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www.2hb.co.uk: If you've already been through a dozen other law firm's sites before reaching this article and have started to think just how alike they all seem to be in both language and imagery - this will be a happy jump into cold water for you: class="infoquote "Founded in 195...
www.acitylawfirm.com: So for any firm you're able to see for yourself whether there is a decent amount of experience individually and collaboratory in the firm you're thinking of using. Plus with all the phishing scams still going on always make sure you're on the correct website and n...
www.buchananco.co.uk: Especially when it comes to legal practices that deal with property matters such as buying selling a house.
The goal is to help people find the best solution for their particular case whether general practice solicitor, direct access barrister, specialist firm, or a...
www.antonyhodari.co.uk: You might also see claims such as 'combined experience of X years' which simply means all the staff's experience years added together. Their site is https secure for entering your details into their contact forms. One we saw last week was particularly odd because the compl...
www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk:
It is also very common for firms who deal with property to have terrible reviews. We want to change that."< div>
Rather than disecting every word on the firm's site like we do, most consumers immediately turn to third party review boards when they want to researc...
www.beersllp.com: Whilst most of the time people may think of specialist firms as handling only one area of law such as Criminal or Divorce matters - these days it is very common for a firm to cover a wider range of case types but simply have individual solicitors within the group assigned ...
www.belllax.com: This can be very confusing, but 9 times out of 10 the firm is well within it's rights to use the word.
class="infoquote "we can quickly understand your problem and provide sensible, down to earth advice with a clear and transparent approach to managing legal costs"< d...
www.branchaustinmccormick.com:
When you accidentally type the wrong address into your browser bar , you can be taken to a fake site easily. No, really.
So when we see a firm claiming to have a history going back to the 1561 - so long ago there was an entry in the Guinness Book of Records abo...
www.bridgemcfarland.co.uk: committed to delivering a quality driven service designed to meet the needs of each and every client."< div>
All the knowledge in the world doesn't always translate to good service.
class="infoquote "Our solicitors are ... So what are previous clients saying? Ce...
www.woodstocklegalservices.co.uk: Having worked in the legal industry for over 20 years we're still surprised to come across some firms that we'd not heard of before. Click on our profile pictures for more information."< div>
A quick word on navigation. We highly recommend checking any firm you're c...
www.brownandcosolicitors.co.uk: So hopefully from all this you'll see our decision to have Brown&Co added to the network was not without merit. However there are two very important aspects to deal with from that sentence. Other variants such as www.brownandco.co.uk take you to completely different firms...
www.burtonlaw.co.uk:
To be on the safe side though, make sure to bookmark the current site in case you want to come back. A huge mix of seasoned gurus along side fresh legs and ideas.
So Yates and Co became QualitySolicitors Yates and Co. It's meant to convey 'quality' services wit...
www.celsolicitors.co.uk: Especially if this was the umpteenth law site you've visited today as they can start to appear unbelievably similar after a while. For example one claiming CEL lawyers demanded £2500 from him to provide 'detective services'. It may seem a pedantic thing to do, but we'...
www.cooks-solicitors.co.uk: Therefore there will likely be reviews, information, and links for each branding within the group dotted about on the same pages.
class="infoquote "We are a strong believer in explaining things simply and fighting for clients who have a good case."< div>
. Again thoug...
www.davidstinson.co.uk: But the solicitor may take a cut of your compensation should you win. 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. Often ...
www.disrepairclaim.co.uk:
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DisrepairClaim.co.uk though are none of the above.
DisrepairClaim.co.uk specialising in this particular area of law therefore means we're very happy to have them on board ....
www.fair-result.co.uk:
The only issue with being a new firm is the lack of consumer reviews for people to flick through yet.
The legal industry is awash with firms boasting 200+ year old histories.
class="infoquote "With an accumulation of over 70 years experience in commercial ne...
www.fosterandcoleman.com: There are several similarly named firms such as 'foster & foster' and 'foster law' that popped up while we were searching.
This is simply not true any more. This can be difficult when looking up comments about law firms though. It states the firm is relatively new whi...
www.frazercoogans.co.uk: You can obtain a 40-year guru lawyer from a 1-year old firm. But on a law website it can look to some as almost brand new. Since the 90s the government has been stripping Legal Aid massively so that these days very few people qualify for help and the lawyers working under le...
www.fultons-scotland.co.uk: So what about the staff at Fulton's Estate Agents themselves? Well according to the site's About Us page the firm started off as Hamilton, Burns and Moore back in the 1970s with the titular solicitor Mr Fulton joining the firm in 1978. Plus in England Wales house sales can f...
www.goldsmithbowers.com: There are still plenty of law firms charging people money before getting to sit down with an actual solicitor. If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 475767 goldsmith-bowers-ltd" the page for any firm< a> they will typically show you any alternate com...
www.guardianlaw.co.uk: But you simply must make sure to read the comments left by people rather than simply glancing at star ratings. At the time of writing we could only find a total of four reviews on the most popular boards https: www.google.com search?q=guardian+law+nottingham&rlz=1C1CHBF_en...
www.hillhousechambers.co.uk: However on this occasion many of the reviews on the firm's own website and on third party boards are from peers who are also 'clients'. Hill House Chambers have been recommended across our network for some time now so, as we do with many firms, we'd like to give a few insi...
www.hooperhyde.com:
class="infoquote "worked tirelessly for me to win my case and I am extremely grateful"
"really understands business risks"
"has represented us in many cases including debt recovery, mediation, and litigation"< div>
Those are snippets from testimonials on...
www.jpswalker.co.uk: But that also means the quote about '30 years' on the firm's website most likely relates to how long the firm's name has been running. But hopefully this short exercise of deconstructing their site's language to try and point out some between-the-lines tips might help when y...
www.krsep.co.uk:
The Law Society of England & Wales has the best user-side offering we've seen from such organisations. As the firm we're talking about here deals exclusively in Estate Planning matters , this isn't as much of a concern. There's also Alternative Business Structures (A...
www.lefevres.law:
A quick note on navigation too. It now applies to very few case types, even fewer people, and pays out far less than a solicitor could earn just focusing on private cases. well, we think so anyway.
One thing that can get confusing though is when a firm is labelle...
www.lslegaluk.com: That's a considerable mix of seasoned heads with fresh eyes. For example managing director Liliya Scott qualified in 2007, Jasmin Bugg in 2018, Lubov Galyarnyk in 2006, right up to Olena Lux who joined the ranks of lawyers in 2022.
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www.macjones.com: We try our best to provide a range of options for people searching for help. The official domain is www.macjones.com but currently www.macjones.co.uk seems to be owned by someone else. That's because there isn't much else for them to say. So what are people saying:
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www.michaelleightonjones.com: Useful context for negative reviews should be used to check if there is a theme. Some even use identical images of people in suits smiling and shaking hands. This tells you what each solicitor works on. Scammers email clients saying they are the solicitor and telling them th...
www.milnerslaw.com: We’re flexible and approachable, tailoring your case to your individual needs."< div>
That's a quote from the Milners' Law website. For example, it looked like one was by a law student who got turned down for a job.
There is further information about staff members...
www.mjvlaw.co.uk: We've seen solicitor's praised for the great pizza and a criminal law firm criticised for not handling divorces. Such as:
class="infoquote "We have around 50 years combined experience of acting for people and businesses"< div>
The length of time a firm has been ...
www.mylawmatters.co.uk: But the main thing people tend to look for when researching any firm is their online reviews. The official site we link to above is www.mylawmatters.co.uk but www.mylawmatters.com does not redirect you there. More so than even the clothing industry which is saying something....
www.onelawchambers.com: 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 . Prior to this, if you nee...
www.rf-law.co.uk: It seems that communication is good and there is definitely some feedback about Rose Fendlen's goal of displaying geniune compassion for their clients. The only difference will be on whether they charge you for running the case or provide something such as a no win, no fee...
www.rmsolicitors.com: So if a legal service provider has few or even zero reviews, don't take it as a negative sign . Today's piece will be no exception and reading through the information for Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors provides ample opportunity to discuss common threads. It's very common....
www.simperlaw.com: Last year we ran a poll asking people whether they paid attention to testimonials on company websites and only 8% of you said you did. So what are previous clients saying about the firm? The snippets above are from testimonials posted on the firm's own website.
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www.smithandgraham.co.uk:
Smith and Graham have 'Team' pages with profiles of their staff including experience and areas of practice which is great and something we always encourage the firms we deal with to create. We've seen law firms with 5 star reviews for their food and 1 star reviews for...
www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Within our 80-plus strong team of leading UK divorce lawyers, we have forensic accountants, a dedicated children’s department, an adoption team, surrogacy law specialists and an international family law department and we also have trained mediators...
www.summerfieldbrowne.com:
On the subject of the site, the official address is www.summerfieldbrowne.com but other tlds we tried such as www.summerfieldbrowne.co.uk did not redirect there.
The public reviews themselves are sometimes not very helpful either. However, since this firm handle...
www.swainandco.com:
However the best website for getting information about a law firm in our opinion is The Law Society of England & Wales. Whilst most scams at the moment https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " tend t...
www.taylorprice.co.uk: Such as needing to watch out for people who simply can't search properly. Nine times out of ten this will be a gambit to make people think there is a huge amount of experience at the firm, when in reality you could easily get a 1-year qualified lawyer from a 300-year old fir...
www.thaxtedlegal.com:
Sometimes, like many consumers, we just have to go with our gut. The absence of negative information isn't the best indicator of a positive choice.
class="infoquote "We are specialist immigration firm based in London, UK, experienced and dedicated to providing ...
www.theladybarrister.co.uk: Barristers are setup quite differently to regular law offices in that there typically aren't official physical law offices to go back and forth to. We try to make sure you know about the different types of legal help you can get in your area including the typical high street...
www.thelegalpractice.co.uk: Many of the articles we write will focus on an individual law office in order to make comparisons, clarifications, and provide tips on how to research any common queries that come up during your general search for legal help. The majority were clearly positive and a huge n...
www.trojansolicitors.com: They provide a huge amount of user-side data about the law firms registered with them including alternate trading names, other office addresses, extra contact details, and so on. For some reason, whilst 'new' companies in other industries such as fashion, food, or technology...
www.ulasolicitors.com:
class="infoquote "At ULA Solicitors, we strive to represent our clients with the highest standards and exceptional determination. We didn't have to search through the small print to find out. It has not kept up with the rise in regular inflation fees at all. Make sure...
www.whsolicitors.co.uk: A quick note on navigation should be made though because when looking up reviews on the public forums we did end up on the wrong pages sometimes. The main thing to remember is that a lack of reviews is not a negative sign.
class="infoquote "We're experienced – our i...
www.wildcatlaw.co.uk: Alot of firms might state they are 'award winning' without ever actually letting you know whether that award was for best logo design or something actually useful for practicing law. For example thousands of people have handed their entire house deposit when buying a house s...
www.wilfordsmith.com: compared to testimonials provided by the company themselves. Those are merely claims about the firm's branding having existed for a really long time.
class="infoquote "We excel at delivering exceptional service and creative legal solutions."< div>
The first poi...
www.youngs.law: The situation is almost as bad as trying to find and NHS dentist in this country.
class="infoquote "We believe in transparency and therefore list our fees on our website. Of course, as they have been added to our database of firms we already clearly think they have co...
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