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www.acsl.org.uk: That's nearly a century of experience between them. No variants we tried such as www.acslsolicitors.co.uk worked either. So when it comes to legal services you really need to actually read the comments rather than flick through just the star ratings in order to get the f...
www.amykinglegal.co.uk: 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. For example, if you ever see a statement such as '30 years of experience within the firm' , that usually means th...
www.bakerhardman.co.uk: Just always try to keep aware of which site you are on and who you are emailing back and forth with. However, some firms employ paralegals to do most of the work and interact with the client. This is an older name so you may wish to bookmark the site you want to return to ...
www.brianbarr.co.uk: class="infoquote "Specialists in serious, catastrophic and brain injury claims"< div> For the website of Brian Barr Solicitors it's easier to distinguish this because they really only handle these types of cases. The firm's branding is reflected in the web addr...
www.brodies.com: Since Brodies Solicitors LLP has registered an office in London, you can see all the details about this Scottish firm on the English Welsh legal professionals database. This is true for all services from barristers to baristas. Directories often cram in as many firms as pos...
www.calioclaims.co.uk: You'd be amazed at the number of law firms with 5 star reviews for their new menu or 1 star reviews for the poor parking in the town centre. class="infoquote "Wherever possible, we aim to deal with claims on a "no-win, no-fee basis" which means that you are only liabl...
www.cook-law.co.uk: You will need a law firm authorised to work in Scotland for Scottish cases, Northern Ireland for NI cases, and Republic of Ireland for ROI cases. However when law firms do this it tends to be more about continuing the idea of solicitors as local business fixtures, rather tha...
www.crockettsolicitors.co.uk: The Law Society of England & Wales lists most firms providing their contact information, areas of law covered, and a list of registered solicitors within the firm. Even when Legal Aid might be applicable. While it discusses this firm in particular, we'll try to provide gener...
www.cullimoredutton.co.uk: But how can you know if they are right for you beyond the marketing? We always like to see a good set of staff pages and this firm provides a good example of such https: cullimoredutton.co.uk meet-the-team " on their website< a>. So the quotes above are taken from t...
www.defanksolicitors.com: However that is not the way for things like Criminal Law. A note for security. For example, a Personal Injury case may have zero costs up front or even at the end of the case since lawyer fees are typically paid by the third party. class="infoquote "Our firm ...
www.dispute-resolver.com: We found a website https: www.tradingstandards.uk consumer-help adr-approved-bodies " listing ADR firms< a> but it seemed to be aimed at specific industries which doesn't match what most people will be looking for. But it's best to speak to an expert about your specific c...
www.cwj.co.uk: While not a foolproof way of ensuring experience, it can certainly help. The firm branding typically uses the acronym "CWJ" which stands for Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd. Variants such as www.cwj.com are not owned by the firm and neither is any variation of clarkson-wright-ja...
www.drummondmiller.co.uk: On top of that, property buying selling is the only legal service product we know where the opposite side consistently leaves negative reviews as well. Many companies across all industries provide customer testimonials on their site.
Right now the leading (by quantity...
www.eatons-solicitors.co.uk: So anything to help people not get misdirected or misled is a plus in our book . That was even before Covid pushed it further in that direction. So absolutely, for law firms at least you need to read the actual comments for context. Weatherhead and Butcher is a well-known...
www.edclord.co.uk:
Make sure you are always on the correct website and never discuss payment details via email. EDC Lord & Co Solicitors is a UK law firm that provides a variety of legal services to clients. Therefore, it is extremely important to us that we provide an excellent service....
www.emdlaw.co.uk: We've covered https: www.directaccessportal.co.uk " Direct Access< a> barristers and even paralegal firms which both can result in lower costs. Otherwise, why share your private matters with the world? We definitely recommend reading the full reviews when it comes to so...
www.englandderbyshire.co.uk: But to be sure a website is not misleading you with clever wording, it's best to check for an SRA number. With all this choice available and the entire internet at your disposal - how do you pick the best legal help for you?
First thing is to make sure it's an actu...
www.evelake.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Here at Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services, we also provide home visits on request, outside of office hours visits, including weekend appointments."< div>
. Did you know that 'solicitors' and 'lawyers' are not the same thing in the UK? If you di...
www.farahfamilylaw.co.uk: The law is not something you can think your way around the problem.
The reason people like the word "specialist" so much, is it makes them think the firm has - not just extensive experience - but a real desire to handle such cases. Family Law isn't just divorce and c...
www.freisolicitors.com:
Not everyone with lots of valuable assets likes to burn money, despite how fashionable doing so seems to have become in this age of young youtubers getting rich and famous quick. (A thing we assume they learned from the rise of Kardashian-style role-models before them...
www.girlings.com:
Lastly some clarifications on navigation. Be aware that www.girlings.co.uk is a totally different firm doing Lettings. 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...
www.gsbsolicitors.co.uk: The website is HTTPS secure for submitting your information on their contact form. It's probably a good idea to never discuss payments via email.
. This is because most people get frustrated with property sales.
Our article today is on the Property firm Garden Stir...
www.harrisonssolicitors.com:
Also note that the full name of the firm is Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP. Many firms provide testimonial pages on their website, but according to our poll a few years back most agreed with us that company provided testimonials are not always the most infor...
www.hcrlaw.com: This above is a snippet from the https: www.medicalaccidentgroup.co.uk" Medical Accident Group< a> website.
class="infoquote "We put our trust in the medical professionals who look after us. While their Cambridge, Cardiff, Cheltenham, London, Reading and Northampt...
www.heritageparkfamilylaw.com: Today we're going to highlight the firm Heritage Park Family Law Ltd. As you can see the majority are positive .
class="infoquote "With Heritage Park Family Law you have the added benefit of guidance from our founder who is a specialist family law Barrister."< div> ...
www.horsleylaw.co.uk: 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"< div>
As they claim at the very top of their website. Some are data collectors who t...
www.keesolicitors.co.uk:
A couple of decades ago, a Family Law specialist practice such as Kee Solicitors would have been incredibly rare. The Law Society of Scotland displays https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=kee+solicitors&Postcode=&type=firm" only the most basic< a> piece...
www.largeandgibson.co.uk: However our poll two years ago showed that there is very low trust for reviews provided by the company themselves. This can be very useful when trying to work out whether a firm has genuine experience or is simply claiming to have such on their website. Clearly there is a ...
www.lyonslaw.co.uk: But the only way to check up on the quote above is to try and find feedback from previous clients. Always make sure you're on the correct website and never discuss payment details via email without confirming directly with the firm that it's genuine.
. But since there are n...
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.
Another is the more useless of claims (in our opinion) such as 'established in 1881'.
This isn't a huge deal, however, be...
www.marsdenrawsthorn.com:
For each firm in their database you can see any alternate trading names, all office locations, languages spoken by staff, and even the number of years https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 540628 marsden-rawsthorn-solicitors-limited?Solicitors=True...
www.mccarthy.ie: There are various levels starting at Q1000 with Q9000 https: lqsi.ie the-q9000 " being the top tier< a> of quality assurance. We had an issue trying to get reviews to come up on Google's site. This is especially important since the firm handles property matters.
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www.murphysolicitors.co.uk: There is also a case studies section detailing example cases for each case type along with the problems faced and timescales involved. If you want to email the NI's Law Society and point that out to them - maybe we can all get them to catch up!
This means the first poi...
www.nerolegal.com: For example, the Nero website contains various help articles such as 'A Guide To Self Build Property', 'A Guide For First Time Buyers', 'A Guide To The Missives', etc. Because of this, we absolutely always recommend reading the reviews rather than just flicking through sta...
www.mpgqs.com: The site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via their online form. It not only provides greater insight into the process itself, but also highlights where you might be able to save time and money using a service such as MPG over hiring a law firm to litig...
www.njslaw.co.uk: But, it could also mean 10 members of staff with just 6 years work under their belt. Around 90% of the articles on this site are about firm's who are not current advertisers or paying us anything.
'Experience' length of times can also be worded very differently on th...
www.oakwoodsolicitors.co.uk: So what can you do?
class="infoquote "As a multi service law firm based in Leeds, we offer clear, practical support and guidance for all of the legal issues affecting individuals and businesses"< div>
That's a snippet from the site of the firm Oakwood Solicito...
www.pcslegal.co.uk: While the internet has provided consumers with a far wider reach of service providers. Solicitors may work with The Law Society. Some only act as go-betweens and outsource that work to a separate law firm. It may surprise you to learn that not all firms advertising that they...
www.sarahandrewslaw.co.uk: For legal professionals such as solicitors, paralegals, or barristers chambers this is not always easy. There are huge numbers of firms proving legal services with only paralegals on staff. regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with over 15 years post-qualificatio...
www.solidaire.co.uk: They provide information such as each firm's trading names, alternate contact details, areas of law covered, languages spoken by staff, and more. If you've come here after already sifting through a few dozen solicitor websites, you may have noticed most look the same with th...
www.sternberg-reed.co.uk: Sternberg Reed displays practice staff with experience spanning the past six decades such as Elizabeth Bendall who qualified in 1976, Julian Beard (1989), Kevin Bristow (1996), Judith Gould (2007), Francesca Clay (2014), right up to Danielle Apenteng who joined the professio...
www.thomasandthomassolicitors.co.uk: If you've already visited a dozen law firm websites today looking for one that peak's your interest, you'll have been bombarded with words such as 'friendly', 'expert', and 'modern'. This is done using marketing phrases such as '20 years experience within the firm' which...
www.tlps.co.uk:
It may therefore be an idea to bookmark the correct site if you plan on coming back. However, if a firm has a dozen solicitors and states they handle a dozen different areas of law. A site we've often praised and sadly without good counterparts in Scotland or Ireland ...
www.twbprobatesolicitors.com:
The official site is www.twbprobatesolicitors.com which is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details on their contact form. For example, in some cases you may be better off with an accountant or a barrister rather than a solicitor. It's always best to try and...
www.uvslaw.co.uk: There are firms which will state they 'specialise' in a wide range of legal matters including immigration. it's the only area of law they deal in. If there are only 2x people in the firm covering a dozen areas of law - they cannot be 'specialists'. Each category has differen...
www.walkerfoster.com:
For example at Walker Foster they show solicitors with qualifications spanning the past four decades including Keith Hardington who qualified in 1995, Maxine Heppenstall in 2002, Danielle Harps in 2015, right up to Lee Kirby who joined the profession in 2022. Remember...
www.waterstoneps.com: So how old the firm's logo really doesn't help you know how experienced the actual staff are. But as mentioned above this firm is typically branded as 'Waterstone Partnership Solicitors' with their official site at www.waterstoneps.com which is https secure.
Fortunate...
www.wilfordsmith.com:
On that topic we should cover some notes about navigation. We think it's quite a pointless claim which Wilford Smith and many others thankfully do not make. For example, if you see a firm stating they have '40 years experience within the firm' or '40 years combined e...
www.wolflaw.co.uk: Sometimes just because an official-looking email came through saying to quickly change the bank details the deposit goes into. However such agreements may require a fee if the case wins.
We don't recommend using this as a deciding factor on its own though. But alot of...
www.wymlegal.com: For today's example we're in the world of property sales highlighting the firm WYM Legal.
So what things can be useful? First it should be noted that not all firms stating they deal with Property matters are actual firms of solicitors. But 'leading' without stating wh...
www.your.law: If you see a website claiming 'established in 1881' or ancient founding dates - that's obviously meant to give the impression that the firm is well-established with lots of experience . Here are some snippets:
class="infoquote "very professional in a very relaxed ...
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