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EDC Lord & Co Solicitors: class="infoquote "We have decades of experience providing high quality and bespoke solutions to cater for you distinct needs."< div> The site includes a glossary of legal terms , which can be incredibly helpful for individuals who are not familiar with legal ja...


NJS Law Ltd: Please note that Google has been making changes to local review searches lately, so you may need to put the full name of a firm AND it's city in order to get the correct reviews to come up - i.e. One criminal lawyer specialist had a 1 star review for refusing to take on so...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors: Thousands of people https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " have handed their entire house deposit over< a> to a scammer sometimes just because of an official-looking email saying the payment details had ch...


The Law Partnership Solicitors: The age of the firm's branding does not really tell you anything about the experience of the solicitor you'll get. It's a difficult thing to judge. The best and most popular way to check up on this kind of statement on a law firm's website is through public reviews. ...


Wilford Smith Solicitors: While these are obviously good things to describe your firm, there is no-one claiming the opposite (i.e. You will also have to https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 605433 ws-strategic-ltd" look up that name< a> if researching the firm on The Law Society website. ...

Foster & Coleman Ltd: It's common for solicitors to make huge claims about ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1881' or even older. This is the main way people judge a firm's 'reputation'. There were some comments available when we looked: class="infoquote "they have made me and...


Wildcat Law Ltd: Wildcat Law have gone a step further in this process by having both types of help within one firm. So searching for 'wildcat law london' versus 'wildcat law southampton' will bring up different individual results reviews. Sound results."< div> Most companies us...


LS Legal Solicitors Ltd: Unlike it's Scottish and Irish counterparts, they provide a wealth of consumer information such as alternate contact details, number of qualified staff, languages spoken, case specialties, and even any other brand names used. This becomes even more important for case...


A City Law Firm Ltd: Today's article also focuses on things you can do to research a firm you're thinking of using. We strive for innovation and have a proven track record of client satisfaction that stems from a personal approach ..."< div> The staff page of A City Law Firm shows Karen Ho...


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. class="infoquote "Our friendly and approachable team are here to help you deal with whatever legal issue you have"< div> Of course th...


Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors: This firm is covered by The Law Society of England & Wales which we have long praised for having the best user-side data offering. Making sure you are on the correct website and not tripping up when typing in domains is mostly important when it comes to online scams ...


Guardian Law: However when we searched for 'guardian law' online we were returned a few alternative suggestions in the top slots including the legal section of the Guardian Newspaper. That shouldn't cause too much confusion . So make sure you are always on the correct site and never disc...


Backhouse Solicitors: Those are certainly useful when wanting to backup the claims of happy clients. It's also pushed many law firms to create hundreds of pages on their website to try and get listed at least somewhere for some search term you might type in. The most common are those htt...

WH Solicitors: You can see for WH their main lawyer Waleed Hassan has been practising law since 2011. People are just often far less inclined to publicly discuss their divorce, bankruptcy, or brain injuries on comment boards than they about the pizza they had yesterday. It may be a phrase ...


Two Harcourt Buildings: class="infoquote "We are proud of a long tradition of integrity, humanity and collaboration, and a record of notable successes ..."< div> Again, if you have already flipped through many other firms looking for a good legal match for your case you'll have seen a ...


MJV & Co Solicitors Ltd: If that's 2x solicitors with 25 years' experience = still pretty good and making sense. On this occasion it seems that MJV have not used jargon to hide anything. For example, there is a big difference between a firm saying it has '50 years experience' versus '50 ...


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. That means if you see a firm claiming a wealth of experience, you can check. class="infoquote "Our solicitors are ...


Woodstock Legal Services: Whilst many firms, including Woodstock Legal, have testimonials on their websites - they majority of people tend to ignore them. Make sure to actually read the comments though and not just flick through star ratings. Whilst there is a definite 'perfect professional' cu...


Stephanie Heijdra: We also hope it clarifies why Stephanie Heijdra was one of such legal professionals we decided to add to our own network.. As part of a chambers you'll find every barrister works quite individually anyway though. class="infoquote "conscientious, approachable and met...


Summerfield Browne Solicitors: They provide far, far more than any of their rival organisations on the user side including office locations, aka business names, alternative contact details, and most importantly - the qualification dates and areas of law each solicitor within a firm specialises in. We've...


Thaxted Legal Ltd: We don't often give out specific advice in these articles. So what indications are there that this firm is a better choice than others? class="infoquote "Our sole area of practice is immigration and therefore our expertise is up to date and thorough."< div> ...


Smith and Graham Solicitors: We've seen companies claim 150-year origins simply for moving into the old premises of a much older firm. class="infoquote "We are a multi-disciplined law practice providing high quality, cost effective legal services to individuals whatever the legal issue."< div> ...


Brown and Co Solicitors: With each focusing on different areas of law those numbers do stand out to us, and we've been working in the legal industry for over twenty years ourselves. A quick note on navigation due to the number of firms out there with 'brown' in the name. no other firm is go...


Mackenzie Jones Solicitor: 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.google.com search?q=Mackenzie+Jones+Solicitor+chester&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsalznzwgcAibs6C...


Hill House Chambers: For the case types they handle this isn't too much a concern. But it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with the scam of ' https: www.ncsc.gov.uk guidance phishing" phishing< a>' and maybe read a few articles about https: www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk conveyancing-sca...


Stowe Family Law: At the time of writing the full list of office locations listed on the firm's website are: Beverley, Harrogate, Huddersfield, Ilkley, Leeds, Malton, Sheffield, Wetherby, York, Newcastle, Altrincham, Chester, Crewe, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Stockport, Stockton H...


Rose Fendlen Law: So what are the third party forums https: www.google.com search?q=Rose+Fendlen+Law+wigan&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsaA6UiOROI_I98lFuvy3JwpYFg0Ag%3A1669776740024&ei=ZMWGY_mJAZHngAaRnr3QBA&ved=0ahUKEwj5y8WL89T7AhWRM8AKHRFPD0oQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=Rose+Fendlen+Law+w...


Bell Lax Solicitors: But that doesn't mean we don't understand the value that list of cases has in indicating their genuine establishment, experience, and expertise . Sometimes the law office provides testimonials on their website. But absolutely no solicitor should charge you any fees for runn...


JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd: That date however is simply when that particular name started to be used. 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 che...


The Legal Practice Ltd: There is also a huge amount of people that leave negative reviews about the other side's solicitor during a house transaction which seems incredibly unfair because they've usually obtained their negative opinion from their own solicitor blaming every issue on the other side....


Youngs Solicitors: Practically every law firm that handles property matters has negative reviews about their handling of it. class="infoquote "Our main office is in Longton. Certainly The Law Society doesn't just hand them out to every practice that joins their network, and seeing ...


Lefevres Law: Iain Nicol was tagged as being quite a considerable addition to the firm's lineup too ... (Yes, it's THAT bad.) So if you see a firm saying they handle cases under Legal Aid - that can really be an indication of some genuine underlying care about people and the law . ...


David Stinson & Co: The main issue with typing wrong web addresses directly into the browser bar is that when typos like that occur you can end up being redirected to a https: en.wikipedia.org wiki Phishing" phishing< a> site. class="infoquote "We work on road accident claims and...


Cooks Solicitors: When it comes to law firms though, we absolutely recommend that you read through the reviews and ignore any overall average star ratings. Put simply, if a firm is doing really badly or has a bad reputation in a local area - then the branding will be changed. Newcastle ...


Swain & Co Solicitors Ltd: Remember, though, that if you search for the firm name only when researching a law office you may get pages of general reviews about the company as a whole. Whilst most scams at the moment https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-...


My Law Matters: So when you see statements like this: class="infoquote "My Law Matters is a trading style of Fentiman Legal Limited, a professional and dynamic legal practice that offers legal advice to national and international clients."< div> on any law firm's website - then w...


Frazer Coogans Ltd: You can get a 1-year novice from a 200-year old firm. 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. The most common typo ...


QualitySolicitors Burton & Co: So why is that? On their own website of course there is the standard testimonials. There are 1-star ratings from people on the other side of a matter such as a property sale. But rather than simply place an extra logo on each law firm's website - they all put the words qu...


OneLaw Chambers: However if you consider there are well over a hundred thousand law practices nationwide it does make the honour a little more niche. A https: www.legal500.com how-it-works " list of the qualities and standards< a> each firm on the Legal 500 list has to meet as a bare mini...


Beers LLP: class="infoquote "Established in 1885, and now with offices in Kingsbridge and Plymouth, we have been providing generations of clients with high quality legal advice."< div> We're not a fan of these ancient establishment dates provided by firms as a way to intimat...


DisrepairClaim.co.uk: We've talked a lot before about 'specialist' law firms. There is a simply huge number of keyword related websites targeting this area of litigation such as www.housingdisrepairhelpline.co.uk, www.housing-disrepair-claims.co.uk, and www.housingdisrepairlawyers.co.uk (just to ...


Simper Law Ltd: So what are previous clients saying about the firm? The snippets above are from testimonials posted on the firm's own website. The age of the firm's brand name is pretty much meaningless and often tenuously worked out to begin with using the wife's-cousin's-dog's-next-door...


Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors: The one review we did see: class="infoquote "provided a really helpful and professional service to help me make a claim"< div> was obviously very positive . So take it from us, the majority of those 200-year-plus establishment claims are tenuous at best and often...


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. If you check out the page on the law society site for ULA Solicitors Ltd you'll see the qualification dates and case focus of ea...


Taylor Price Solicitors: Similar looking domains designed to mislead you and other phishing scams are still rampant. But whilst their business image and reputation amongst peers seems solid - what are the previous clients saying? class="infoquote "dedicated quality time and worked overtime to ...


Michael Leighton Jones: That's a bigger deal than you might think. Alot of problems such as ' https: www.actionfraud.police.uk a-z-of-fraud phishing" phishing< a>' can happen if you type the wrong domain name into a web browser. A good mix of ages, experience, and case focus. MLJ Solicitors ar...


Milners Solicitors: So minimal or even zero online reviews for even a great firm is not uncommon. Normally such testimonials are created from written responses to some sort of customer service feedback form. A quick note on navigation. We always recommend reading actual comments ra...


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