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www.2hb.co.uk: If you check out pages on some barristers at Two Harcourt Buildings such as https: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk barristers-register 4BBE91514B136EDB21768133AD6D31CD.html" Paul Cavin< a>, https: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk barristers-register 452A210627B338F116D81EE9A60...
www.acitylawfirm.com: Some firms may state they have '15 years combined experience' or '10 years experience within the firm' which might mean they have 5x staff each with only 3 years of experience. So make sure to keep an eye out. So for any firm you're able to see for yourself whether ther...
www.antonyhodari.co.uk: That's because law firms are one of the few service providers where the losing side often comes online to criticise the firm that beat them. Those are the obvious targets for fraud. The only common typo we saw in our logs was for www.anthonyhodari.co.uk with an 'h' in the fi...
www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk: This includes Minal Backhouse who qualified in 1997, Clare Sheeran in 2001, Nathan Gray in 2018, right up to Sarina Hayes in 2020. That's a lot of space to have to fill with words. Whilst many people are happy to post about a pizza they've just ordered, most do not wish to d...
www.beersllp.com: So how can you tell if a firm has a good amount of experience if the founding dates are not a good point of reference? Luckily in England & Wales the Law Society has an excellent website with loads of good user-side data available. Make sure you know what site you're ...
www.belllax.com: Fortunately, Bell Lax https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 589519 bell-lax-limited" are registered with them< a>. The majority of people want to check out public review boards such as https: www.google.com search?q=bell+lax+solicitors&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&o...
www.branchaustinmccormick.com: For example, at the time of writing the firm lists Steven Gardner who qualified as a solicitor back in 1970, Tania Austin (qualified in 1984), Harender Branch (1999), Hal Branch (2001), Elliot Hammer (2014), right up to Sheida Zeinali who qualified in 2021. There were a coup...
www.bridgemcfarland.co.uk: It's not worth the risk. . class="infoquote "Our solicitors are ... That's a good mix of seasoned heads with fresh eyes . Photos of people in suits smiling and shaking hands with bits of paper in their hands are very nice, but they don't help you decide one firm fro...
www.brownandcosolicitors.co.uk: People are handing tens of thousands of pounds over to fraudsters sometimes based solely on a single spam email stating the house deposit needs to be paid into a different bank account. With each focusing on different areas of law those numbers do stand out to us, and we've...
www.buchananco.co.uk: So make sure you are on the correct website and never discuss payments via email. . class="infoquote "We're a family run practice with more than 25 years of experience"< div> This is a much more helpful type of claim to watch for on firm's websites. Sometimes...
www.goldsmithbowers.com: Firms will sometimes have testimonial pages and here are a few snippets from the spots on the Goldsmith Bowers' site:
class="infoquote "dealt with the matter to conclusion, collected the full debt & avoided the need for legal action"
"we were kept in the loop,...
www.burtonlaw.co.uk: Therefore they believe leaving the negative review anywhere is 'probably fine'.
So Yates and Co became QualitySolicitors Yates and Co. We've always said that you can end up with a 1-year-experienced lawyer from a 200-year-old firm the same as you can get a forty-year-e...
www.celsolicitors.co.uk: Each law firm's Law Society and or SRA number should be on their site, usually at the bottom of each page. We haven't looked in depth at their recruitment program so are unaware of any job vacancies available.
If you want to see the disparity between the number of firm...
www.cooks-solicitors.co.uk: a genuinely local firm but with a much larger firm's resources behind it. She is very good at clearing jams in the conveyancing process."< div>
We couldn't find a staff profile section on the Cooks Solicitors website at the time of writing. For example those firms stati...
www.davidstinson.co.uk: The official name is David Stinson & Co but variant searches such as "david stinson solicitors" or "david stinsons kent" all brought up the correct firm. The only exception to this would really be a medical negligence case against the NHS. But a lower number of reviews or ev...
www.disrepairclaim.co.uk: So it's probably a good idea to bookmark the correct site once you're on it to be sure you come back to the correct one. (No pun intended.)
class="infoquote "The compensation you can claim is ...
To sum up, working with a CMC is an aberration for us but we woul...
www.dylannair.com: As you can see from the snippets above, they're largely quite positive .
class="infoquote "We take the time to get to know our clients, work in partnership with them and are always striving for the best results."< div>
There is a glut of people willing to share...
www.fair-result.co.uk:
class="infoquote "It reduces the stress and emotion, speeds up the process and above all, it reduces costs."< div>
At this point we started searching around for customer reviews about the firm. We did ask around our own office if anyone might want to get a divorce...
www.fosterandcoleman.com: The site is https secure for submitting your personal details on their contact form.
class="infoquote "With a reputation of providing prompt, practical and cost-effective solutions in a number of practice areas, they can guide you through the most challenging of ci...
www.frazercoogans.co.uk: That's why the majority of law firms that deal with conveyancing and related property matters will most likely have a big chunk of negative reviews. For some reason, thousands of people have handed over their entire house deposit to fraudsters simply because they received an...
www.fultons-scotland.co.uk: If you've read through some of our other review articles you'll probably have noticed that we praise the good amount of publicly available information about law firms in England & Wales versus those in Scotland. Hazel managed to keep my spirits up as well as using her knowle...
www.guardianlaw.co.uk:
class="infoquote "We offer fixed, retained or ad-hoc fees, depending on your requirements"< div>
. They are an excellent resources and we absolutely recommend checking through them.
This is all very important to consider though because there are a lot of sc...
www.hillhousechambers.co.uk:
A quick note on navigation.
class="infoquote "Are you a solicitor looking for a barrister to instruct, or a member of the public looking for the right direct access barrister for your case, what should you be looking for?"< div>
That snippet from the Hill Ho...
www.hooperhyde.com: That's very clear and easy to understand. We've known firms with decades of good, reputable history in their area with less than a handful of reviews on the web.
class="infoquote "Ultimately, we want you to be fully satisfied with the service we provide and if you'...
www.jpswalker.co.uk: Some go really overboard trying to claim ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1771'. That's because whilst people are more than happy to jump online and let people know about their lovely waitress or great local car wash - they are far less likely to rush onto th...
www.krsep.co.uk: As the firm we're talking about here deals exclusively in Estate Planning matters , this isn't as much of a concern.
There have also been many changes to the types of solutions people can have beyond 'solicitors'. Why people fall for that, we don't really know.
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www.lefevres.law: The age of the firm's branding is irrelevant and often a very tenuous claim anyway. So here are a few snippets from them:
class="infoquote "took on my medical negligence case when none of the 'big names' were interested"
"explained the legal document to me in lame...
www.lslegaluk.com:
class="infoquote "we cooperate with our trusted partners who can assist with accountancy, investment management, legal funding, franchise and other services"< div>
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One major feature is they list the actual qualification dates and area of law specialties of e...
www.macjones.com:
The majority are very positive and (unusually) very long and well written with plenty of information about what work was being done, the names of people handling the case, and specific aspects they liked. and recommendations"< div>
A quick note on navigation a...
www.michaelleightonjones.com: Sadly though, it often does promote that idea and the legal industry is one of the last such places this discrimination exists.
One of the best resources for estimating the experience levels of the actual solicitors at a firm is their local law society.
If you fli...
www.milnerslaw.com: Some have a bit more background about their work life. For each firm registered with this law society they display alternate trading titles, contact details for all offices, languages spoken, and (most importantly) the qualification dates and specialties of each solicitor wi...
www.mjvlaw.co.uk: As Natalie isn't mentioned on the law practice's site or on the Law Society website at the time of writing this, we hope the firm at least noticed that fact. So how can you check this?
class="infoquote "In many cases we can offer fixed fees, out of hours appointments ...
www.mylawmatters.co.uk: Fentimans https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 1229 fentiman-legal-limited" are registered with< a> The Law Society of England & Wales which is great because it has the best user-side offering we know of out of such organisations. According to the la...
www.onelawchambers.com: Despite the two words being generic terms (i.e. So how do One Law's barristers fare on those:
class="infoquote "great communication and outcome highly professional"
"exceptionally professional, friendly, ready to attend to your call at anytime of the day"
"ve...
www.rf-law.co.uk: We've covered the differences between the various types of litigation funding fees cost reclaiming in other articles but the short version is that '100% compensation' and 'no win no fee' are not the same thing.
class="infoquote "Rose Fendlen Law is a trading name of ...
www.rmsolicitors.com: This may sound like a lot and you may find a solicitor that agrees to run the same case with a 100% compensation guarantee. However if you search for the latter along with typical variants such as 'rm lawyers', 'rm legal', etc. Normally you will be asked to sign an insurance...
www.simperlaw.com: There are others as well in between those dates providing a good mix of seasoned experience alongside fresh legs and ideas.
class="infoquote "our practice has quickly gained a good reputation within the legal world"< div>
In most industries these days people pra...
www.smithandgraham.co.uk: So always read comments too. But the main thing we want to cover in this piece relates to:
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves on our level of client service, constantly striving to ensure our clients expectations are satisfied by our team of legal experts."< div> ...
www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk: But you've probably come across a dozen law firms that claim to be the 'best', 'specialist' or 'largest in' such-and-such on their website as well. We always recommend speaking to someone at the firm before going ahead. So how can you tell the difference between firms if t...
www.summerfieldbrowne.com: Does that translate into happy clients?
class="infoquote "practical, succinct and jargon-free advice"
"good at giving cost efficient ways of managing the claim"
"a pleasure to work with"< div>
Normally we don't bother to include testimonials from the firm's ...
www.swainandco.com: Having the resources of a larger firm can also have advantages . On this occasion though all the https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 563652 young-and-co-solicitors-limited" information is listed< a> under the main branding parent firm in the group called Young & C...
www.taylorprice.co.uk: The firm deals with property matters which is currently one of the biggest areas of law where people are targeted by such scammers. Watch out for firms that claim ancient establishment dates such as 'founded in 1781'. We will try to show you how to find information between t...
www.thaxtedlegal.com: it more often than not a successful way to think. Sadly the government body doesn't even provide a good advisor search function and when trying to look up a firm there is a mountain of reading involved just to find the link to take you to the page that takes you to the link ...
www.thelegalpractice.co.uk:
The official website is www.thelegalpractice.co.uk but again, www.thelegalpractice.com is owned by a different firm. The three words of the firm's branding 'the', 'legal', and 'practice' are not unique terms such as when solicitors typically use their own surname.
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www.trojansolicitors.com: For example, for many years now people have been able to hire a barrister direct through the new Public Access scheme.
Sadly, many firms in the legal industry still chase the most tenuous links possible to local history to make these 'established in ...' claims as if t...
www.ulasolicitors.com: That in itself is a positive sign not to be dismissed . The main resource people check out for this is the public review boards such as Google, Facebook, Yelp, Trustpilot, Yell.com and so on. It would be wonderful if all company reviews could be like that as you can get a r...
www.whsolicitors.co.uk: Whilst many provide testimonials on their website, our poll a few years back indicated that only 9% of you trusted company-provided reviews. There are firms out there that say 'we specialise in xyz' and list a massive number of areas of law. Normally our articles use a speci...
www.wildcatlaw.co.uk: The official website we link to above is www.wildcatlaw.co.uk which is https secure for submitted your details in the contact form, but www.wildcatlaw.com does not redirect you there.
Wildcat Law have gone a step further in this process by having both types of help...
www.woodstocklegalservices.co.uk: It stands to reason though. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 562283 woodstock-legal-services-limited" check the page< a> for this firm you'll see any alternative business names used, all office addresses, case specialities, but also the qualification dat...
www.theladybarrister.co.uk: As they do not work as a team that doesn't really help you as a client know much about how your case might potentially be handled. As you may have gathered from the network setup and other articles across our site, our goal is not just to provide a directory of the most comm...
www.youngs.law: It's quite a common company name really, so make sure you are on the correct site. The firm doesn't list testimonials on their website, but that's fine. So because Young and Co deal with conveyancing, it is hugely important to make sure you are on the correct website and n...
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