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Youngs Solicitors: So what key points stood out about the Young's setup? class="infoquote "Our team consists of The Law Society accredited specialist Family law solicitors, Care solicitors, Criminal solicitors, and Mental Health solicitors. Certainly we may sound very 'pro' Young & ...
Woodstock Legal Services: They include direct contact information and work history details of each staff member which is perfect. class="infoquote "Our lawyers are highly skilled specialists in their areas. People have been handing tens of thousands of pounds in deposits to fraudsters simply ...
ULA Solicitors Ltd: There is a difference (and we'll tell you how to spot it below) between a firm where all the solicitors try to handle all the various case types - and a firm where each of the solicitors are specialists in their own area of law. Make sure you keep aware of the site you're ...
Trust Inheritance Ltd: Words like 'modern', 'fresh', and 'friendly' appear practically everywhere making them meaningless as a result. The article we wrote just before this one was about a solicitor with 5 star reviews for being an excellent dog-friendly restaurant. There is a whole section htt...
Trojan Solicitors Ltd: class="infoquote "The delivery of our services is centred on specialist practice areas ensuring our clients receive an expert and excellent service."< div> So even though Trojan Solicitors state a range of case types being handled, they are not all handled by all ...
The Legal Practice Ltd: This firm https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 453772 the-legal-practice-ltd" is registered with< a> The Law Society of England & Wales which is wonderful because out of all the law societies available, they have the best user-side data by far . Indeed at the time ...
Stephanie Heijdra: class="infoquote "She is a level 3 OISC Immigration Caseworker and a Level 2 Law Society Immigration and Asylum Caseworker."< div> With barristers being mainly autonomous even when part of a chambers, checking out independent reviews such as on Google, Yelp, o...
Taylor Price Solicitors: But later on in the site they also state: class="infoquote "The management team spearheading Taylor Price Solicitors consists of legal professionals with over 45 years of combined legal experience"< div> Which is the main point to take away from this mini-rant abo...
Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd: class="infoquote "We have specialist lawyers, many of whom are recognised as leaders in their respective fields and also share our unique focus on quality service and putting our clients first."< div> Practically every law firm makes a claim about have the best, ...
Summerfield Browne Solicitors: class="infoquote "able to say (and do) things in a way that doesn't sound confusing" "Listened to my contractual issue and dealt with it in a timely manner" "helped me with car purchase dispute received excellent service"< div> These are some snippets from t...
Thaxted Legal Ltd: 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 that takes you to the search box etc. But if you s...
Stowe Family Law: Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your view, some review boards https: www.google.com search?q=stowe+vamily+law+beverley&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=stowe+vamily+law+beverley&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i13i175i199.6641j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x4878c74319a85dd...
Stenfield Solicitors: A real mix of ages, genders, experience, and expertise that you would hope to see at any general practice firm you might be considering.
class="infoquote "Our key objective is to provide solid, reliable and cost effective legal advice delivered in an efficient and frie...
Springle & Co Solicitors: We have written on a wide range of multi-practice firms over the years. Springle and Company have a page on their site https: springleandco.co.uk our-fees " listing itemised fees< a>. Some snippets:
class="infoquote "got the outcome we needed in a very short space ...
Smith and Graham Solicitors:
The best resource we've found is The Law Society of England & Wales website which is packed with useful details such as contact details, all office addresses, practice areas, and staff qualification dates. They also have actual prices listed on their website which ...
Simper Law Ltd:
class="infoquote "We are always happy to have an initial conversation to discuss your case and answer questions that you may have."< div>
A quick note on navigation. Kim Simper comes up as having qualified as a solicitor in 1992, with Sally Riches qualifying in 20...
The Search Bureau: All other variants we tried such as www.searchbureau.com and www.thesearchbureau.com were owned by different firms. to confirm past client opinions. That's not the sole basis for us promoting The Search Bureau across our network (check the https: www.searchbureau.co.uk com...
Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors: That means should the case lose, the insurance policy pays your solicitor for the work they did. However if a single solicitor says they are a specialist in Family Law, Litigation, Criminal Law, and Conveyancing - that's when the term is not being used fairly.
However,...
Richmond Legal Ltd: Law societies can be national, countywide, or attached to a large population city. Sadly the tradition of 9am-5pm Mon-Fri working hours for solicitors still holds true today for many firms in the UK.
class="infoquote "We can offer fixed fees if you are not eligible ...
Rose Fendlen Law: However whilst there may be a multitude of case titles within an area of law - it is still one area of law . Make sure to listen carefully to the options provided and don't assume both will apply to your case.. Only actual solicitors will be regulated by the SRA so if a fir...
Pump Court Chambers:
class="infoquote "Cordelia was very friendly and put things into words that I could understand. Prior to this new setup, quite often the first time a client would meet their barrister is about 10 minutes before walking into the court room. That should make communicati...
Penerley Lawyers: Only five years ago one lawyer said to us 'that internet? no we don't do that' when we asked about their online offerings. Even today there are dozens of law firms that don't even have a website, let alone an online tracking system for people to check on their case progr...
Pacific Law: However, to state 'pay no attention to this reviewer, they are just a sore loser' has never felt like something they could pull off and look good doing. In our opinion both sides are just marketing language. We put you first."< div>
The most common piece of research peo...
OneLaw Chambers:
The official site we link to above is www.onelawchambers.com but www.onelawchambers.co.uk does not redirect you there. There are several independent review boards online such as https: www.google.com search?q=onelaw+chambers&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=OneLaw+Cham...
My Law Matters: In fact, that's something we always recommend when it comes to law firms. the one word capitalised and heavily exclamated 'AVOID!!' hysterics) - if there is a general complaint theme that can shed some light on any flaw's with the company in question, that can be very helpfu...
MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd:
On this occasion it seems that MJV have not used jargon to hide anything. We therefore turn to the same places most consumers do which is the public review board such as https: www.google.com search?q=mjv+law+Thornton-Cleveleys&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALi...
Milners Solicitors: We just mean that when people think of a high-street, local solicitor firm - Milner's is exactly the type of setup they imagine .
class="infoquote "with our combined strength and determination we are always committed to delivering the results you need."< div>
Th...
Michael Leighton Jones:
A quick note on navigation as the name of the firm is quite long.
If you flick through each of the staff at MLJ you'll see some focus on Personal Injury, others on Property Matters, and others on things like Family Law.
class="infoquote "As a firm, our experi...
Mckie Legal: We cover the reasons why solicitors do this in our article Mason Bullock Solicitors: For example they still linked to the now very defunct Google+ platform and many of the links we clicked on both our desktop and phone browser made the page 'jump' rather than change. Typically we research a firm completely unbias and make the decision based on several fact...
Mackenzie Jones Solicitor: Normally you have to dig through several 'Excellent! Would recommend!' quotes to get to something useful. But hopefully you'll be able to check up on what prior clients thought of the firm's communication and explanation skills through third party forums like https: www.go...
Lindsays Solicitors:
Hopefully we've given you a few new resources to use with these articles and provided a few bits of information you maybe didn't know before to help when deciding which firm you'd like to take your case. So in true internet-style, those people came onto the review bo...
Lefevres Law: So how does this law office fare on the third party forums? The most common ones people visit are https: www.google.com search?q=lefevres+edinburgh&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=Lefevres+edinburgh&aqs=chrome.0.0i355i512j46i175i199i512j69i59.2970j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF...
KRS Estate Planning Ltd: Kamlesh Ratilal Samji (the K.R.S. In the quote above the amount of experience is being attached to the actual person you will be dealing with - i.e. (Those are some of the more common complaints we see about law firms in general on the web.)
class="infoquote "A very...
Khan Law: That can make them sound very different from the public reviews and they are of course only ever positive comments:
class="infoquote "excellent at navigating me through my injury claim"
"took care of all the legal hassle and fought hard to secure the best possibl...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: So that makes it less helpful in distinguishing between firms when you're weighing up the pros and cons.
A great feature is being able to see the qualification dates of any solicitor at a firm. But https: www.jacobslaw.org about" Jacobs Law cover the important bits< ...
HooperHyde:
class="infoquote "Ultimately, we want you to be fully satisfied with the service we provide and if you're not, we want to know about it so that we can understand how we can do better."< div>
The main thing people tend to focus on when researching a firm online is...
Hill House Chambers: On some occasions this can mean you're paying two firms for the job one could do. provide you with expert legal advice ...
class="infoquote "I have barristers based in different parts of the UK and they are also more than happy to travel for work so wherever you have ...
Hawkridge & Company: Sometimes over something as simple as a couple of offical looking emails telling them to pay their huge house deposit into a different bank account.
class="infoquote "Hawkridge & Company solicitors ensure a personal and supportive approach to every client"< div>
U...
Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents: So if you see reviews relating to such, it's not an error by the reviewer. But we would have thought it common sense to phone your actual conveyancing firm to confirm such BEFORE transferring tens of thousands of pounds to bank details you've just been emailed. As that in...
Frazer Coogans Ltd: There are many advantages to using alternatives such as Direct Access barristers which can save considerable time and money depending on the case you need representing in court. qualified as a Solicitor in 2020"< div>
That's the two ends of the experience bookshelf fr...
Fair Result Ltd: The key is agreeing the financial settlement in the form of a consent order, this is where we believe we are unique."< div>
In the same vein, many firms also state they have a 'uniqueness' just like Fair Result have done. We simply try to offer a sort of business inside...
Education Law Service Ltd: But since Legal Aid got demolished by the government, Direct Access to barristers was introduced, and more people were setting up sole practitioner firms - law firm marketing has gotten much more competitive of late. Whilst ELS do display a few testimonials on their website ...
Dylan Nair Solicitors Ltd: But again if not available on a firm's site, it is often listed in the law society database. As you can see from the snippets above, they're largely quite positive . No win, no fee just means that there will be no fees if your case loses. Often by simply emailing to tell sa...
DV Solicitors: One last snippet from the firm's site:
class="infoquote "We are here to offer all the expertise and support you will need"< div>.
A quite note on navigation though as the branding does switch between DV and DEO Volente throughout. It's a useful tip to pay a visit ...
DisrepairClaim.co.uk: If you see that sort of post alongside no stated company name, no logo, no web address, and no mention of https: www.fca.org.uk firms claims-management" their regulatory status< a> - then avoid them. Or better still, post underneath their ad post asking for their regulat...
David Stinson & Co: That should mean a considerable amount of experience to draw on. Often you will be asked to sign an 'After The Event' insurance document which insures the against losing.
No win, no fee means that if the case loses you have nothing to pay. They provide all trading names...
Cooks Solicitors:
class="infoquote "We are a strong believer in explaining things simply and fighting for clients who have a good case."< div>
. You can get a 1-year newbie lawyer from a three hundred year old firm or a 40-year guru lawyer from a one year old firm.
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CEL Solicitors:
class="infoquote "We operate 99% paper free, unless the court or our clients request physical letters. < p>
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class="infoquote "As a law firm, we're a bit different but in a good way!"< div>
There were several things that stood out to us on their site...
Catteralls Solicitors: Never discuss bank details via email and just try to keep aware of which website you are on.
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves in offering a friendly, professional and approachable service."< div>
Having the experience is certainly a huge plus , but does tha...
QualitySolicitors Burton & Co:
With all this going for them, it was therefore strange to see the firm having an absolutely huge amount of negative reviews on the regular boards such as https: www.google.com search?q=qualitysolicitors+burton+%26+co&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=QualitySolicitors+B...
Brown and Co Solicitors: Plus dozens of review pages both monitored and unmonitored. Here are some of the resources we use that you might not have known about or things to watch for you might not have thought about. 'brown and co solicitors london' . It's clear someone didn't do that because one of ...
Bridge McFarland LLP:
There are many resources available to you though and many things you might not have considered when checking a legal professional's website. If it was an award for best logo design, then that doesn't really help you as a potential client. One thing to remember though i...
Branch Austin McCormick LLP: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 6629 branch-austin-llp?Solicitors=True" check out the page< a> for any firm on the law society's site you can see alternate trading names, other office locations, staff names, languages spoken and (most import...
BLZ Solicitors: On https: blzsolicitors.co.uk meet-the-team " the BLZ staff page< a> it initially looks as though they are doing the same. So unfortunately, this phrase has become quite meaningless in relation to indicating what the firm does differently. If you've seen a firm with dozen...
Bilkus & Boyle: Whilst the firm's name is unique there are obviously quite a few possible typos. So where else can you search?
class="infoquote "... Fortunately there are resources online to help you distinguish between them a little better and hopefully make the decision easier. It...
Bell Lax Solicitors: Luckily (again) you can use the Law Society website to look up whether the solicitor you've been chatting to does actually focus on your type of case.
class="infoquote "We aim to find the best and most effective outcomes for our clients' problems while at the same time...
JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd: We did find some reviews for JPS Walker:
class="infoquote "really helpful through-out our claim"
"Great solicitors, professional, friendly"
"successfully managed to secure us damage cheques"< div>
and the majority of them were definitely positive .
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Beers LLP:
Unfortunately that needed to be said because there isn't much negative about Beers LLP for us to focus on. However that doesn't mean we ignore flaws or hide negative press when we find it.
A quick note on navigation as whilst the firm's name is quite unique, it cou...
Argue & Co Legal: Litigation matters such as personal injury have huge range of sub-titles including medical negligence, slips trips, work accidents, whiplash, and so on. It was only five years ago that a solicitor said to me 'that internet thing? no, we don't do that'. That leads us to ano...
Antony Hodari Solicitors: They even provide the qualification dates of any solicitors working at the firm which helps to highlight whether a firm is exaggerating their experience claims.
If you check on https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 532203 antony-hodari-holdings-lim...
ABS Lawyers Ltd: In this case, the solicitors certainly aren't 'green'. Out of these snippets above the last one may sound a little confusing. They're comfort with and use of the language extends to their responses to the comments people have left on review boards. You can easily end up with...
