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www.acsl.org.uk: class="infoquote "We use plain and simple English - so you know exactly what is happening and why."< div> This statement is taken from the website of ACSL solicitors in Liverpool but it could be from any firm's website really. class="infoquote "ACSL So...
www.amykinglegal.co.uk: Certainly when confronted with a very friendly 5-year experienced solicitor after just speaking to an incredibly curt 40-year veteran - you will be tempted to use the less experienced but more approachable person. It's a great resource to bear in mind. So does the age of a...
www.bakerhardman.co.uk: Compare that with the abundance of legal professionals waiting to help you online, and the change is astounding. This is an older name so you may wish to bookmark the site you want to return to just in case. class="infoquote "you will have direct access to your ow...
www.brianbarr.co.uk: Google has been moving towards a more local setup for reviews though, so sometimes you have to enter the location of the company as well as the name - e.g. class="infoquote "Specialists in serious, catastrophic and brain injury claims"< div> For the website of ...
www.brodies.com: More importantly, https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 16253 brodies-llp" they will also show< a> you the expertise and qualification date of any solicitor registered to each office. The firm offers legal advice to private and public sector clients both in the UK an...
www.calioclaims.co.uk: In all of our articles about law firms we try to cover details about the firm themselves but also any general tips that stand out which may help consumers as they try to select the best fit for them . A 1 star review with no comment left should be ignored in our opinion. We...
www.cook-law.co.uk: class="infoquote "Cook Legal is a Wirral law firm. However when law firms do this it tends to be more about continuing the idea of solicitors as local business fixtures, rather than an insistence that they only cover clients in that area. You will need a law firm aut...
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. The Law Society of England & Wales lists most ...
www.cullimoredutton.co.uk: We live in a much more flexible work environment these days. The firm's branding is Cullimore Dutton (not Cullimore and Dutton) which are two unique names so nearly all misspellings we tried brought up the same firm in a search. Cullimore Dutton seem to be weathering the sto...
www.cwj.co.uk: However we don't think you should base your decision to use any firm on their 'founding' date. People can be unsure whether the best option is to hire a large firm for greater resources, a smaller firm to feel more attended to, a niche firm to get targeted expertise, a gener...
www.defanksolicitors.com: 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 on to solicitors. For example, a Personal Injury case may have zero costs up front or even at the end of the case since...
www.drummondmiller.co.uk: This is because in property matters, clients are very, very, very rarely happy with how things have gone and especially with the speed it has gone. class="infoquote "With an expert team comprising property sales, letting and conveyancing all under one roof, our exper...
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. class="infoquote "Providing you with a quality service, we ensure that your case is our focus and our Yor...
www.edclord.co.uk: The official site uses only the edclord part which is important to note because the firm handles property matters. Make sure you are always on the correct website and never discuss payment details via email. The home page provides an overview of the firm's services a...
www.emdlaw.co.uk: That's because while everyone is very happy to shout out to the world about the pizza they just tasted, they are often less keen to announce their messy divorce, bankruptcy, criminal charges, or personal injuries. But a lot of firms can seem to fit into that box with many us...
www.englandderbyshire.co.uk: These days, for many services, you don't even need to go to a typical high street solicitor. Because sometimes a large firm handling several different types of cases might actually have a specialist solicitor on staff for each one of the case types listed. The longest servin...
www.nerolegal.com: So searches for 'nero law' or 'nero solicitors' brought up the correct website just fine on search engines. It seems that every firm claims to be "leading" in one thing or another.
Overall the reviews for this firm were positive and mostly related to their Conveyan...
www.evelake.co.uk:
class="infoquote "We want to help you achieve a stress-free & straight forward homemove or remortgage."< div>
Of course once you've settled on the idea of which route to go, picking the firm is going to be difficult as well.
This is hugely important to no...
www.farahfamilylaw.co.uk: Family Law isn't just divorce and child custody. The short list on the firm's website includes Divorces (Contested and Uncontested), financial settlements, Pre-nuptial Post-nuptial agreements, Injunctions, Mediation, Parental Responsibility, Contact and Residence Orders, Mus...
www.freisolicitors.com: We try to find a range of professionals in various sections of law. This brings us to today's tip which is not to judge a law firm by the number of reviews. Founded by Hakan Doganci, this is a one-off firm on our network. The firm's offical website follows the branding n...
www.girlings.com:
Lastly some clarifications on navigation. But they also indicate a solid history, experience, and a sense of real pride in their work. If you're not sure, we highly recommend using the amazing user-side data provided by the Law Society of England & Wales. The first o...
www.gsbsolicitors.co.uk: Unfortunately, not all firms are very clear about this and there are firms using the word "specialist" despite only have a couple of solicitors on staff but trying to cover a dozen or so case types.
There is an ever further issue to consider. You can no longer look up...
www.harrisonssolicitors.com:
class="infoquote "And if the house sale falls through? Then our guaranteed 'no sale – no fee' policy has you covered."< div>
A quick note on navigation as things can get tricky when researching law firms as Google is hell-bent on pushing adverts and alternate...
www.hcrlaw.com: So it may be best to bookmark the site if thinking of coming back.. So you have to look up "hcr legal cheltenham reviews" to see comments about that office while "hcr solicitors worcester" will bring up completely different feedback. There is a wide range of law firms to cho...
www.heritageparkfamilylaw.com: If their name wasn't enough of a giveaway , the first line of their website:
class="infoquote "Specialists in family law since 1994 representing clients in all aspects of divorce, separation, financial arrangements, co-habitation and matters involving children."< div...
www.horsleylaw.co.uk: They also state (at the time of writing):
class="infoquote "99% trials won. So checking for an SRA number is a good idea before filling in a contact form.
However, while that is still good advice in our opinion - we know it can be difficult to find informatio...
www.keesolicitors.co.uk: The site is also https secure for submitting your details via that callback form.
This is more important for clients hiring lawyers that deal with property matters than family law clients really. The Kee one clearly says a solicitor will call you back.
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www.largeandgibson.co.uk: Sadly, not all law societies provide such great detail. People simply aren't as quick to discuss their divorce, criminal proceeding, or child custody battle in a review forum. Most people will head to the public boards such as Google, Facebook or Trustpilot. So 'John Doe Sol...
www.louizecoaching.co.uk:
Additionally, divorce coaching can help individuals rebuild their self-esteem and create a positive vision for their future post-divorce. < li>< ul>
Essentially though, anyone going through divorce who wants guidance, clarity, and emotional resilience could benef...
www.lyonslaw.co.uk: Only the rich and well established firms could afford a larger advert in such publications. That may sound like wasting time, but we've been doing this for over twenty years now and can tell you it is highly common to see people reviewing the wrong firm or complaining about ...
www.mark-croft-solicitor.co.uk: The age of the firm's logo should not influence your decision. So that could be 5 members of staff each with only 4 years of experience. 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 Ai...
www.marsdenrawsthorn.com: It sounds great. There are always problems and delays. You can also see which areas of law each solicitor covers. Anything suspicious, make sure to call someone you know at the firm to check.. However, most people prefer to use the public review forums to hear about the ...
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.
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves in providing a personalised and exceptional standard of service to our all clients."< div>
Of c...
www.mpgqs.com: MPGQS lists comments from previous and current clients on their website:
class="infoquote "the highest standards of service and professionalism"
"We have instructed MPG on a number of consultancy matters"
"I would without hesitation recommend them"
"an integral ...
www.murphysolicitors.co.uk:
So how do you tell them apart? Sadly, since the giant push for marketing jargon to make things sound great no matter what, it can be difficult. However a poll we ran a few years back indicated that only 9% of people trusted company provided reviews. When was the las...
www.njslaw.co.uk: Can you find out which?
class="infoquote "NJS Law have a professional and dedicated legal team focused on help in the following key areas: Contentious Probate, Housing Disrepair Claims, Personal Injury and Medical Negligence."< div>
One of the best resources ...
www.oakwoodsolicitors.co.uk:
However, you need to be extra careful online these days especially if you are seeking help with a property matter . We should make a quick note on navigation. For example https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 470186 oakwood-solicitors-limited-" ...
www.pcslegal.co.uk: We are a firm of Property Lawyers and Probate Practitioners regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers"< div>
That snippet is from the website of a property focused firm called PCS Legal who list local offices in Basildon, Ongar, Wickford, London, Rayleigh, and...
www.dispute-resolver.com: Although, you don't get much information from the latter. If the matter does go to court, sometimes using ADR beforehand can help define the issue and break it down to the specifics that are in dispute. ADR describes different ways you can solve a problem without having to g...
www.sarahandrewslaw.co.uk:
Certainly there are several areas of law where people want a specialist too. Most companies will state they have huge numbers of satisfied clients. Ideally what people want is a small personal firm, with the resources of a large firm, with a specialism in their partic...
www.solidaire.co.uk: We've seen firms state phrases such as "20 years of combined experience within the firm". Certainly, I can't imagine any firm stating the opposite. But that could simply mean they have 10x members of staff each with only 2x years of experience.
One downside of the int...
www.sternberg-reed.co.uk: The firm's official website is www.sternberg-reed.co.uk with a hyphen and currently the .com version redirects you there. Neither of the variants such as www.sternbergreed.co.uk get you to the correct place though and we spotted a specialist site for the firm's family law de...
www.thomasandthomassolicitors.co.uk: Conveyancing firms normally have the lowest ratings out of legal services on the web. So for a firm to have consistent 4+ star ratings in the real estate industry is unusual. They do use some of the wording we mentioned before, such as:
class="infoquote "Our team of...
www.tlps.co.uk: So please keep aware of where you are and who you're communicating with.. Unfortunately there are more than a dozen ways to be a specialist or non-specialist firm.
That's alot more impressive than you might think. People have https: www.bbc.co.uk news world-europe-j...
www.twbprobatesolicitors.com: That's not to say there aren't alot of well experienced people such as paralegals out there who can help. You may also see solicitor Howard Brown registered with a company called The Will Bureau (www.thewillbureau.co.uk).
The official site is www.twbprobatesolicitors.c...
www.uvslaw.co.uk:
This includes Business Immigration such as Sponsorship Licences and Skilled Workers, Personal Immigration such as Partner Routes (e.g. UK Immigration Law is governed by the Immigration Act 1971, which has undergone several amendments over the years such as Chagos Islan...
www.walkerfoster.com: But you've probably seen alot of good words on other firm's websites too such as 'modern', 'friendly', or 'experienced'. For an example today we'll use the firm Walker Foster who describe themselves as:
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www.waterstoneps.com:
class="infoquote "competent, professional, knowledgeable and very helpful throughout"
"available to us 24 7 and really went above and beyond"
"kept me up to date with what's happening"
"made sure I got the appropriate treatment, physiotherapy and medication"< di...
www.wolflaw.co.uk: All personal injury firms should not charge you a penny up front or if your case loses. Always take care when viewing reviews of law firms though and read the actual comments. It's a good place to get independent background about a legal service provider.
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www.wymlegal.com:
We've often praised The Law Society of England & Wales for its excellent user side offering. Either the length of time taken, delays that no-one will take the blame for, extra reports being ordered, and more. Be vigilant. Unlike most other organisations, this one pr...
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 .
Most importantly it will tell you the qualification dates of any legal professi...
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