Editorials on UK Legal Companies
Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law: Certainly there are several areas of law where people want a specialist too. If the firm you are researching has several offices, this means Google makes you look up each individual office to see reviews on each one rather than all reviews of a company as a whole. The...
Cook Legal Ltd: It's not always as easy to find reviews of legal companies though. People are always quick to post a review of the last pizza place they just ate at. Law firms authorised to practice in England & Wales can practice in any area of those countries. So you may wish to bo...
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. For example, in some cases you may be better off with an accountant or a barrister rather than a...
Brodies LLP Solicitors: Since Brodies Solicitors LLP has registered an office in London, you can see all the details about this Scottish firm on the English Welsh legal professionals database. Sometimes people are https: www.dailymail.co.uk news article-12995257 british-woman-channel-5-swindled-...
PCS Legal Ltd: In the legal industry there is no one main legal body covering everything. There's the https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register " Solicitors Regulation Authority< a> and more. This is because unlike most legal services, much of the buying selling process for proper...
Dispute Resolver Consultancy: They often need the name of the town they are based in as well before they will show extra details. Our goal is simple: to provide our clients with the service and experience in alternative dispute resolution as they would expect of seasoned legal professionals."< div>
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Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd: Always be vigilant over which site you are on and always ring the official number you have if unsure.. If you look up a dozen or so law firms that handle property matters, you'll find most of them have negative comments. While most companies list customer testimonials on the...
Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman: Over the past few decades the number of law firms merging, changing branding, or increasing the number of brands they work under has grown considerably. So keep aware.. Hopefully they will get their butts in gear and catch up to the English Welsh version soon. As most fraud ...
Solidaire Solicitors: It's not always easy with Google. Things like this are important to note as there is https: www.ncsc.gov.uk guidance phishing" a lot of fraud< a> targeting customers of law firms at the moment. They provide information such as each firm's trading names, alternate contac...
Defank Solicitors: Their site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details in the contact form. Any big changes, you need to ring your actual solicitor to check..
There are thousands of stories online about people who have https: www.which.co.uk news article friday-afternoon-f...
QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson: People simply aren't as quick to discuss their divorce, criminal proceeding, or child custody battle in a review forum.
class="infoquote "QualitySolicitors is the largest network of law firms in the UK, with local law firms spanning the whole of England and Wales and...
HCR Legal LLP: While their Cambridge, Cardiff, Cheltenham, London, Reading and Northampton locations cover the more wider areas of law listed on the firm's main site. We're not satisfied unless we're making a real difference to peoples' lives"< div>
That's a snippet from the front pa...
Horsley Law: So checking for an SRA number is a good idea before filling in a contact form. Neither do any of the variants we tried such as www.horsleysolicitors.co.uk
If you are going to look around for further information about the firm before making a decision, you'll notice ...
All Law Ltd: Here are some snippets:
class="infoquote "very professional in a very relaxed way"
"explained everything clearly"
"knowledgeable, patient, friendly and approachable"
"makes the information clear and easy to understand"< div>
One of the most important thi...
Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services: Every property firm will make a promise like this one from the Eve Lake site above.
class="infoquote "Reliable Conveyancing & Legal Services based in the Hope Valley, Derbyshire. Also, while you may have gone through a dozen websites today of 'Conveyancing' firms - n...
Amy King Legal: Some people have handed their https: www.express.co.uk finance personalfinance 1782733 scam-warning-home-deposit-hackers-online" entire house deposit< a> over to fraudsters based on just one email telling them the payment details have changed.
. Many firms will display a...
Heritage Park Family Law Ltd: In fact, we would say the majority we know of still work 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. As you can see on the information page for this firm the main barrister, Lisa Smith, entered the profession in 1994. On the face of it this will make most people imagine a good 30 plus years of experie...
McCarthy + Co LLP: Independent markers such as these can help identify firms that are well established and keen to show a higher quality status.
This offers huge advantages when trying to verify a law firm or look into which is best for you. But every little helps. At the moment Googl...
Oakwood Solicitors Ltd: It's hard to know if a firm is friendly from their website only, and unless there are firms out there claiming the opposite (i.e. Whilst some of their staff are fairly new to the industry such as Asimah Ali who qualified in 2023, you also have Katie Bell who became a solicit...
ACSL Solicitors Ltd: ACSL does have https: www.acsl.org.uk team" such a page< a> on their website. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 469101 a-c-s-l-ltd" check out the page< a> for any firm they will show you alternate trading names, all office locations, languages spoken, a...
Sternberg Reed LLP: Titles such as 'Summer holidays: The rights of parents and carers" and 'Til death do us part – financial provision when a spouse or former spouse dies' . If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 16843 sternberg-reed-llp" check out the page< a> ...
Eatons Solicitors: But it doesn't sound as grand put that way. We don't think the age of the brand should sway you. Also 'eatons solicitors leeds' will bring up different reviews to 'eatons bradford'.
So are you at the mercy of bright web pages, well-crafted sales pitches, and photos of ...
WYM Legal Ltd: Each calling themselves modern, efficient, or friendly with photos of people smiling and shaking hands. Either the length of time taken, delays that no-one will take the blame for, extra reports being ordered, and more. and an unusual three letter start - we've seen plenty o...
Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd: The official website we link to above is www.thomasandthomassolicitors.co.uk which, although helpfully being the firm's full name, it's a long one to remember or type in without any mistakes. That's because hardly anyone is ever happy with how long it takes and there are alw...
Wolf Law Solicitors: It's a good place to get independent background about a legal service provider.
class="infoquote "No nonsense, honest advice from a company that cares"< div>
They do use some marketing buzzwords but not excessively . We've seen many firms with negative review...
SG Murphy Solicitors: So what are the independent forums saying?
class="infoquote "well-versed in the property market"
"I was kept informed throughout the process"
"I have used the services for the second time"
"professional from start to finish extremely knowledgeable and proactive"...
Walker Foster Solicitors: That's probably more to do with how clever marketing has become rather than our kids being more gullible. They also have example prices publicly displayed on their website rather than just saying to call for a quote. The thing to watch for is whether that helps you disti...
Harrison's Solicitors: Although, sadly, since everyone has allowed Google to take over what people get to see online - that 'money rules' imbalance is being brought back in. There are no firms claiming to be unprofessional and bad value for money are there? So these statements don't help much. One...
Girlings Solicitors LLP:
Obviously the first point of call for most people are the review boards such as Google, Facebook, Trustpilot, etc. The second guarantees you won't have to pay anything if your case wins. But while those sales words sound good, they really don't help you distinguish on...
UVS Law:
This includes Business Immigration such as Sponsorship Licences and Skilled Workers, Personal Immigration such as Partner Routes (e.g. The Act replaced previous immigration laws and introduced new regulations regarding immigration and citizenship. There are firms which...
Kee Solicitors Ltd: We can't even link to an actual page detailing just the solicitor's names. It could mean as little as a 5 minute chat with a trainee solicitor or just a call centre operator with a templated questionnaire over the phone. The snippets above are from such independent boards a...
Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd: Because they also provide the qualification dates and areas of law focused on by each solicitor. Because although practically every law firm has a website these days, what if the firm you've been recommended to online or by friends doesn't have a site for you to look throug...
Mark Croft Solicitor: If you look up the Law Society of England & Wales you can check the alternate trading names, contact details, other offices, languages spoken and most importantly the qualification dates of any legal professionals within the firm. We've been working with law firms for over t...
EMD Law LLP:
class="infoquote "At EMD Law we have a strong commitment to client care and aim to offer a friendly, efficient and cost effective service to all our clients."< div>
Typically the first thing people do when checking up on a firm is to view the public comment boar...
Lyons Solicitors: This firm's branding is 'Lyons Solicitors' but the official web address is www.lyonslaw.co.uk not www.lyonssolicitors.co.uk (which shows no site at the time of writing). It's common for companies in any industry to provide customer testimonials on their website. But if a law...
Brian Barr Solicitors: But the comments posted on the Brian Barr site do include useful bits of information such as these snippets above. 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 ...
Frei Solicitors: We enjoy working with our clients, and strive to build a lasting relationship."< div>
A quick note on navigation. So a lack of reviews is not a negative sign when it comes to companies that deal in legal matters. While they are all clearly positive, they are also very ...
Drummond Miller LLP: We've seen many in the 2s. These snippets above are from a Drummond Miller testimonial page and whilst all the comments are clearly going to be positive (we've seen only one firm that posted both positive and negative reviews on their own site) they don't actually tell you...
Calio Claims: As the rules and regulations and guidelines flew around constantly changing - plus with government, law courts, and regulatory bodies constantly disagreeing with each other - it became easier for law firms to have a separate marketing brand.
If you are looking for inf...
EDC Lord & Co Solicitors: 'edc lord and co solicitors southall'. The official site uses only the edclord part which is important to note because the firm handles property matters. EDC Lord & Co Solicitors is a UK law firm that provides a variety of legal services to clients. The site also includes ...
Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors: Here you can get clear answers about the experience levels of a firm AND their specialist case types. If a firm says something like 'established in 1881' - that's merely a reference to how long their brand name has been around. There are plenty of other sentences on law firm...
Cullimore Dutton Solicitors: However you can easily end up with a 1-year qualified novice from a 200-year old firm, and a 40-year veteran lawyer from a 1-year old firm.
class="infoquote "We believe that consulting a solicitor or financial advisor should be as stress free as possible and from the ...
The Law Partnership Solicitors: "the law partnership solicitors coventry"). This includes alternate contact details, other offices, areas of law practiced, languages spoken, and most importantly - qualification dates. Plus, for some reason the other side of the transaction will often write a negative revie...
Wilford Smith Solicitors:
But according to our poll a few years back 92% of people preferred public review boards https: www.google.com search?q=wilford+smith+solicitors+sheffield&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsY4z5BdGd-bGw3ypOvADy372lua0Q%3A1670936594707&ei=EniYY4LeKpyVhbIP3IGnyA8&v...
Foster & Coleman Ltd: Foster Coleman do have https: www.fosterandcoleman.com testimonials" a testimonials page< a> on their website with comments such as:
class="infoquote "we have a very positive outcome, as compared to what could have been"
"always easily contactable by phone or em...
Wildcat Law Ltd: Sound results."< div>
Most companies use words such as modern, practical, friendly, professional, experienced, etc in their website text and it all sounds great.
Wildcat Law have gone a step further in this process by having both types of help within one firm. ...
LS Legal Solicitors Ltd:
class="infoquote "The high standards of our personalised client care form an important part of our business."< div>
Of course the first thing most consumers do when interested in a company is check out the public review boards https: www.google.com search?q=l...
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