
Editorials on UK Legal Companies
Farah Family Law: Like many perfectly good words in the English language, the word "specialist" has been ruined by marketing firms. So don't dismiss any offer to talk first. It does, but if you're not really a specialist - should you be using it? We think there are only two setups whi...
Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors: This is incredibly useful for checking whether the solicitor you are speaking to or the one going to be assigned to your case has the experience and expertise to do the job. class="infoquote "Communication is the key to the excellent level of client service that we...
Garden Stirling Burnet Solicitors Ltd: Their claim of 30 years' experience though may sound small https: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk company SC507024 officers" in comparison< a> to some firms claiming decades and even centuries of experience on their websites. But most people prefer to b...
England & Derbyshire LLP: Therefore adding extra terms such as "solicitors" or "guildford" may be a good idea . That's not actually as easy to answer as you might think. Those are very different from each other. As you can see from this snippet from their front page, they use the words "law firm" an...
Nero Legal Ltd: Which is quite striking because when we checked, they had a 4.5 star rating with https: www.google.com search?q=nero+legal+glasgow&oq=nero+legal+glasgow&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyEAgBEC4YrwEYxwEYgAQYjgUyCggCEAAYgAQYogQyCggDEAAYgAQYogQyCggEEAAYgAQY...
MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd:
The only resource people can use in these situations tends to be reviews. There does seem to be a mirror of the site on mpg-group.consulting but we would recommend bookmarking the main site if you plan on returning. Often testimonials supplied by the firm are not take...
Crockett & Co Solicitors: It should be noted though, that there are various ways a firm might refer to themselves as a 'specialist' . The number of people in the UK that might qualify and the number of case types it applies to is dwindling.
Despite the firm's branding being 'Crockett & Co' y...
Sarah Rostamlou-Andrews Law: Most companies will state they have huge numbers of satisfied clients. Therefore while your local takeaway might have hundreds of reviews , your local solicitor might only have a handful.
class="infoquote "Comprehensive, easy to understand and efficient legal servi...
Cook Legal Ltd: Google has changed how you find reviews of firms on their search though. 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. Each of those has different laws and legal setups. Unl...
TWB Probate Solicitors: For example, in some cases you may be better off with an accountant or a barrister rather than a solicitor. Not just for your chances of obtaining the result you want, but for cost as well. However, considering the changes governments can make and even the huge difference be...
Brodies LLP Solicitors: Directories often cram in as many firms as possible from each industry and area. So those words are pretty much meaningless. Hopefully it's apparent that 1to1Legal is not just another directory of law firms.
class="infoquote "Brodies LLP is a Scottish law firm. Rather...
PCS Legal Ltd: Again, many people end up picking the conveyancer they like without checking with their mortgage provider first which can cause issues.
In the legal industry there is no one main legal body covering everything. While the internet has provided consumers with a far wide...
Dispute Resolver Consultancy: They often need the name of the town they are based in as well before they will show extra details.
class="infoquote "Our secondary specialisation is contract writing drafting, contract review, contract analysis, document review, and election observer."< div>. Not l...
Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd: Sometimes over a simple official looking email which stated the bank details had suddenly changed.
class="infoquote "We support a number of organisations and encourage everyone at CWJ to participate in community and charity projects."< div>
A quick note on navig...
Scotland Injury Solicitors from Baker Hardman: Our 1to1Legal website never asks you for your personal details and does not sell your information on. 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. The Law Societ...
Solidaire Solicitors: It's not always easy with Google. Make sure any firm you are thinking of using has https: www.sra.org.uk " an SRA number< a> listed on their site. Things like this are important to note as there is https: www.ncsc.gov.uk guidance phishing" a lot of fraud< a> targetin...
Defank Solicitors: If you see claims that they are 'award-winning' but absolutely no indication what the award was for - be wary.
class="infoquote "Our costs are completely transparent, competitive and always openly discussed ahead of all instructions."< div>
Many Conveyancing fir...
QualitySolicitors Large & Gibson:
On the law society site you'll see a https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 394508 large-gibson?Solicitors=True" list of solicitors< a> within any firm and their qualification dates. Most people will head to the public boards such as Google, Faceboo...
HCR Legal LLP: HCR have hundreds of staff including solicitors with experience covering the last six decades . The Law Society lists Child and Parent Law, Eagle HR, Harrison Clark Rickerbys inc Gordon Lutton, Harrison Clark Rickerbys inc Shawcross, wills at work, HCR Hewitsons inc Houlden...
Horsley Law: 95% Cases Won. So where can you regularly get useful information about lawyers and legal practices? For example today we're using Horsley Law:
class="infoquote "A Law Firm With a Difference"< div>
As they claim at the very top of their website. We've long adv...
All Law Ltd: For example, if you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 26041 all-law-limited" look up a firm< a> on their database it will tell you alternate contact details, other names the firm may go by, languages spoken, and more. However, there are no 200-year old lawyers ou...
Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services:
class="infoquote "We want to help you achieve a stress-free & straight forward homemove or remortgage."< div>
Of course once you've settled on the idea of which route to go, picking the firm is going to be difficult as well. Sadly that difference is often not e...
Amy King Legal: Today's article covers an area of legal services there's probably a fair misunderstanding about. There is no hard and fast rule. It's always seen as if you have to make the choice between a) using a large firm with greater resources but you're just another case number, or b...
Heritage Park Family Law Ltd:
class="infoquote "we always offer an initial discussion* free of charge"< div>
To Heritage Park's credit, they have asterix'ed this statement and put a clarification later on. As you can see the majority are positive . Whether any of these firms actually have ...
McCarthy + Co LLP: Never, ever discuss payments via email and call the person you normally deal with to ask if any change is valid. 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. If they have ...
Oakwood Solicitors Ltd: However, if you've wandered through a dozen or more legal service websites today you'll have come across lots of phrases such as this one which is also from the Oakwood website:
class="infoquote "Traditional law, modern ways."< div>
Many firms will make similar ...
ACSL Solicitors Ltd: Most importantly they will show the areas of law and qualification dates of each lawyer within the firm. Some firms are registered with their https: www.liverpoollawsociety.org.uk lawyers acsl-solicitors-ltd " local law society< a> as well.
Thousands of people each...
Sternberg Reed LLP: The Law Society covering those areas is one we've often praised on our site. But the most common way people confirm about a company's 'exceptional customer service' is by checking the independent review boards such as Google, Trustpilot, Facebook, etc. Neither of the var...
Eatons Solicitors:
Flicking through the https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 389365 eatons-solicitors" staff of this firm< a> you can see solicitors who have joined the profession in every one of the last five decades. Partner David Butterfield qualified in 1977, J...
WYM Legal Ltd:
We've often praised The Law Society of England & Wales for its excellent user side offering.
. According to the organisation's website, they 'deliver effective regulation of specialist conveyancing and probate lawyers ... But 'leading' without stating what you are ...
Thomas and Thomas Solicitors Ltd: The firm does have testimonials on their website. For example 'thomas and thomas solicitors port talbot' will bring up different reviews to another office name while entering no office location at all can end up with you being shown zero reviews. But a 'large firm' can als...
Wolf Law Solicitors: But alot of the time doesn't it just seem to be paragraph after paragraph of sales pitches?
If you've already been through a dozen law firm websites today you'll have seen a wide range of claims such as being 'award winning' (without any reference to what award) or 'le...
SG Murphy Solicitors: If they all claim to be that way, then it doesn't help anyone to tell them apart. 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...
Walker Foster Solicitors: You need to search for reviews on each individual office - e.g.
class="infoquote "We aim to provide valued and reliable legal services to generations both now and in the future."< div>
This statement, also from their website, sounds great. We're bombarded with m...
Harrison's Solicitors: There are no firms claiming to be unprofessional and bad value for money are there? So these statements don't help much. So you need to be really careful and ensure you are on the correct site because property matters are one of the https: www.lloydsbank.com help-guidance ...
Girlings Solicitors LLP: As mentioned there are two sites.
Girlings certainly comes under that description so 'specialist solicitors' is a deserved term in this instance. But as phrases such as No Win No Fee became the standard, the number of law firms opening up separate personal injury bran...
UVS Law: Especially with everything going on at the moment. https: www.legislation.gov.uk ukpga 1971 77 contents" The Act< a> also exempts individuals who have the right of abode in the UK from immigration control. Your immigration lawyer should discuss your options with you befo...
Kee Solicitors Ltd: The firm does link to a testimonial page on their site, but it looks as though it has a built-in display of their Trustpilot reviews. The property conveyancing market has been plagued for years by scammers https: www.thisismoney.co.uk money mortgageshome article-3385825 Sa...
Waterstone Partnership Solicitors Ltd: Common sense dictates there will not be a 200-year-old wise old lawyer running the place.
But we can't stress enough the importance of reading actual comments and not just relying on star ratings when it comes to comparing firms. That means you can get a good idea...
Mark Croft Solicitor: So that could be 5 members of staff each with only 4 years of experience.
Another is the more useless of claims (in our opinion) such as 'established in 1881'. So just be careful anyway when visiting sites and always be aware of what site you're on, it's padlock sta...
EMD Law LLP: So what are they saying about this firm on the web?
class="infoquote "at the end of the phone most of the time when you need help"
"may not be the cheapest solicitors around but you get what you pay for"
"explained everything so that we had a good understanding of...
Lyons Solicitors: It's common for companies in any industry to provide customer testimonials on their website. Some people have https: www.bankofscotland.co.uk securityandprivacy protecting-yourself-from-fraud keep-your-home-safe-mortgage-deposit-scams.html" handed their entire house depos...
Brian Barr Solicitors: Certainly you can't get a balanced range of comments as no firm we've seen ever posts their negative feedback on their website alongside the positive. There are plenty which simply string out a list of 'highly recommends!' which is of no use to anyone. The firm's site is HT...
Frei Solicitors: This brings us to today's tip which is not to judge a law firm by the number of reviews. The firm's offical website follows the branding name www.freisolicitors.com, just watch the spelling or maybe bookmark the site if coming back later? The site is HTTPS secure for submi...
Drummond Miller LLP: This is because in property matters, clients are very, very, very rarely happy with how things have gone and especially with the speed it has gone. Many companies across all industries provide customer testimonials on their site. It's a resource we constantly recommend to p...
Calio Claims: That's why we always recommend people read the actual comments and never just flick through star ratings when deciding which firm to use. As the rules and regulations and guidelines flew around constantly changing - plus with government, law courts, and regulatory bodies c...
EDC Lord & Co Solicitors: There is also a frequently asked questions (FAQ) section that addresses common questions and concerns clients may have.
class="infoquote "We have decades of experience providing high quality and bespoke solutions to cater for you distinct needs."< div>
The site ...
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