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www.acsl.org.uk: If you've just finished flicking through a dozen of them before arriving here you'll no doubt have already worked out they all seem to say very similar things. So when it comes to legal services you really need to actually read the comments rather than flick through just t...
www.amykinglegal.co.uk: "< div> < br> The main thing is to feel confident in the professional you are talking to, no matter what industry. Our staff have varied experience in courts, immigration centres, insurance claims, and we even have an ex-policeman. So 6x staff members with 5 years of e...
www.brianbarr.co.uk: 'brian barr solicitors manchester'. So how do you tell them apart? For example, the majority of compensation claim firms state they are 'specialists'. It provides a wealth of information on any of the firms and people registered with them including trading names, al...
www.brodies.com: We can't even link you to a page to view the details they hold. The firm offers legal advice to private and public sector clients both in the UK and internationally in its core business areas of corporate and commercial; energy (both renewables and oil & gas); real estate; l...
www.calioclaims.co.uk: That's probably why only 8% of people clicked that they trusted company provided testimonials in our poll last year. This is true for negative issues as well with any firm you are researching. class="infoquote "All of the solicitors and support staff at Calio Claims a...
www.cook-law.co.uk: It's not always as easy to find reviews of legal companies though. Like when a new food item is trying to go viral, they'll push the idea of it belonging to a certain area. They handled a wide range of services and if you wanted something done, you went down or rang ...
www.cullimoredutton.co.uk: The firm today is Cullimore Dutton Solicitors and hopefully we'll be able to enlighten you a little bit about firms that handle property matters as well. That's a good checklist of information. 'cullimore dutton solicitors chester'). Sadly due to the volatile nature of p...
www.cwj.co.uk: However we don't think you should base your decision to use any firm on their 'founding' date. If you look up a dozen or so law firms that handle property matters, you'll find most of them have negative comments. We even see firms claiming to be a mixture of expectations suc...
www.bakerhardman.co.uk:
class="infoquote "full authorization and regulation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority"< div>
This statement on any website may actually be more important than you think . There were several negative comments left but they were difficult to get a grip on....
www.defanksolicitors.com: It's much harder to find firms that list general costs for other matters because of how varied they can be. Any big changes, you need to ring your actual solicitor to check.. For all you know the award was for best logo design which doesn't help with your legal matter. It i...
www.dispute-resolver.com: The official website is www.dispute-resolver.com while the non-hyphenated www.disputeresolver.com is not currently in use. ADR describes different ways you can solve a problem without having to go to court ... While one may sound easier or more likely to succeed on paper, it...
www.drummondmiller.co.uk: 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...
www.eatons-solicitors.co.uk: It's important to note that most law firms that handle property matters do end up with a larger portion of negative feedback compared to solicitors that don't. So a quick note on navigation is required.
Property sales are the only area of law where we have seen peop...
www.edclord.co.uk: EDC Lord & Co Solicitors is a UK law firm that provides a variety of legal services to clients. This is an excellent way for potential clients to get to know the lawyers at EDC Lord and determine whether they have the experience and expertise needed to handle their legal mat...
www.emdlaw.co.uk: So keep an eye out for the padlock when browsing. Certainly for legal services it will be the case that people are more likely to leave a comment mainly if something went wrong. We just rarely find good comments in the hand-picked testimonials. That's not for the same reason...
www.englandderbyshire.co.uk: There are hundreds of websites set up to look like they provide law-related services, but they may just be a "case reseller". Not only that, there's a lot of different types of legal professional to choose from. There are alot of law firms to choose from. The longest serving...
www.evelake.co.uk: This is actually more significant than you might first think. But most variants we tried such as the .com version or evelakeconveyancing.co.uk all returned domains owned by other companies or not at all. There's a distinct difference between a 'licensed conveyancer' and a 'c...
www.fosterandcoleman.com: Many even have the same images of people smiling and shaking hands. The official website for this firm is www.fosterandcoleman.com and currently www.fosterandcoleman.co.uk does not redirect you.
class="infoquote "They now bring that successful track record, as well a...
www.freisolicitors.com: For any given area we might displays results for a general high street solicitor next to a direct access barrister or a specialist non-solicitor solution.
class="infoquote "extremely clear, concise, practical and courteous"
"very happy with the company providing a ...
www.girlings.com: But while those sales words sound good, they really don't help you distinguish one firm from another. An excellent firm that fights hard for £10,000 with a 25% cut is better than a bad firm that quickly settles for £5,000 but takes nothing. But they also indicat...
www.gsbsolicitors.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Our intimate knowledge of East Lothian & Edinburgh makes us your number one choice when buying or selling a property."< div>
That means the main source people will turn to in order to check up on a firm is the public review boards such as Go...
www.harrisonssolicitors.com: We had to look up individual listing information and reviews for each individual office. However, this is more impressive than many might realise. It has levelled the playing field so that smaller firms offering great service can't be crushed out of the market by larger, b...
www.hcrlaw.com:
class="infoquote "We put our trust in the medical professionals who look after us. There is a wide range of law firms to choose from when seeking legal help. This above is a snippet from the https: www.medicalaccidentgroup.co.uk" Medical Accident Group< a> website...
www.heritageparkfamilylaw.com: A solicitor may not be able to represent you in court while a barrister can. However if it does and you are with a solicitor that can't represent you in a court - that means they may have to hire a barrister to join the case and perform that function.
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www.horsleylaw.co.uk:
The firm is also registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is great. So where can you regularly get useful information about lawyers and legal practices? For example today we're using Horsley Law:
class="infoquote "A Law Firm With a Difference"<...
www.keesolicitors.co.uk: The property conveyancing market has been plagued for years by scammers https: www.thisismoney.co.uk money mortgageshome article-3385825 Sarah-Ritchie-saved-45-000-dream-home-lost-devastating-new-scam.html" tricking people into handing over their entire house deposit< a>....
www.largeandgibson.co.uk: Most of the time when firms are bought over or merge they also merge or drop one of the names.
class="infoquote "We have been meeting the legal needs of those in Portsmouth, Hampshire and beyond for over 120 years."< div>
So when you read about the actual fir...
www.lyonslaw.co.uk: The age of the logo is not important. The most common complaint we hear is that they all look the same. It's strange to think the internet has only been with us just over two decades because it really feels as though the way in which we shop and hire services has changed mo...
www.mark-croft-solicitor.co.uk: That's how uncommon it is. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 452404 mark-croft-solicitor?Solicitors=True" look up the page< a> for Mark Croft you'll see he definitely does have those many years (qualified in 1994) and he specialises in Motor O...
www.marsdenrawsthorn.com: However, if you live in England and Wales this is something you can easily check up on. Many even look the same, with images of people in suits shaking hands and smiling. You can also see which areas of law each solicitor covers.
A quick note on navigation. Sometimes ...
www.mccarthy.ie: The official site is www.mccarthy.ie but domain attempts containing mccarthy&co or mccarthy+co will return an error or generate search results depending on your browser. We had an issue trying to get reviews to come up on Google's site. Never, ever discuss payments via emai...
www.mpgqs.com:
The official site is at www.mpgqs.com which we link to above. 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.
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www.crockettsolicitors.co.uk: So what are people saying on those forums?
class="infoquote "still helping me to this day"
"very professional, helpful and efficient"
"made the process less stressful through excellent communication"
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The maj...
www.murphysolicitors.co.uk: At this point if you've been searching for legal services for a few hours already you may be starting to think that they all sound the same. When was the last time you saw a firm admit to being 'rude', 'outdated', or 'lacking experience'?
We've often praised the websit...
www.nerolegal.com: Negative reviews therefore abound. Some firms offer Blog sections that often contain legal news (which typically is of no use to actual clients). But when you think about it, are there any firms that would claim to offer 'impractical, out of date advice and cost movers more'...
www.njslaw.co.uk: If a firm says something like 'established in 1881' - that's merely a reference to how long their brand name has been around. So what are the boards saying about Nicholson Jones Sutton?
class="infoquote "Any queries or concerns were answered either straight away"
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www.oakwoodsolicitors.co.uk: The firm's name is actually quite unique so various searches such as "oakwood law" brought up the same firm.
However, you need to be extra careful online these days especially if you are seeking help with a property matter . However, if you've wandered through a doze...
www.pcslegal.co.uk: The Council for Licensed Conveyancers https: www.clc-uk.org practice-search ?practicename=PCS%20Legal&&clc_id=11294" lists the details< a> for various firms who are signed up to their organisation.
class="infoquote "Welcome to PCS Legal. It's a fraught industry fo...
www.sarahandrewslaw.co.uk: There are huge numbers of firms proving legal services with only paralegals on staff. Alternatively a smaller firm is imagined as providing a more personal service with an interest in your specific legal issue, but they may not have the same resources or experience within ...
www.solidaire.co.uk: The firm's site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via their online contact form. Why is this important? Because not every law firm will state their levels of experience and some may even use unclear language to make people think they have more experience...
www.sternberg-reed.co.uk: But when it comes to legal services it's not unusual for people to spend considerable effort flicking through various firm's websites looking to see which looks right for them . Some people just click to purchase the first listing on Amazon to save time.
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www.thomasandthomassolicitors.co.uk:
Beyond that, you have firms claiming to be 'local' which sounds great. Conveyancing firms normally have the lowest ratings out of legal services on the web. They all sound great descriptions, but as there are no firms claiming to be 'unfriendly', 'newbies', or 'out of...
www.tlps.co.uk: To start with, Google is trying to be stricter on review searches, so these days you sometimes have to type in the city of the firm along with the name to get reviews to show up (e.g. Why is navigation so important? Because this firm deals with property sales which have been...
www.twbprobatesolicitors.com: Some not always very transparent about what they are providing. But could your loved ones end up having to foot the bill for your penny-pinching later on?
First issue to cover is that there are not just two options - i.e. That's not to say there aren't alot of well exp...
www.uvslaw.co.uk:
This includes Business Immigration such as Sponsorship Licences and Skilled Workers, Personal Immigration such as Partner Routes (e.g. https: www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 1971 77 contents" The Act< a> also exempts individuals who have the right of abode in the UK fr...
www.walkerfoster.com: If they have one, they will definitely mention it or have the CQS stamp displayed - usually at the bottom of every page. That's a wide range of seasoned heads with fresh eyes (no offense to the eyesight of the older staff, it's just an expression). If all firms claim to be...
www.waterstoneps.com: That means you can get a good idea of the expertise and experience of the person you're actually thinking of handling your case. As some tend to pack their pages with nothing but sales pitches. We've known several firms (us included) that needed to take a website offline f...
www.wilfordsmith.com: compared to testimonials provided by the company themselves. For example, if you see a firm stating they have '40 years experience within the firm' or '40 years combined experience' that means they have added up all the years experience between their staff. This was true for...
www.wolflaw.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Our expert team of personal injury specialists can help with any type of claim."< div>
Luckily for the English and Welsh, the national Law Society has an amazing website full of userside data to help you verify a firm's claims about 'experts' ...
www.wymlegal.com: For today's example we're in the world of property sales highlighting the firm WYM Legal. If you've trawled through even just a handful of law firm websites today looking for one that stands out to you, you'll have noticed most have the same language and images.
You m...
www.your.law: So how can you discern one firm from another?
As an example we're going to cover a firm called Law based in Preston. It's possible you may get a 1-year newbie solicitor from a 40-year old firm, or a 40-year veteran solicitor from a 1-year old law practice. For examp...
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