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Farah Family Law: class="infoquote "Are you thinking about a divorce? Are you worried about separation finances? Has your partner abducted your child? Have you been subjected to domestic violence?"< div> That's the opening paragraph from the website of Farah Family Law. T...


Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors: Most firms will use words such as 'modern', 'friendly' and 'professional'. If you've scrolled through a dozen or more law firm websites today looking for help with a legal matter, then you may have noticed that many of them sound the same. So what are people saying about the...


Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd: The website is HTTPS secure for submitting your information on their contact form. If you see a firm stating "established 1881" or similar though, you need to remember that there will not be a 200-year-old wise guru solicitor in the law practice running things. Sa...


England & Derbyshire LLP: As you can see from this snippet from their front page, they use the words "law firm" and "solicitor". 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 le...


Nero Legal Ltd: While they can be a bit twitchy sometimes (we've seen Google return reviews for a pizzeria instead of a law firm in the area) you can at least see both negative and positive comments by prior customers to check for any themes. Property law is the only time we see people leav...

MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd: The site is HTTPS secure for submitting your personal details via their online form. In that regard, the legal industry has made some great strides in consumer information . MPGQS lists comments from previous and current clients on their website: class="infoquote "...


Crockett & Co Solicitors: But we've seen many firms touting "established in 1881" or claiming "150 years serving the local community". There are so many scams involving law firms the SRA has a https: www.sra.org.uk consumers scam-alerts " search database< a> people can use. . class="infoqu...


Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law: The Law Society of England & Wales has an amazing amount of https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk person 93290 sarah-natalie-rostamlou-andrews" user-side information< a> on each firm registered with them. Most companies will state they have huge numbers of satisfied clients...


Cook Legal Ltd: A firm that seems to mention it's connection to the area on every page. class="infoquote "our solicitors in Wirral can provide clear, practical advice and work quickly and efficiently to help you"< div> One thing people may not know about is that for legal p...


TWB Probate Solicitors: One person, throughout the whole process will deal with your matter."< div> As you can see, the TWB Probate site states a solicitor will be doing the work. Just that it's not always crystal clear who you are hiring. So what's the difference between using a firm like th...


Brodies LLP Solicitors: While a firm stating they are 'friendly' or 'experienced' sounds great - it needs to be noted that every single law firm will claim to have both those qualities. However, how can you check whether the actual solicitor you've spoken to genuinely has the focus and experience u...


PCS Legal Ltd: Before going ahead with anything make sure you have spoken to both parties to ensure they are willing to work together. Here are a few snippets from those sites: class="infoquote "explain everything in details and worked so fast" "very quickly understood the needs...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy: It's possible this could be because the firm is using generic terms in the name - i.e. They offer a 30 minute free consultation to discuss your issue and see if ADR can help get the matter resolved without the need for court. The official website is www.dispute-resolver.co...

Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd: We even see firms claiming to be a mixture of expectations such as large firms claiming a 'family-run feel' or multi-practice firms claiming to be 'specialists'. The Law Society also lists the qualification dates of each solicitor within any firm. So the age of the fi...


Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman: This includes whether they are qualified solicitors. So when a firm states you have 'direct access to your solicitor', that's actually a useful thing to note. You may have already noticed many of them use similar sales language and images. Some have https: www.express.co.u...


Solidaire Solicitors: But you've probably seen most law firms claiming to offer 'bespoke' services and promise a 'positive outcome'. Solidaire Solicitors is the trading name of Solidaire Law Limited so you may see one or both names listed on regulatory sites such as the Solicitors Regulation Auth...


Defank Solicitors: For all you know the award was for best logo design which doesn't help with your legal matter. Any big changes, you need to ring your actual solicitor to check.. Also don't pay attention to sales tactics such as 'established in 1881'. Defank is https: solicito...


QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson: It is HTTPS secure though for submitting your https: www.sessions.edu notes-on-design what-is-https-and-why-is-it-important " personal information< a> on the contact form.. So 'John Doe Solicitors' becomes 'QualitySolicitors John Doe', for example. This is because that'...


HCR Legal LLP: There is no page showing all feedback for the company as a whole. You'll also been shown various contact details, office addresses, areas of law they cover, and even languages spoken at each firm. Because on the site it states their Worcester, Birmingham, Hereford and Ross...


Horsley Law: We've long advocated people use this online resource when looking into hiring a legal professional because they provide a wealth of information about each firm's contact details, alternate trading names, languages spoken, and the experience expertise of individual solicito...


All Law Ltd: As already covered, this firm's name to search for on The Law Society website and the Solicitors Regulatory Authority website is All Law Ltd. The firm has some testimonials included on their website. class="infoquote "We focus on ... For a start, most of them l...


Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services: How does Eve Lake Conveyancing fare on the comment forums? class="infoquote "provided exceptional services throughout the entire process" "extremely quick to get the purchase completed" "went above and beyond to bring things in within timescales" "fantastic com...


Amy King Legal: But definitely, make sure the person you're hiring seems interested in you, has at least some experience, and targets the areas of law your case falls under. A quick note on navigation. The internet allows you to find and use a Dover based law practice for your Newcas...


Heritage Park Family Law Ltd: class="infoquote "We know family law"< div> Luckily there are independent sources to check whether a firm has actual experienced, qualified staff. So when you see Heritage Park offering out of hours appointments - that is something helpful other firms may not ...


McCarthy + Co LLP: That's terrible and we'll explain more about why later. So the phrase 'award-winning' is not of itself meaningful. That's tens of thousands of pounds at a time. So always make sure you're on the correct site. It took us a few attempts on the Irish Law Society website just t...


Oakwood Solicitors Ltd: Most preferred to read the experiences of previous clients on independent boards such as Facebook, Google, Trustpilot, etc. However, our poll a few years back indicated that only 9% of people trusted company provided testimonials. It doesn't help that so many law firms repea...


ACSL Solicitors Ltd: So when it comes to legal services you really need to actually read the comments rather than flick through just the star ratings in order to get the full picture. Other common sales phrases many use include 'we are a modern firm', 'friendly staff', and 'very experienced'. ...


Sternberg Reed LLP: They offer a considerable amount of useful information to users. class="infoquote "We are one of the largest law firms in Essex & East London, with offices in Barking, Romford and Grays."< div> That snippet is a quote from the Sternberg Reed solicitors' w...


Eatons Solicitors: They also seem to have bought other variants such as www.eatonssolicitors.co.uk which is actually much more helpful and security conscious than you might think. That could simply mean they have 10 members of staff with 2 years of experience each. The negative comments seem...


WYM Legal Ltd: Obviously with a w right after the www. So what things can be useful? First it should be noted that not all firms stating they deal with Property matters are actual firms of solicitors. Don't judge these firms too harshly. The official site is HTTPS secure though f...


Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd: 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"< div> Most firms will claim the same. Bu...


Wolf Law Solicitors: We've seen many firms with negative reviews from buyers telling them to 'hurry up' their selling client. This is usually as a percentage of any compensation recovered. The majority of companies in any industry pay a content writer to fill their website pages. Always take car...


SG Murphy Solicitors: There is also a case studies section detailing example cases for each case type along with the problems faced and timescales involved. "< div> . That's quite unusual though for a firm that deals with property. However the Law Society for Northern Ireland, like its Scottish...


Walker Foster Solicitors: Sadly, the up and coming generation doesn't seem as savvy when it comes to spotting an advert. You need to search for reviews on each individual office - e.g. Why? Because a lot of law firms will state 'we are a large well-established firm' along with a bunch of other clai...


Harrison's Solicitors: One resource we're constantly recommending to people is the website of The Law Society of England & Wales. You can also rely on our help in re-mortgaging, selling, or buying a home."< div> . This way you can check whether the firm does have genuine 'qualified' staf...


Girlings Solicitors LLP: Girlings certainly comes under that description so 'specialist solicitors' is a deserved term in this instance. Obviously the first point of call for most people are the review boards such as Google, Facebook, Trustpilot, etc. You can read more about that phenom...


UVS Law: UVS Law is a more recently set up branding than others, but it should be pointed out that the age of the firm bears no indication about the experience of the lawyer that will actually handle your case. If there are only 2x people in the firm covering a dozen areas of l...


Kee Solicitors Ltd: (Yes, if you wondered why that last site you were on was so pointlessly massive - that's why.) class="infoquote "Our expert team of solicitors can meet you at our offices in Stepps, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Falkirk, or by video or phone if you prefer."< div> A quic...


Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd: This is because in nearly every property buying selling situation that has ever occurred in the UK - someone will have been unhappy about how long it took. That got us thinking. That means you can get a good idea of the expertise and experience of the person you're actual...


Mark Croft Solicitor: Sometimes with scams so simple as sending them an email stating the payment details have changed. For some reason, the buyer doesn't bother checking up on this before transferring the entire house deposit to the fraudster's bank account. If you look up the Law Society of Eng...


EMD Law LLP: We try to ensure we can recommend a range of services in each area, not just cram every single firm onto a page. That of a sizeable, high street office with experienced professionals - but not in the old style of solicitors some of us might remember from the pre-2000s. ...


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). If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 394386 lyons" look up the page< a> for this firm you...


Brian Barr Solicitors: class="infoquote "Specialists in serious, catastrophic and brain injury claims"< div> For the website of Brian Barr Solicitors it's easier to distinguish this because they really only handle these types of cases. One of the problems when trying to find a law fi...


Frei Solicitors: So while a nationwide conveyancing firm might have 300+ reviews on an independent review forum such as Google, Trustpilot, or Facebook - a specialist divorce lawyer might have only a handful or even none. This is where being a niche firm can sometimes cause an issue. Peopl...


Drummond Miller LLP: But just be wary and be careful about the things you do discuss via email. 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. Many companies across all industries provide customer testimonia...


Calio Claims: For the new generations of potential clients looking up a law firm on the internet, they are simply more likely to want to use a firm called "Swift Claims" compared to "Swift & Johnson Solicitors Ltd". This is true for negative issues as well with any firm you are researchin...


EDC Lord & Co Solicitors: There is also a frequently asked questions (FAQ) section that addresses common questions and concerns clients may have. Each section includes detailed information about the relevant legal issues, along with case studies that illustrate the firm's experience and expertise i...


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