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Cook Legal Ltd: They handled a wide range of services and if you wanted something done, you went down or rang for an appointment. It wasn't too many decades ago that people's legal assistance choices included a handful of solicitors all with centre-of-town high street offices. But they te...


TWB Probate Solicitors: Some of us (most of us) may only require the most minimal of guidance. This mean you can also use the Law Society site to verify any claims a firm or professional makes about their experience. We try to cover a wide range of law firms on our site including alternative legal ...


Brodies LLP Solicitors: Even then, it will only be reviews people have entered for that one office. There is usually no background check or even effort to check they are a real law firm. There doesn't seem to be any other firms popping up in the search with similar names. The argument is ofte...


PCS Legal Ltd: The firm's branding seems solid around the name PCS Legal Ltd based in Essex with the official site at www.pcslegal.co.uk which makes it easier to remember and to not make mistakes. class="infoquote "Welcome to PCS Legal. It looks as though they also list some...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy: The official website is www.dispute-resolver.com while the non-hyphenated www.disputeresolver.com is not currently in use. If the matter does go to court, sometimes using ADR beforehand can help define the issue and break it down to the specifics that are in dispute. ...

Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd: However we don't think you should base your decision to use any firm on their 'founding' date. Solicitor Emily Carey at the firm is listed as having qualified in 1989, Alison Hall in 1994, Keith Doherty in 2004, Josephine Bowman in 2013, plus many others right up to the rela...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman: So keep aware.. Both of the firms official sites are HTTPS secure for submitting your details in their contact form. Unfortunately, Scotland's law society is nowhere near providing such useful information to its residents. With our own firm being based in Sco...


Solidaire Solicitors: This means you are able to verify the 'experience' level of any solicitor you might be thinking of using. Make sure any firm you are thinking of using has https: www.sra.org.uk " an SRA number< a> listed on their site. When firms had to rely on local word of mouth or di...


Defank Solicitors: Also don't pay attention to sales tactics such as 'established in 1881'. For example, a Personal Injury case may have zero costs up front or even at the end of the case since lawyer fees are typically paid by the third party. class="infoquote "Our costs are comp...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson: We should point out though, that if a firm only has a handful of reviews it does not mean they are not a good firm. Obviously they will not have a 120-year-old solicitor on staff - so that number doesn't help you work out whether they will provide a competent legal professio...


HCR Legal LLP: There is no page showing all feedback for the company as a whole. Everything from a one-person sole practitioner setups to multi-office practices with hundreds of staff. However it's the independent forums most people turn to and prefer such as Facebook, Google and Trustpi...


Horsley Law: The snippets above are from testimonials posted on the firm's own site but many prefer to use independent boards such as Google, Facebook or Trustpilot. The firm is also registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is great. They are a limited firm and htt...


All Law Ltd: For a start, most of them look the same with the same sales language, promises, and sometimes even the same images of people smiling and shaking hands. For example, if you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 26041 all-law-limited" look up a firm< a> on their databa...

Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services: That's a tactic you simply don't see anywhere else in legal matters. Every property firm will make a promise like this one from the Eve Lake site above. Serving clients nationally."< div> That's the tagline for the Eve Lake website which is an example of a Licensed Con...


Amy King Legal: The official website is www.amykinglegal.co.uk which we link to at the top. "< div> < br> The main thing is to feel confident in the professional you are talking to, no matter what industry. We've watched utterly confident large firm barristers get ignored by juries in...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd: The most common port of call is The Law Society of England & Wales' website. On that subject of navigation, note that the firm's official website is the full name www.heritageparkfamilylaw.com and currently the .co.uk version redirects you there. That should not be held agai...


McCarthy + Co LLP: But searches for variations of the firm's name on it's own will provide no local business information. That's tens of thousands of pounds at a time. Make sure the site is HTTPS secure if you are submitting your personal details via the contact form. One thing to bea...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd: But the age of the firm does not indicate the experience level of the solicitors within it. that they are out of date, inexperienced, and inefficient) those descriptions are universal so also do not help you distinguish one firm from another. class="infoquote "Our ...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd: So you may look at this firm's claim of starting in 2009 as indicating much less experience. Some firms provide staff profile pages which we think aren't just a good side offering, but essential these days. If you've just finished flicking through a dozen of them before arri...


Sternberg Reed LLP: For example just entering the words sternberg and reed will bring up no reviews. class="infoquote "The firm merged with David Charnley & Co in 2007, TNT Kelly Solicitors in 2009 and TNT Solicitors in 2011."< div> One thing to note if you are researching any firm...


Eatons Solicitors: You can't just look up overall reviews. . One thing to watch for when researching though is that Google can often return zero reviews for a firm if you miss out the name of the town an office is in. But we always recommend using The Law Society of England & Wales' website. ...


WYM Legal Ltd: The official site we link to above is www.wymlegal.com and www.wymlegal.co.uk does not currently redirect there. Tens of thousands of pounds being transferred to a fraudster's bank account simply because someone didn't check with their appointed solicitor over the phone abou...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd: The firm does have testimonials on their website. They do use some of the wording we mentioned before, such as: class="infoquote "Our team of experienced solicitors who are specialists in their particular areas of law have a deep understanding of the legal system"< di...


Wolf Law Solicitors: So the merits of the firm as a whole should be taken into consideration. However, if the second firm only gets you half the compensation the first would have obtained - you'll have lost out. All personal injury firms should not charge you a penny up front or if your case l...


SG Murphy Solicitors: a results focused legal firm with clients across Northern Ireland."< div> Since all law firms seem to use language such as 'friendly', 'modern', or 'experienced' in their websites it sort of devalues the claim. In fact, when we searched for 'SG Murphy's firm on their w...


Walker Foster Solicitors: That's probably more to do with how clever marketing has become rather than our kids being more gullible. When looking these up though, Google has made some changes. The Law Society of England & Wales has an amazing site rivalling anything their counterpart organisation...


Harrison's Solicitors: One of the downsides of searching for a firm online is that you only see the website. We had to look up individual listing information and reviews for each individual office. It will take you less than 30 seconds to have looked up that information but armed with these ...


Girlings Solicitors LLP: The word 'specialist' is thrown around alot and not always correctly in our opinion. 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. Some examples: Gi...


UVS Law: 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. This includes Business Immigration such as Sponsorship Licences and Skilled Workers, Personal Immigration such as Partner Routes...


Kee Solicitors Ltd: Hopefully one day the Scottish database will be as good as the English (which is a tough thing to say as a Scottish firm ourselves!) class="infoquote "informative, professional and prompt in their communication" "handled my case very professionally and always did ev...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd: But as mentioned above this firm is typically branded as 'Waterstone Partnership Solicitors' with their official site at www.waterstoneps.com which is https secure. This is all the more important if you are looking for help with a conveyancing matter because conveyance clie...


Mark Croft Solicitor: Todays article will focus on the motor offence solicitor Mark Croft as there are some interesting things to point out regarding his services and website which can help when trying to find a way to distinguish one firm from another. You may see many references to 'time' on ...


EMD Law LLP: The site is https secure for submitting your personal details via the contact form. They do claim a long history with 'established in 1918' on the About Us page. But thankfully it's not a selling point they push like some firms do. But there's also some fresh eyes helpin...


Lyons Solicitors: That's how a firm can 'specialise' in a long list of cases. But if a law firm states they have '20 years of combined experience' or '20 years of experience within the firm' - that means they've added up all the years between all staff members. The quote above is from ...


Brian Barr Solicitors: So what are they saying about this firm on the independent forums? class="infoquote "began work immediately and tirelessly on my behalf for over four years" "nothing was too much trouble and communication was exceptional" "helped me through an absolute minefield"<...


Frei Solicitors: class="infoquote "We work with law firms in other jurisdictions, where we have close links and strong personal relationships, in order to achieve our clients’ objectives."< div> However this means the regular tips and rules which we advise people such as htt...


Drummond Miller LLP: It's very common for solicitors to use their names with an 'and' in between, but not in this case. That was until the internet came along. In other words, they don't just leave a review for their own solicitor but for the solicitor of the other buyer seller's solicitor too. ...


Calio Claims: Here are some snippets: class="infoquote "I am very happy with the outcome" "We are delighted to have received satisfactorily settlements" "I just wanted to say thank you for handling my claim"< div> But typically the hand-picked comments which firms place o...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors: The comments and reviews seem mostly positive: class="infoquote "took the time to explain the entire process clearly and concisely" "exceptionally helpful and patient with us, there was a lot that we didn't understand" "about to use them again in a property sale" ...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors: A quick note on navigation as while the main branding is Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors, the official website is www.njslaw.co.uk and is https secure for submitting your contact details via the online form. 'Experience' length of times can also be worded ver...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors: We don't typically give direct advice in these articles, but we feel safe saying you can pretty much ignore ancient foundation date claims. So it's not as dramatic as on first glance. Sadly due to the volatile nature of property buying and selling, there is usually one sid...


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. "the law partnership solicitors coventry")....


Wilford Smith Solicitors: First, a quote from their website: class="infoquote "We are more than just a law firm. However other companies may use clever wording to try and make their claims seem bigger than they are. On that topic we should cover some notes about navigation. They are a ...


Foster & Coleman Ltd: Be aware that ampersands can't exist in website URls so www.foster&coleman.com will either return an error or redirect you to search results depending on which browser you are using. There are several similarly named firms such as 'foster & foster' and 'foster law' th...


Wildcat Law Ltd: class="infoquote "We understand that our clients often need meetings outside the traditional Monday to Friday 9-5"< div>. class="infoquote "Unlike most law firms in England and Wales we offer both Solicitors and Barristers in one firm."< div> This statem...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: We did notice much of the praise related to Immigration matters which seems to be a root specialty of the firm. class="infoquote "we cooperate with our trusted partners who can assist with accountancy, investment management, legal funding, franchise and other services...


A City Law Firm Ltd: So for any firm you're able to see for yourself whether there is a decent amount of experience individually and collaboratory in the firm you're thinking of using. Sometimes even for big brands we've had to type in the location of the head office to get the correct reviews...


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