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www.acsl.org.uk: That's a big plus in our opinion and rarer than you might think. Some firms are registered with their https: www.liverpoollawsociety.org.uk lawyers acsl-solicitors-ltd " local law society< a> as well. class="infoquote "All went smoothly and they kept me informed at...
www.amykinglegal.co.uk: Watch out for firms that use marketing jargon. However that marketing ploy falls flat quite quickly when you realise there cannot possibly be a 200+ year old solicitor sitting behind a desk somewhere. Our staff have varied experience in courts, immigration centres, in...
www.bakerhardman.co.uk: For any firm https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 7301 baker-hardman-ltd" you can look up< a> alternative trading names, contact details for all offices, areas of law covered, and details about the staff. This includes whether they are qualified solici...
www.brianbarr.co.uk: This firm, like many others, provides customer testimonials on their website: class="infoquote "Highly recommend this firm for their expertise in fibromyalgia" "made what was an extremely stressful time in my life easier to deal with" "found me a fantastic CBT the...
www.brodies.com: While a firm stating they are 'friendly' or 'experienced' sounds great - it needs to be noted that every single law firm will claim to have both those qualities. You can receive great attention from a large firm and some small specialist firms have amazing resources and exp...
www.calioclaims.co.uk: It's just that the Calio Claims branding team focus solely on Personal Injury matters. The official website of the backing firm Lindsays is https: www.lindsays.co.uk" www.lindsays.co.uk< a>, with the official site of this branding being www.calioclaims.co.uk which is HTT...
www.cook-law.co.uk: class="infoquote "our solicitors in Wirral can provide clear, practical advice and work quickly and efficiently to help you"< div> One thing people may not know about is that for legal practices in England & Wales you can look up a wealth of details about th...
www.crockettsolicitors.co.uk: class="infoquote "Crockett & Co Solicitors is your Leeds family lawyer with years of experience and one of the only firms in Leeds to offer Legal Aid assistance."< div> This statement might mean more than you think. Today's article covers a specialist law firm. ...
www.cullimoredutton.co.uk: But they do specialise in legal areas that relate to family life including Divorce, Wills, and Property. The site is also https secure for submitting contact details via their online form. Names, years of experience, any additional specialties and direct contact details. So...
www.defanksolicitors.com: If they have a valid SRA number (Solicitors Regulation Authority) listed on their website then that should be fine. There are hundreds of websites out there pretending to look like an official law firm when they are actually simply gathering people's case details to sell o...
www.dispute-resolver.com: Normally at this point in a review article we would point out where to get independent information on such a firm . You can also use an ADR scheme to narrow down the problem before you go to court."< div> For this you would expect that the more experienced an ar...
www.cwj.co.uk: In particular - property sales clients. With so much sales language to wade through, what should you be looking for?
class="infoquote "CWJ is a leading regional firm of Solicitors in Kent serving private individuals, businesses and organisations."< div>
Clarks...
www.drummondmiller.co.uk:
A quick but important note on navigation though. It's very common for solicitors to use their names with an 'and' in between, but not in this case. The Law Society of England & Wales has a huge user side pile of data for people to go through on any of their members...
www.eatons-solicitors.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Drawing on 150 years of experience, our expert legal team is uniquely equipped to provide legal protection for a wide range of clients and circumstances."< div>
This is a snippet from the website of Eatons Solicitors which brings us to the fir...
www.edclord.co.uk: Also you cannot use an ampersand in web addresses so www.edclord&co.co.uk is not possible. EDC Lord & Co Solicitors is a UK law firm that provides a variety of legal services to clients.
Make sure you are always on the correct website and never discuss payment details ...
www.emdlaw.co.uk: But you might find law firms are never drowning in reviews - good or bad.
class="infoquote "The firm has two offices; the Head Office is in Staplehurst, Kent and there is a branch office in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex."< div>
It's really important to be awar...
www.englandderbyshire.co.uk:
Of course, the first thing people usually turn to when researching any potential company they might use - is prior client reviews.
class="infoquote "Our clients can be confident that we will provide them with the highest quality legal advice and representation...
www.evelake.co.uk: We've even seen people leave reviews on the other side's solicitors trying to badger then into hurrying up with something. However, if you already know there might be legal issues surrounding your sale such as a boundary dispute or if the sellers are getting divorced - then ...
www.farahfamilylaw.co.uk: Family Law isn't just divorce and child custody. Who knows the short cuts. Be alert and always ring up the official number you have if you have any doubts..
But the "specialist" most people probably expect when they see that word, is a firm which focuses on just one...
www.freisolicitors.com: So a lack of reviews is not a negative sign when it comes to companies that deal in legal matters. The firm's offical website follows the branding name www.freisolicitors.com, just watch the spelling or maybe bookmark the site if coming back later? The site is HTTPS secure ...
www.girlings.com: But most importantly they list the areas of law covered and qualification dates of each solicitor registered with them. You can read more about that phenomenon local here< a>. But they also indicate a solid history, experience, and a sense of real pride in their work. ...
www.gsbsolicitors.co.uk: Also note the spelling matches the town stirling, not 'sterling' after the money. Someone usually feels it has taken too long or there have been problems along the way. Be aware when searching though that Google has changed how it displays reviews . You could end up with a ...
www.harrisonssolicitors.com: So if you see that name at the top of things it is the same company .
Also note that the full name of the firm is Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP. So what can you do to know the difference between one firm that says they are the 'leading firm' for their serv...
www.hcrlaw.com: Everything from a one-person sole practitioner setups to multi-office practices with hundreds of staff. Just keep aware of which site you're on and what you discuss by email as fraudsters are always looking for ways to https: www.theguardian.com money 2017 jan 14 lost-6700...
www.heritageparkfamilylaw.com: On that subject of navigation, note that the firm's official website is the full name www.heritageparkfamilylaw.com and currently the .co.uk version redirects you there. In fact, we would say the majority we know of still work 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.
There are now specialist...
www.horsleylaw.co.uk: Horsley's website is HTTPS secure which means your personal details should be safe when submitted via their contact form. Neither do any of the variants we tried such as www.horsleysolicitors.co.uk
If you are going to look around for further information about the fi...
www.keesolicitors.co.uk: Apart from that though, the site is happily concise providing the information you would want to read rather than hundreds of pages with bland articles simply for trying to get more pages into search engines. But the claims are not unique.
A couple of decades ago, a ...
www.largeandgibson.co.uk:
class="infoquote "communication was great, always advising"
"the team was really helpful and responsive"
"systematic and efficient which ensured a speedy hassle free experience"
"very quick responses to any queries"< div>
At the time of writing they had 20...
www.lyonslaw.co.uk: Sometimes simply because they received an official-looking email telling them the bank details had changed. This firm's branding is 'Lyons Solicitors' but the official web address is www.lyonslaw.co.uk not www.lyonssolicitors.co.uk (which shows no site at the time of writing...
www.mark-croft-solicitor.co.uk: We've been working with law firms for over twenty years now and out of over 200 firms currently on our network, only 15 work with Legal Aid.
class="infoquote "I have been involved in the criminal justice system for over 28 years."< div>
First is this quote above...
www.marsdenrawsthorn.com:
A quick note on navigation. Because this firm has multiple offices you may need to search individually for reviews. This can make telling them apart quite difficult. Anything suspicious, make sure to call someone you know at the firm to check.. We will keep you upd...
www.mccarthy.ie: Even this quote above from the McCarthy & Co site about being award-winners is a claim made by so many of its rivals. It took us a few attempts on the Irish Law Society website just to get https: www.lawsociety.ie find-a-solicitor Solicitor-Firm-Search ?filters=t_tab2!q...
www.murphysolicitors.co.uk:
class="infoquote "At SG Murphy Solicitors we want to provide a level of customer service that will exceed your expectations. Including each side leaving negative feedback on each other's firm. In fact, when we searched for 'SG Murphy's firm on their website it said no...
www.nerolegal.com: When people want to know whether the firm can deliver the service they're looking for, the place they tend to visit are the independent review boards:
class="infoquote "kept us up to date with information throughout"
"well priced and extremely professional"
"eve...
www.mpgqs.com: So they really should be given a bit more weight than regular consumer testimonials. It would be great to see this from other regulatory bodies. For many people across the UK, the idea of obtaining legal services still brings to mind a downtown high street office with people...
www.njslaw.co.uk: Don't fall for stuff like that. Certainly people prefer independent forums over company provided testimonials on their website. Our poll a few years back was very clear about that . That's not a criticism. However for this piece the two are going to be merged together delib...
www.oakwoodsolicitors.co.uk: It doesn't help that so many law firms repeat the same sales pitches, use the same language and even seem to use the same stock photos.
Oakwood clearly have a wide range of experience covering almost the last five decades. Most preferred to read the experiences of p...
www.pcslegal.co.uk: For example, you can see that PCS Legal https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 1458 pcs-legal" is registered with them< a>. Their site is HTTPS secure for submitting your contact details for a callback. That has also brought a lot of confusion over whi...
www.sarahandrewslaw.co.uk: With this, you can always check the experience and expertise of the solicitor you're interested in. But most people never take them at their word and will always look up reviews left on independent boards such as Google, Facebook or Trustpilot. The website is HTTPS secure...
www.solidaire.co.uk: Things like this are important to note as there is https: www.ncsc.gov.uk guidance phishing" a lot of fraud< a> targeting customers of law firms at the moment. While many firms provide customer testimonials on their website, most people prefer to read the independent ...
www.sternberg-reed.co.uk: There are always websites to tell you the "10 best" of something or you'll have your own brand loyalty already. It seems that no matter what a firm is, they can usually spin it to sound as though they are the best option. Keep safe and keep aware. You have to enter 'sternber...
www.thomasandthomassolicitors.co.uk: For example 'thomas and thomas solicitors port talbot' will bring up different reviews to another office name while entering no office location at all can end up with you being shown zero reviews. For this firm you'll see they have lawyers Helen Jones and Melissa Thomas wh...
www.tlps.co.uk: We don't usually tell people what to do in our articles, but it's safe to say you can ignore such founding dates when deciding which legal services firm to use. It's a difficult thing to judge. Some of the largest conveyancing companies in the UK handling hundreds of transac...
www.twbprobatesolicitors.com:
The Law Society of England & Wales however has a wonderful site with a wealth of information on every firm registered including languages spoken, contact details, staff, links to regulatory associations, as well as the qualification dates of each solicitor within th...
www.uvslaw.co.uk: You could end up with a 1-year qualified solicitor from a 50-year established firm, or a 40-year veteran lawyer from a brand new law office. You can look up a firm by name or the solicitor themselves. it's the only area of law they deal in. However you need to be very carefu...
www.walkerfoster.com: They are something to watch for on law firm's websites. If all firms claim to be modern, friendly, and experienced (which they will because none will claim to be unfriendly, out of date, or inexperienced) then it's not useful information for decision making. If you https: ...
www.waterstoneps.com: Very often you can find more useful information from The Law Society of England & Wales than on some solicitor's own sites. Sometimes a holding page is shown, sometimes just a flat out error page. Of course, if the firm's website is down then there will be no testimonials pa...
www.wilfordsmith.com: So what can you do?
class="infoquote "We have been successfully representing businesses & individuals for over four decades."< div>
Normally on a firm's site you'll see a statement such as this.
On that topic we should cover some notes about navigation....
www.wolflaw.co.uk: However such agreements may require a fee if the case wins. That's the 'no win no fee' . If you are looking up the firm on Google such as for reviews, you may have to enter the town name as well to get those details to show up - e.g. Fresh eyes in wise heads? Either way s...
www.wymlegal.com: However, when it comes to law firms we always recommend people read the actual reviews for context rather than flicking through only star ratings. For today's example we're in the world of property sales highlighting the firm WYM Legal. Stating you are 'ranked No.1 for spe...
www.your.law: However, there are no 200-year old lawyers out there waiting to take your case. But the first thing we would recommend when searching for legal help is not to get taken in with marketing jargon. Common variants such as www.law.co.uk or www.alllaw.com are being used by other ...
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