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A City Law Firm Ltd: 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. That last bit of data is hugely helpful when it comes to working out if a firm is exp...


Buchanan & Co Solicitors: We've been working in the legal industry for over 20 years and have never seen a property law firm without such comments left. Buchanan and Company do have a Testimonials page on their website. But in fact the Conveyancing process can be complicated and is very important."...


Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors: Whoever it was certainly seemed annoyed at the firm but it was a slightly odd claim about 'they are trying to silence me' ? class="infoquote "free consultation with one of our experts about your needs and how we can help"< div> Despite our modern times of free ...


Guardian Law: There are several statements such as these two offering free help articles. To get the correct reviews to come up we needed to enter the full 'guardian law nottingham' but that is the case for many companies now if you're trying to find information reviews. We've seen ...


Backhouse Solicitors: Not only is that an extraordinary number of reviews for a UK law firm, but the fact they handle conveyancing and have an average star rating of 4.9 is also quite unheard of. Are they cherry picking? class="infoquote "extremely professional and always responded to th...

WH Solicitors: Does this translate into happy clients? Sadly for all solicitors, barristers, paralegals, and other legal practitioners across the UK there are not always a lot of public reviews to check out. It's a far better provided resource than its counterparts in other parts o...


Two Harcourt Buildings: These variant firms are separate teams of barristers despite sharing the same address. So what sentences should you watch out for to help you choose? class="infoquote "Our diverse and talented set of barristers are experienced in both prosecution and defence"< div> ...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd: Vincent and his father, Alan."< div> There are other mentions about the 'family run business' aspect of the firm too. They all seem to be relating to the same firm but this is important to keep aware of because this firm deals with property matters which has bee...


Bridge McFarland LLP: The negative ones all seemed to relate to delays in a house purchase. This is hugely important because the firm deals with property matters which have been https: www.lloydsbank.com help-guidance protecting-yourself-from-fraud keep-your-home-safe-mortgage-deposit-s...


Woodstock Legal Services: Whilst there is a definite 'perfect professional' curve between experience and age, the fact this firm has qualified people from across the last five decades is clearly a good sign. There was also only one similarly named firm of Woodstock Solicitors. If you've alre...


Stephanie Heijdra: Just watch out for Google always sneaking rival adverts in. Even reviews are hard to come by which we'll cover in a moment. As a client who needs legal advice or representation in court, this could save you money in legal fees."< div> That's a snippet from the official...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors: class="infoquote "We are a modern and progressive law firm, and operate a new legal services business model"< div> Unfortunately this statement on the Summerfield Browne website is one that you'll probably have already seen on a dozen others you've flicked throu...


Thaxted Legal Ltd: With them only handling immigration matters it's also safe to assume they will be more up to date than a solicitor trying to handle a dozen different case types at once. They were all very positive and helpfully provided examples of why each of them were happy with the ser...

Smith and Graham Solicitors: The other item in the original quote is about client happiness and the obvious place to check that out is the public forums such as https: www.google.com search?q=smith+and+graham+middlesbrough&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsb1Y6LZ8l5JrJ4SjzPRjRn5jLyzqg%3A16...


Brown and Co Solicitors: All that said, we'll give the firm one last pitch-y quote on this page: class="infoquote "We aim to provide practical solutions to real-life problems."< div>. Here are some of the resources we use that you might not have known about or things to watch for you might no...


Mackenzie Jones Solicitor: We try our best to provide a range of options for people searching for help. For example: class="infoquote "provide expert timely advice and communicate in a way that is clear and responsive to your requirements"< div> Again, no law firm is going to claim the op...


Hill House Chambers: However on this occasion many of the reviews on the firm's own website and on third party boards are from peers who are also 'clients'. Why it took so long to make this available to the public in the UK - who knows. they are qualified to ... Hence the reason for us breakin...


Stowe Family Law: As you can see there is a wide range of experience within Stowe, with solicitor's start dates covering all of the past five decades such as Mark Christie who qualified as a solicitor in 1984, Sarah Barr-Young in 2009, right up to Fatima Baig who qualified in 2021. So ...


Rose Fendlen Law: Another resource to help with this is one we frequently recommend in our articles - The Law Society of England & Wales' website. Personal Injury ... On that last one: class="infoquote "Specialising in: ... Sadly Google was showing adverts at the top for some o...


Bell Lax Solicitors: Sometimes the law office provides testimonials on their website. Again, the fact they bought both domains and made sure they were linked is actually something rare for a firm to do . This is important because if you are swayed by either the first or last of those stat...


JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd: 100% compensation means there are no fees whether your case wins or loses. Again, a very rough example but to make a geniune point. But sometimes the clues are in what initially might seem common, almost mundane statements. JPS Walker Solicitors don't just provide regular te...


The Legal Practice Ltd: You can end up with a 1-year-qualified lawyer from a 300-year-old brand name the same as you can end up with a 40-year-experienced lawyer from a 2-year-old firm. But some of the things we'll cover now will hopefully provide a little more insight into the general issues withi...


Youngs Solicitors: For example, providing some easily accessible staff profiles, photos, and direct contact details of each individual solicitor. At the time of writing there were a few things on their website we thought could be better for clients. It's just that we try to focus on more gener...


Lefevres Law: Sadly in Scotland the Law Society website covering legal professionals is not as good as their English Welsh counterpart. People are https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " handing tens of thousands of...


David Stinson & Co: The most commonly checked are https: www.google.com search?q=David+Stinson+%26+Co&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=David+Stinson+%26+Co&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l2j0i22i30i457j0i22i30j69i59.840j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x47df347b954543ed:0x83e17f72b53b5edb,1,,," Goo...


Cooks Solicitors: Such as the firm that claimed a '150 year history' in an area simply because they moved into the building an older legal practice originally owned. But it stands out to us . Therefore there will likely be reviews, information, and links for each branding within the group do...


Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd: A quick note on navigation considering the varied brand names. Entering such will bring up an error or redirect you elsewhere depending on what browser you are using. They usually include words like 'modern', 'friendly', or 'one of the leading' which all sound great but...


My Law Matters: This can sometimes cause search issues but the variants we tried such as 'my legal matters' still brought up the correct firm . The largest conveyancing firm in the country has over 1500 reviews on Google and just a two star rating. Most of you wanted to see independent re...


Frazer Coogans Ltd: led Frazer Coogans into rapid expansion to be one of the leading firms in the West Coast of Scotland."< div> It's hugely common for companies to claim they are 'one of the leading' in something. That's probably why independent review forums such as

QualitySolicitors Burton & Co: So why is that? On their own website of course there is the standard testimonials. class="infoquote "QualitySolicitors Burton & Co based in Lincoln and Sleaford have a proud tradition of serving the people of Lincolnshire for over 200 years. For example John Wood qu...


OneLaw Chambers: It also provides the qualification dates and specialties of each legal professional within a firm. With that in mind we always recommend people read actual comments left rather than simply flicking through the star ratings. According to the law society website they have se...


Beers LLP: Alongside their co-workers, the firm as a whole has a decent mix of seasoned professionals with some fresher legs and ideas. 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 & Wal...


DisrepairClaim.co.uk: for damaged belongings, such as clothes and electrical equipment ... Or better still, post underneath their ad post asking for their regulatory status and number to try and warn others not to deal with them should they be unable to provide one. DisrepairClaim.co.uk sp...


Simper Law Ltd: For many years now https: www.lawgazette.co.uk news conveyancing-fraud-gang-jailed-for-diverting-deposit-monies 5103305.article" scammers have targeted such clients with emails< a> telling them the bank details for their house deposit have changed. These issues only...


Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors: So when a firm lists several case types from workplace accidents to cyclist injury claims - it can seem strange that they refer to themselves as specialists. Whether you have been involved in an accident, received bad advice, negligent medical treatment or have a dispute we'...


ULA Solicitors Ltd: It would be wonderful if all company reviews could be like that as you can get a real sense of the positive negative themes of each firm that way. For any firm listed you'll be able to see alternate contact details, all office locations, cases handled, languages spoken, and ...


Taylor Price Solicitors: The Taylor Price site is https secure though so will be fine for submitting your details through their contact form. knowing all the loopholes). If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 596831 taylor-price-legal-limited" check out the info page< a> fo...


Michael Leighton Jones: That's very common though. Others include Peter FitzGerald who joined the UK legal system in 1996, right up to Sarah Price in 2003. Sadly though, it often does promote that idea and the legal industry is one of the last such places this discrimination exists. If you fli...


Milners Solicitors: Therefore it's very important for good firms to make sure they have such staff profiles. class="infoquote "Our partners have amassed some seriously heavyweight legal experience working for bigger, more expensive, law firms. They have lawyers on staff that joined the ...


KRS Estate Planning Ltd: Thanks to creation of the internet, law firms are able to select the case types they are good at and then find clients from further afield - rather than having to cater to their local population. If you're a thorough background checker (and we're acutely aware th...


Branch Austin McCormick LLP: In this Facebook Instagram age - people really do feel more of a connection with a firm if there are photos and descriptions of the staff. Can Branch Austin McCormick back this up? Well, certainly they are https: www.legal500.com firms 235872-branch-austin-llp 235274-lon...


Trojan Solicitors Ltd: Millions and millions have been lost worldwide by https: www.theguardian.com money 2021 jan 02 homebuyers-scams-stamp-duty-holiday-" people sending property deposits to fraudulent bank accounts< a>. Which brings us neatly back to our original question about when is a firm...


CEL Solicitors: We've seen someone leave a negative review about a Criminal Law firm for refusing to take on their Divorce. However all the searches we tried such as https: www.thisismoney.co.uk money buytolet article-7951561 Tenants-right-sue-landlord-unsafe-housing-conditions.html...


Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents: No, really. So from that it looks like we have two firms with clear experience and establishment in the area coming together which naturally sounds very promising. But if a firm states 'we have thirty years of combined experience within the firm' - that could mean ten memb...


HooperHyde: class="infoquote "worked tirelessly for me to win my case and I am extremely grateful" "really understands business risks" "has represented us in many cases including debt recovery, mediation, and litigation"< div> Those are snippets from testimonials on...


Antony Hodari Solicitors: Those are the obvious targets for fraud. As specialists go, this is an unusual one to find. We try to cover a range of solutions for legal problems including having general practice firms, specialists, barristers, and non-law-firm services as well. There are several ot...


Fair Result Ltd: You could get a 1-year qualified solicitor from a 200 year old company and a 40-year experienced expert working at a 1-year old law firm. class="infoquote "We start at the end point. 'One of' - out of how many? A thousand firms? 'Leading' - leading in what? That could...


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