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We've written dozens of full-length, in-depth, and un-bias review articles on various UK law firms covering a wide range of case types and locations. They are all hosted on our main website where you will also find a solicitor search function to find someone local to help.

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All Law Ltd: The official site for this firm has a less usual ending to being www.your.law and no other websites currently redirect you there. So you need to pay attention to the websites you are on and the emails you receive. So how can you discern one firm from another? As an ...


WYM Legal Ltd: You can usually check this using websites such as The Law Society for that area or https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register organisation ?sraNumber=627673" the Solicitors Regulation Authority< a>. We've often praised The Law Society of England & Wales for its excel...


Wolf Law Solicitors: However, if the second firm only gets you half the compensation the first would have obtained - you'll have lost out. But has that translated over into positive experiences by clients for WolfLaw? The most common way to check that out tends to be the independent review board...


Wilford Smith Solicitors: class="infoquote "always on the end of the phone email when I needed to speak" "they kept me informed throughout, it was a very frustrating process" "helped make the experience as smooth as it could be" "Constantly updating us, providing advice, and explain...


Wildcat Law Ltd: For example this snippet from the Wildcat Law front page: class="infoquote "Sensible and practical advice. So such statements don't really help you distinguish one firm from another. They have a very useful user side offering of data regarding a firm's contact details...


WH Solicitors: (And that's tough to say living in one of them!) class="infoquote "We have in-depth knowledge of immigration and EU law with plenty of experience in dealing with the Home Office"< div> If you check https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 609563 wh-law-ltd" ...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd: Company websites can crash or require maintenance or updates that might require the original site to be taken down. Many house buyers have handed over tens of thousands of pounds into a fraudsters bank account due to an official-looking email stating the payment account deta...


Walker Foster Solicitors: class="infoquote "extremely happy with the efficient and excellent service" "We appreciated her prompt replies to any of our queries" "very kind, supportive and efficient" "kept up to date at all stages of the process"< div> Obviously one of the most commo...


UVS Law: Your immigration lawyer should discuss your options with you before making you decide whether to use their services.. 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. Be careful of ...


TWB Probate Solicitors: The first is the https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register organisation ?sraNumber=804571" Solicitors Regulation Authority< a> (SRA) which lists all firms registered with them. This is to let people realise and choose from more options than they might think are available...


The Law Partnership Solicitors: (I know, it sounds simple now.) class="infoquote "We provide sound, practical advice in many aspects of the legal industry."< div> Luckily there is a great resource on the website of The Law Society of England & Wales. However, if a firm has a dozen solicitors a...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd: This is hugely important because the firm deals with property matters which has been the target of huge scams for more than a decade now. That's because hardly anyone is ever happy with how long it takes and there are always problems (most of which are outside the so...


Sternberg Reed LLP: The Law Society covering those areas is one we've often praised on our site. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 16843 sternberg-reed-llp" check out the page< a> for this firm for example you'll be shown all office addresses, any alternate tr...


Solidaire Solicitors: But if we entered "solidaire luton" the correct firm showed up because Google still have the firm registered to their old address. While many firms provide customer testimonials on their website, most people prefer to read the independent boards such as Google, Facebook, a...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law: Although people are quick to post a review of a movie they've just seen or a restaurant they've just eaten at - they are not as quick to jump online and discuss their messy divorce, child custody, criminal conviction, debts, etc. My aim is to provide clear, practical,...


PCS Legal Ltd: That has also brought a lot of confusion over which services are legally authorised to do certain work and whether the company you've just sent your details to is genuine or not. We've also seen buyers leave negative reviews on the seller's solicitor, which simply d...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd: Oakwood clearly have a wide range of experience covering almost the last five decades. The website is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details on their contact form as well. So what can you do? class="infoquote "As a multi service law firm based ...


NJS Law Ltd: If you visit the NJS Law website it may look exactly like a dozen other law firm sites you've visited today. That will also give you a better idea of any themes - positive or negative. Here you can get clear answers about the experience levels of a firm AND their speci...


Nero Legal Ltd: The language and even the photos displayed can seem as though they all came from the same graphic designer. 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....

MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd: There does seem to be a mirror of the site on mpg-group.consulting but we would recommend bookmarking the main site if you plan on returning. But many still don't know about other options such as using Arbitration or Mediation firms. But did you know some can help with dispu...


SG Murphy Solicitors: Although the firm is called SG Murphy Solicitors the official website is www.murphysolicitors.co.uk (not www.sgmurphy.co.uk) with www.murphysolicitors.com currently redirecting you to the .co.uk version. class="infoquote "Average time to receive a call back - 30 mins...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd: While seeing such a description is not rare amongst many types of business, it's something we've stopped seeing so much amongst solicitor's practices. The Facebook reviews were a bit disorganised and not matching up with the star ratings. Tens of thousands of pounds have end...


McCarthy + Co LLP: There are various levels starting at Q1000 with Q9000 https: lqsi.ie the-q9000 " being the top tier< a> of quality assurance. For example if you type 'mccarthy and co in clonakilty' you will see data for that office. But pay attention whether any claims a firm make are...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors: Most firms will use words such as 'modern', 'friendly' and 'professional'. Because this firm has multiple offices you may need to search individually for reviews. This can make telling them apart quite difficult. If you've scrolled through a dozen or more law firm websites ...


Mark Croft Solicitor: This statement is clear as it means Mark Croft himself has 28 years of experience . There have also been concerted efforts to keep the amount a solicitor can earn helping these financially vulnerable people to make it almost cost the solicitor money to take some Legal Aid c...


Lyons Solicitors: That's how a firm can 'specialise' in a long list of cases. But first you need to know a key difference in the types of wording some firms use to describe their levels of experience. The age of the logo is not important. But if a law firm states they have '20 years of combin...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: But how can you tell the difference? class="infoquote "offering a wide range of legal services to businesses and private individuals, domestic and international clients"< div> One online resource we've always championed is the website of The Law Society of Eng...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson: So firms who specialise in these might have few or even no reviews, while property sales legal practices will always have plenty of people expressing their feelings. It is HTTPS secure though for submitting your https: www.sessions.edu notes-on-design what-is-https-and-w...


Kee Solicitors Ltd: That can certainly be a bit more helpful than the highly rose-tinted and hand-picked testimonials some firms choose to post on their site. This is more important for clients hiring lawyers that deal with property matters than family law clients really. 'kee solicitors...


Horsley Law: While many people will quickly jump online to share their thoughts about a restaurant or spa - they are not so eager to share how their criminal case, divorce, or employment disciplinary matter has gone. We've long advocated people use this online resource when looking int...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd: There are now specialists for Immigration, Motor Offences, and even really niche areas of law such as employer Regulatory Defence. While many firms have testimonials on their website, the comments on independent forums usually have more impact: class="infoquote...


HCR Legal LLP: Both sites are HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details in their contact form. HCR Legal LLP is the latter. The main ones seem to be HCR Legal LLP, Harrison Clark Rickerbys Limited, and HCR Hewitsons. One issue people might encounter at the moment is...


Harrison's Solicitors: For example, when we searched for "harrisons solicitors reading" the local listing simply would not pop up. class="infoquote "Our lawyers can assist you with everything from creating legally binding wills to dealing with probate issues. Property sales are also the onl...


Guardian Law: class="infoquote "Our role is to guide and support you through contentious staff issues affecting your business as painlessly as possible."< div> This means that if you see any law firm with a minimum number of reviews, it's inadvisable to take that as a negativ...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd: We can also assist with wills, power of attorney, executries, and trusts"< div> Typically if someone is searching for a "specialist" solicitor, this is the kind of firm they're after. class="infoquote "Our intimate knowledge of East Lothian & Edinburgh makes us...


Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors: If you need to check up on any firm you can usually do so through their local Law Society. The answer isn't completely black and white, but certainly there is enough anecdotal evidence from our 20+ years in the industry to make the claim that people have found better res...


Girlings Solicitors LLP: As I said, this became common practice after the law changes in the 90s which stripped the nation of many Legal Aid helps and dumped all the burden onto the legal industry. The Government has continued to strip Legal Aid and reduced the amount of people it can help to ...


Frei Solicitors: 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 ...


Foster & Coleman Ltd: If you've already flicked through a dozen law firm websites today looking for one that can help you with your case, you may have noticed that most of them have the same sort of language which makes it difficult to tell them apart. that they provide poor advice and terrible r...


Farah Family Law: Larger firms with multiple solicitors who each individually specialise in a particular area of law is a stretch, but it's not nearly as misleading as how others have used it. So don't dismiss any offer to talk first. Our 1to1Legal staff currently mirrors society well, with h...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services: 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. There's a distinct difference betwee...


England & Derbyshire LLP: 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 actual legal services provider. So always pay attention to which website you are on and who you are discussing y...


EMD Law LLP: Some people have https: www.telegraph.co.uk money katie-investigates thought-did-everything-right-100k-house-deposit-transferred " handed their entire house deposit< a> into a fraudster's bank account after receiving an official-looking email saying the payment details ha...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors: class="infoquote "EDC Lord takes its name from our founder Edwin David Charles Lord who began his legal practice in 1919"< div> First and foremost, the website is easy to navigate, with a clear and concise layout that makes it easy to find the information you ...


Eatons Solicitors: Domain names are only around £10-£15 a year, so we don't understand why so many property firms don't buy at least a few of the variants to avoid their clients getting tricked too easily. You can look up any firm registered with them and see alternative trading na...


Drummond Miller LLP: It's a resource we constantly recommend to people . So what can you use? People typically rush to review forums when thinking about using a firm. Make sure to read the comments to see what kind of things might be being complained about or what things the firm seems ...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy: They all seem more of an ombudsmen type of process. It's possible this could be because the firm is using generic terms in the name - i.e. Pay attention to the site you're on and always ring the number you have if not sure. The main types of ADR available for solving a probl...

Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd: The firm branding typically uses the acronym "CWJ" which stands for Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd. class="infoquote "measured guidance and proactive communicative approach" "efficient, and caring service" "very professional and we were kept fully informed" "profes...


Defank Solicitors: For all you know the award was for best logo design which doesn't help with your legal matter. But you can get a 40-year veteran lawyer from a 1-year old law brand, and a 1-year newbie lawyer from a 200-year old law firm. Defank Solicitors https: defanksolicitors.com 1_21_...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors: It shows the firm has staff on board from across 5 decades including Catherine Hyatt who qualified in 1987, Susan Alexander in 1994, Philip Appleby in 2009, Sarah Butt in 2019, right up to their newest member in 2021. Never discuss payments via email. class="infoquote...


Crockett & Co Solicitors: Today's article covers a specialist law firm. The number of people in the UK that might qualify and the number of case types it applies to is dwindling. We also recommend reading actual comments rather than flicking through star ratings when it comes to legal professionals...


Cook Legal Ltd: So if a law firm has several offices, you have to look up each one individually if using Google. The site is https: www.techtarget.com searchsoftwarequality definition HTTPS" HTTPS secure< a> for submitting your personal information on their contact form.. Unlike the Sc...


Calio Claims: Being aware of what you're typing and what site you're on is important because of the huge amount of scams such as https: www.ncsc.gov.uk guidance phishing" phishing< a> on the web.. e.g. With that all in the past, why do law firms still use separate brand names an...


Buchanan & Co Solicitors: Unfortunately even the best firm out there will end up with complaints about delays in property sales. Either way though, always make sure to read actual comments rather than rely on average star ratings. class="infoquote "Our friendly and approachable team are ...


Brodies LLP Solicitors: Some firms must have had problems or fall short of their promises. The firm's branding usually includes the main name even if it does sometimes get area specific such as the Abu Dhabi office being run by Brodies Middle East LLP. However, don't get complacent. The offi...


Brian Barr Solicitors: The firm's site is HTTPS secure for entering your details on the contact form but always be aware of what site you're on and never discuss payments via email these days. The majority of English and Welsh firms are listed on the site so it's a simple and quick way to check ...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman: There is a separate website for the Scottish branch at www.scotlandinjurysolicitors.co.uk which uses the branding of Scotland Injury Solicitors as well. However, some firms employ paralegals to do most of the work and interact with the client. With our own firm being based i...


Backhouse Solicitors: No firm will ever claim to be antiquated, backward thinking, with no expertise and offering low levels of service. But it does highlight some issues when searching for a legal practice to help you. Note that you may need to enter the full name plus location of a firm (e.g. B...


Amy King Legal: If it was an award for best logo design, then that's not really helpful towards picking them as a legal representative. But how can a member of the public tell an experienced solicitor from a non-experience one? If a solicitor is registered with The Law Society of Eng...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd: All of these statements sound great. That's nearly a century of experience between them. Other common sales phrases many use include 'we are a modern firm', 'friendly staff', and 'very experienced'. So how can you tell the actual experience levels within a firm if f...


A City Law Firm Ltd: We've seen a lawyer with a 5 star review for their 'new italian menu' and a 1 star rating for a Criminal Law specialist for refusing to handle someone's divorce. They have more information about their setup and what each award means https: www.legal500.com united-kingdom-s...


Two Harcourt Buildings: The latter is typically a full team of various staff working together with receptionists, PAs, HR department, meeting rooms, and waiting rooms with plants, magazines, and the obligatory fish tank. However barristers in the same countries are under The Bar Standards Board (BS...