquote "Our experienced personal injury solicitors assists people who have been injured in non-fault accidents"< div> This claim can be checked quite easily. Unfortunately the only way to really know if a ...


Howe + Co Solicitors Review: Certainly the kind of range you'd like to see at any law practice. class="infoquote "We have specialists lawyers to match every level of work that you require, ranging from the senior partner, through to junior lawyers working under supervision."< div> These sort ...


R James Hutcheon Solicitors Review: They will have the third party cover your legal costs as well. They're even already moving into the area of Coronavirus (COVID-19) compensation for: class="infoquote "workers that have been affected by this pandemic who have been forced to work under conditions that i...


Ian Mallon Solicitors Review: The official site we link to is www.ianmallon.com with www.ianmallon.co.uk not currently showing anything. Right now https: www.theguardian.com money 2020 feb 29 bank-scam-solicitors-email-hacked" people are losing millions of pounds to scammers< a> over property matters ...


Jarmans Solicitors Ltd Review: No website came up for most we tried either. If a firm has only a couple of these, it might feel as though you don't know enough to decide. Jarmans Solicitors have everything we usually reference when detailing our review of a firm. When a new solicitor joins a law fir...


Khan Law Review: We wouldn't class that as 'specialist'. That can make them sound very different from the public reviews and they are of course only ever positive comments: class="infoquote "excellent at navigating me through my injury claim" "took care of all the legal hassle an...


Kudos Legal Ltd Review: class="infoquote - "... There didn't seem to be a website for the London based Kudos Law Ltd. But with such variables around we would recommend bookmarking the correct site once you're on it just to be sure. I just want to say a big thank you to Rafaad for helping m...


Lawcomm Solicitors Review: As we mentioned in the opening paragraphs of this article, that's pretty amazing for a firm that handles property . They are not always 100% in control but quite often take 100% of the blame. However we don't need to do that for Lawcomm Solicitors because despite bei...


Levins Solicitors Review: One called 'Elvin Moore Solicitors'. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 476207 levins-solicitors" check out the page< a> about Levins Law on their site you'll see alternate contact details, SRA regulatory status, staff information, areas of practice, langua...


Lindsays Solicitors Review: But I'm guessing most people that see articles with companies holding large cheques being handed to a charity rep - have a little cynicism in them too. Most law firms are signed up to a national, county, or town law society organisation. Preferrably with reasons commented ne...

Aspire Licensing Review: They handle what would be considered legal matters, and the term 'advisors' is used. For example a Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering, Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace, Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work, and so on. Mostly due to having recieved an ...


Linkilaw Solicitors Review: There are quite a few such standout phrases across the site, including: class="infoquote "We embrace what the legal industry has traditionally resisted – transparency, efficiency, innovation and disruption."< div> Which is what we have tried to say before about t...


Alexander JLO Solicitors Review: Top notch work." "I will never forget how much their help saved me from a terrible circumstance. For example, we've seen a negative review on Google for a Criminal Law firm simply because they refused to take on the reviewer's divorce case. The guide is not like a Top 1...


Mason Bullock Solicitors Review: When it comes to personal injury it seems that many solicitors are just pushing clients through, taking a cut of the compensation cheque, and that's it. This can be compared to a Will and how it is worded and the way the finances are passed on in order to ensure your family ...


McEwan Fraser Legal Review: However, one of the properties showed a possible selling margin of Ј60,000 difference between a high and low estimate. (Please search for Rhod Gilbert's rant on award winning mince pies to more understand how we feel about the issue.) We ran a poll a few years back asking ...


MGBe Legal Review: Certainly you can usually find some comments from previous clients across the popular forums such as Google, Trustpilot, Yell.com, Yelp, etc. What about prior clients? The legal industry is not the same as other such as retail when it comes to public reviews. cla...


MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP Review: MTA has been extremely and has helped me through this claim. The website we link to above is www.mtapersonalinjury.com and it contains the most information about the firm and it's services. There are also two Bromley addresses knocking around as well, but it's the same pract...


NV Legal Ltd Review: But you never know what's going to happen next so always be aware of where your communications are coming from and that no law firm should ask you to submit bank details via email.. class="infoquote "From the onset of my claim I received updates and advice." "The...


OJ Solicitors Ltd Review: Sadly, founding dates can be merely marketing ploys. However, that's not really that helpful. We're amazed at the number of immigration firms on the web that only have an English version of their website. Quite often you'll see negative ratings with comments that don't eve...


OTS Solicitors Ltd Review: All following the same themes about friendliness and most relating to Immigration as well. (Wherever that expression came from.) class="infoquote "OTS Solicitors is a well-known firm of UK immigration, Employment, Family and Litigation Solicitors, and the leading auth...


Penerley Lawyers Review: class="infoquote "Penerley provides first-rate legal services to businesses and private individuals."< div> We're now at a stage on the web where people typically have access to online reviews about everything from toasters to plumbers to local courts. The officia...


Penn Chambers Solicitors Review: So what sort of things can you look for to distinguish which firm has the experience and expertise to handle your case best? We've been working with law firms for the past 20+ years and the introduction of the internet has had the benefit of providing a wealth of informati...


Pump Court Chambers Review: Again, https: www.pumpcourtchambers.com legal-service direct-access " Direct Access< a> is not applicable or beneficial for absolutely every case type. There are dozens of types of cases where this is applicable and for most of them it will certainly be more time and cos...


RD Costings Review: (Your solicitor needs to get paid, right?) However your solicitor will typically already be recovering their fees and expenses from the third party. Two of our staff worked on such cases for years including CICA matters.) But if firm took on a lot of less simple cases ...


Redwood Collections Ltd Review: Naturally, many of them charge much more but if you can find one like Redwood Collections that offer pay-on-completion promises - then it's a no brainer . The usual testimonials are pasted on the firm's site, however (as our poll last year informed us) people tend to ignore...


Reid Black Solicitors Review: We did see one negative comment about Reid Black apparently being more expensive than other firms the reviewer had tried. But even that still had a 5 star rating and ended with a bit about how the extra expense seemed worth it in the end. The Law Society of England & Wales ...


Richmond Legal Ltd Review: Sadly the tradition of 9am-5pm Mon-Fri working hours for solicitors still holds true today for many firms in the UK. class="infoquote "At Richmond Legal we do our very best to help our clients navigate through their legal issues with the least amount of stress."< div...


Robin Somerville Direct Access Barrister Review: Certainly it's a very likely part of the reason he's so well regarded. When the new rules came in, they were not simply applied to all barristers. For each case type in your area we will try to have a couple of good regular high street firms, a barrister, a specialist and ...


The Search Bureau Review: The lack of easily available reviews shouldn't be viewed negatively in these cases. SDLT.co.uk help stop stamp tax form rejections by pre-populating the forms and providing a printed SDLT5 certificate - they've handled over 3.6 million submissions to the HMRC already. ...


Serious Law LLP Review: But generally speaking, client comments there are predominantly positive as well: class="infoquote "My solicitor was great. This is the same advice we've always given for people with Medical Negligence cases as well . So we know to take un-explained negative ratings...


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. class="infoquote "Our fe...


Stenfield Solicitors Review: Also at the moment neither www.stenfieldsolicitors.com or the .co.uk version are owned by anyone. Especially when the sales language, images, names and even logos can all start looking identical after the first dozen websites you visit. This includes Joan Thorpe-Anderson who...


Taborns Legal Business Review: We don't always have a lot of information to go on. should bring up the correct website on search engines. These are therefore some snippets from the company's own testimonials section on their website: class="infoquote "Will is extremely well connected and his...


The Injury Solicitor Ltd Review: class="infoquote "With almost 10 years' of experience in personal injury law, we understand that no two cases are the same."< div> The firm's local newspaper, Salford Now, http: www.salfordnow.co.uk 2020 12 16 i-never-imagined-that-i-could-have-my-own-law-firm-s...


Thorpe Wilson Solicitors Review: Having worked with law firms for over 20 years now, our team know the best resources to help you research a firm and can spot things between the lines which most people might not be aware of. As mentioned earlier, there are plenty of independent review boards to check...


Trust Inheritance Ltd Review: A quick note on navigation as the firm uses two quite generic words in the branding - i.e. The Law Society of England & Wales is actually one of the best we've seen for this sort of user-focused data provision. Be warned though that you really need to read the comment...

Bilkus & Boyle Review: Another line on their site that probably sticks out to us more than to regular consumers would be: class="infoquote "Our firm provides Legal Aid for a number of services."< div> Since the cuts and changes to Legal Aid over the past couple of decades, the number of...


The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc Review: We also recommend that if someone calls you to discuss money, you politely hang up and call back the official phone number you were given. So just pay attention to where you are and what you type in. This means that solicitors still choosing to work under Legal Aid typically...


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