Finding the Right Help in the UK
Cook's Solicitors: All trading names, office locations, languages spoken, case types handled, solicitors' qualification dates, and more are usually available. class="infoquote "We are a small firm and we pride ourselves on being small enough to care."< div> This is one of the things...
Swain and Co Solicitors: Their site is https secure for entering your personal details in their contact form. class="infoquote "We will provide free first advice."< div> . class="infoquote "Thank you so much for all you have done for me." "I can't praise Swain & Co and Dean Ki...
Fentimans My Law Matters: class="infoquote "Our expert team are at your disposal at a time which suits you, enabling you to minimise the stress and disruption legal problems can bring to your life."< div> The firm does have various local offices across England including Wolverhampton, Urm...
Frazer Coogans Solicitors: 'One of' doesn't distinguish how many is included in that group (compared to clearer statements such as 'top 10' might do). For some reason, thousands of people have handed over their entire house deposit to fraudsters simply because they received an email telling them the b...
Burton & Co Quality Solicitors: The QS site is https secure for submitting your personal details via the contact forms. . Unfortunately, in the heat of anger it seems that a considerable number of people who are unhappy with a 'QualitySolicitors' branded firm - simply rush online and write a negative revi...
One Law Solicitors & Barristers: So how do you know which ones are experienced, qualified, and right for you? There are of course several good resources to help you such as the various law societies. There are several independent review boards online such as https: www.google.com search?q=onelaw+chamber...
Beers Solicitors LLP: However, we ran a poll last year and only 8% of you responded that you trust company provided testimonials. However that doesn't mean we ignore flaws or hide negative press when we find it.
class="infoquote "Established in 1885, and now with offices in Kingsbridge and ...
Disrepair Claims UK:
class="infoquote "Are You Suffering With Damp, Mould And Other Repair Issues?"< div>
DisrepairClaim.co.uk though are none of the above. Or better still, post underneath their ad post asking for their regulatory status and number to try and warn others not to de...
Simper Law: 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-neighbour approach to linking up the current firm with an older name. Kim Simper comes up as having qualified as a solicitor in ...
RM Solicitors: It's very common.
In the same way that a Family Law specialist will handle divorce, child custody, and more; most cases involving claims against a third party for compensation (i.e. In fact the review on Yelp wasn't even about the correct firm, but the link to it still ...
Ullah Law Associates: 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 each solicitor within the firm. But the fact they still work with Legal Aid at all these days is something very unique.
They even listed the ...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd: A prime example is amongst the Google reviews for Taylor Price's business. Certainly the majority are positive with the main themes being the apparent dedication of the staff and the speed at which the work is accomplished. But there are still plenty of lawyers charging fe...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors: However it would still be fair to call this firm a group of 'specialists' as well. This is very different to a firm that offers a wide range of case types handled, but ALL of their solicitors try to handle ALL the different types of cases.
It's a good idea to read com...
Milners Law LLP: An enviable position for any firm to be in which can surely only benefit clients. How can you tell the difference though?
class="infoquote "When you need legal expertise, you’ll find us plain talking and focussed on finding the right solution for you.
A quick n...
KRS Wills & Probate: It could be their first day on the job.
class="infoquote "whilst everybody understands the importance of making a Will, statistics show that 2 3rds of us do not get around to preparing one"< div>
All those changes and options we've just listed are great. You are o...
Branch Austin McCormick Solicitors: However according to our poll last year, only 8% of you trust the testimonials that companies display anyway. well ... So don't take any negative ratings as meaning anything unless there are explanatory (non-stupid) reasons given. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk...
Trojan Solicitors: they won 'best company logo 1999'. Luckily for potential clients in England and Wales, the local law society covering those countries is the best we've seen . But aside from the various options of legal professionals, there are also options between using a large general pra...
Cheshire Estates and Legal Ltd: Simply emailing a CV to reception looks lazy. That's because legal professionals and law firms are not quite the same as your local restaurant, supermarket, or hairdresser. (See what we mean?) Website content is often full of such terms that sound good but are not particular...
Fultons Estate Agents: However we've noticed some of them using more vague statements or even marketing jargon to obscure facts. The worst comment in our opinion though, was a 3 star review for the company because the client believed the firm's offices were Hard to find" . (10x3=30) So do pay att...
Hooper Hyde Solicitors: Confirming the experience level of the actual lawyer you'll be dealing with is something most people find most useful. There are national, county, city, and even case specific societies which legal professionals can join. The only legal services we've seen consistent reviews...
Antony Hodari Legal Services:
class="infoquote "Founded in Manchester in 1984, we have over 35 years experience of helping the public with their legal claims and have recovered well over £100 million."< div>
Quite often on law firms sites you see unhelpful and sometimes quite tenuous founding ...
Fair Result Divorce: A big part of their setup seems to be that they will only work with reasonable people. Unfortunately Google was being it's usual awkward self because of the generic words used in the company's branding.
The legal industry is awash with firms boasting 200+ year old histo...
Dylan Nair Ltd Solicitors: Nor do any of the hyphentated variants (dylan-nair) or typical typos (dylanair). There's also a good mix of fluent languages spoken at this firm. It's when people mistype directly into a browser bar that things can sometimes go wrong.
class="infoquote "We understand y...
Mckie Legal Solicitors Ltd: That means more than you might think.
A quick note on navigation considering the related names as we even saw three different addresses for the firm popping up. For example:
class="infoquote "or if you prefer simply an out of hours appointment simply fill in the...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: However www.jacobslaw.co.uk is owned by a different firm (not an existing legal practice) and www.jacobslaw.com is owned by a law office in the USA. But https: www.jacobslaw.org about" Jacobs Law cover the important bits< a> only and even include direct contact informatio...
Allan Argue and Co Solicitors: It was only five years ago that a solicitor said to me 'that internet thing? no, we don't do that'. That leads us to another important factor when choosing a lawyer to represent you - enthusiasm . Be clear though: no win, no fee only means that if you lose there are no fees...
Springle Solicitors: People are less likely to jump online and write a review about their divorce, will, or criminal offence compared to praising the pizza they just got delivered. Those who did any future planning would typically get a basic will written and maybe take out life insurance (while...
BLZ Solicitors Ltd: That's not the case though and there are hundreds of firms out there that still charge full rates just to meet with them. We like to make sure we have a selection of types of help here on the 1to1Legal site. If you've seen a firm with dozens of solicitors, some with over twe...
Hawkridge & Co Solicitors:
A quick note on navigation because we are talking about a property dealing firm. Very often a bunch of the negative reviews will be from the client of the other party.
Hawkridge & Co on the other hand have big clear logos at the bottom of their page showing Lex...
Pacific Law: This could include breaking away from the typical 9am-5pm Mon-Fri working hours and offering some late night appointments. In fact there seems to be a very clear split in the industry, with one section of legal practices boasting about ancient founding dates back in the 18...
ABS Lawyers Ltd: Of course, no firm would ever state the opposite of these sentiments. Out of these snippets above the last one may sound a little confusing. One is to quote an ancient founding date such as 'established in 1882!' - but this is essentially meaningless, as there are no 200-yea...
Stenfield Solicitors Ltd: We did see a couple of complaints. This includes Joan Thorpe-Anderson who qualified in 1993, Caspar Kennedy in 2008, Deepa Sevani in 2015, and so on. The majority preferred to read comments on third party forums such as Google Reviews, Yell, Trustpilot or Yelp. We ran a poll...
Khan Law Glasgow: It may have nothing to do with the practice of law. We wouldn't class that as 'specialist'. Normally a firm obtains testimonials for their site through direct questions or specific feedback questionnaires. Read the actual comments. We received a negative review last year acc...
Deo Volente Legal: Never discuss payments or bank details over email. They have a range of articles clearly meant to help out people with the basics. But those are all very positive too .
class="infoquote "always responds very promptly to any questions"
"Kept us well informed eve...
Suhail Ahmad at Richmond Legal: For example they state the lead solicitor, Suhail Ahmad, qualified as a solicitor in 1998 . That's because not all Immigration firms deal with clients the same. The main one for English Welsh legal professionals is The Law Society of England & Wales and it is simply an exc...
Trust Inheritance Limited: They can certainly help.
class="infoquote "As market leaders, we are passionate about the customer service and support we provide."< div>
That snippet from the Trust Inheritance website may sound like most other law firms. Rather than simply only doing the one ca...
Bilkus and Boyle: Or the review stating how all lawyers are crooked that had been copy pasted across a dozen law firms in Birmingham. The forty years Bilkus Boyle quote is therefore very reasonable and an understandable sort of figure. (Yes, it's that comparable.) So a firm still willing to...
Catteralls in Wakefield: We did see the name 'Catterall Pell & Moxon' popping up, a branding that no longer operates. You'll note that they have solicitors that have qualified in every decade from the past 40 years including Philip Lisle who qualified in 1981, Julie Burgess (1996), Rebecca Baker (...
Penerley Solicitors: More recently though the number of people starting up their own small business or being self-employed has risen dramatically. By that we mean some don't even have a single solicitor on staff. The most common typos we'd expect would be www.penerleys.co.uk, www.penerly.co.uk...
Conveyancing Search Providers: to confirm past client opinions.
The correct firm tends to come up at the top of search results for the majority of phrases we tried. This includes Local Authority Searches, Drainage and Water, Flood, Land Registry, Due Dilligence (Lawyer Checker), Utilities, and more....
Special Education Needs Lawyer:
One lesser known area of litigation is Special Education Needs work (SEN). Some will offer a reduced fee for the first consultation, up to a third of the usual hourly cost. For example:
class="infoquote • "Making formal written representations to persuade a ...
Pump Court Chambers Barristers:
class="infoquote "Chambers are groups of barristers and tend to comprise between 20 and 60 barristers. We trawl through dozens of law firm's websites every day. Also at the moment the majority of scams are targeted at property law firms anyway because of the huge payof...
Mason Bullock Solicitors: The reason we were so keen though, was simply from one opening line on their website:
class="infoquote "When you want fast, convenient and savvy advice on employment law or setting aside a CCJ, think Mason Bullock Solicitors."< div>
This may look like an ordinary ...
Lindsays Solicitors Scotland:
class="infoquote "They always kept me informed and showed a very professional, yet extremely caring manner"
"made a stressful time a lot easier"
"Lindsays were able to identify the correct people to sue from a difficult and jumbled set of circumstances"< div>...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services:
class="infoquote "Our advisors have over 10 years' experience of dealing with licensing and gaming applications and have a thorough understanding of licensing law, together with how the application processes work."< div>
A quick note on navigation as the firm uses...
OTS Immigration Solicitors: At the time of writing they had over 450+ reviews on Google which is quite unheard of for a law firm . It could have been for 'best logo design' for all we know. A mix of well experienced staff alongside new blood eager to prove themselves within the firm and to their clien...
Reid and Black Solicitors: We did see one negative comment about Reid Black apparently being more expensive than other firms the reviewer had tried. That doesn't mean we are bias for the sake of it. So how do Reid Black Solicitors stack up on independent boards?
class="infoquote "Very fast a...
Howe and Co Solicitors: Hopefully we can point you in the direction of some universal ways to get to know a firm better before making your call. And by tiny, we mean absolutely unreadable. All that put together clearly makes them a very established firm and it's hard to deny them the use of the w...
Robin Somerville Barrister: You essentially end up paying for two people to do the work of one and dragging the case out for longer. For example, an accountant to help with tax matters.
Direct Access for the public to barristers has been a hugely welcome change in the legal system .
If you'...
Levins Solicitors:
The following is therefore some of the things we like about the company, some quotes from the firm and independent sources, some links to articles on third party sites, and some tips about researching a law firm generally when trying to choose which is the best for y...
Aconveyancing Ltd: Search for articles on using budget firms to hear of such situations and see if they might fit with your expectations.
The official site we link to above is www.aconveyancing.com with www.aconveyancing.co.uk redirecting you there no problem. Take Aconveyancing up on the...
The Injury Solicitor Salford: But several things stood out to us which we thought we would share. (Generally known as 'resellers'.) Those firms that cold-call you asking about an accident you've never had also have websites trying to get the same information from you. This is quite justifiable in some ...
RD Costings Ltd: They're also not against an insurance company but against a goverment organisation - the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). 100% compensation guaranteed means there are no fees if your case wins.
class="infoquote "RD Costings ... It's not something most ...
MGBe Legal Ltd: It's not hard to imagine in the circumstances where, rather than seeking out the heavy resources of a huge general practice firm, people want someone who deals with these matters day and day out. As mentioned, some bits of information we've gleaned from the web came through ...
McEwan Fraser Legal Scotland:
A quick word on navigation. And that was only on a £260,000 house.
There is a huge amount of public reviews about the firm though. Plus, the generic term 'legal' which can often cause confusion when part of a solicitor's name is actually a solid part of their br...
Fieldfisher Solicitors LLP:
class="infoquote "At Fieldfisher we cater for clients with complex, difficult and high value personal injury, medical negligence and asbestos claims."< div>.
class="infoquote "We are renowned for our expertise in handling mesothelioma and other asbestos related ...
Assured Probate Services:
class="infoquote "In this unregulated environment, we have aligned ourselves with the Institute of Professional Will Writers (IPW)."< div>
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class="infoquote "With over 500 Associates nationwide, all of our Associates and in-house staff are fully qualified in a...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd in London: A final word from Linkilaw about their services:
class="infoquote "With straight forward and clear-cut advice, we help start-ups and entrepreneurs navigate law to help them succeed."< div>.
Even though Linkilaw's new branding isn't a huge departure from the last,...
NV Legal Solicitors:
As all these extra case titles follow that format. For example, a firm with five solicitors each with only two years of experience under their belts might state 'we have over a decade of combined experience'. There are also Blog News style articles with a varying range ...
SR Law Solicitors London: Julian Cohen and Mark Feldmann for example qualified back in 1975 and 1970 respectively. You'll find there are plenty of firms who state they have transparent fees, but not many that actually list examples on their site. General practice solicitors, niche local firms, nation...
DFA Law Solicitors: So do the independent review boards match up?
class="infoquote "Professional, efficient and easy to deal with."
"... If you've been through quite a few solicitor's websites already you'll have noticed that their Blog News section is usually just half a dozen extra...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd:
However the staff profiles on this firm's site were spot on. The official site we link to is www.ianmallon.com with www.ianmallon.co.uk not currently showing anything. When checking out review boards though, we always suggest you read comments rather than just look at...
TSABI Ltd Solicitors: TSABI Ltd aka The Solicitors Advocates & Barristers Inc first caught our eye as being a larger firm that still handled Legal Aid cases. Their website is https secure so should be fine for entering your personal details on the contact forms. The number of larger firms we kn...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd:
class="infoquote "At the centre of everything we do is a commitment to you, our client, to offer you the best possible service that we can."< div>
The only way to really verify statements like this one is through comments by previous clients. Many firms will actua...
Allsop Durn Dearlove: As this firm also handles property, always make sure to keep an eye on the email address you're being emailed from and the web address you land on as it's not always transparent.
That's certainly the case for Allsop Durn as we'd worked with one of the titular staf...
MTA Solicitors LLP: It happens to firms all the time where a cold-caller states they are from a certain company in order to seem genuine if the person wants to quickly look them up. www.mtapersonalinjury.co.uk currently does not display anything but there is a www.mtasolicitors.com website. The...
Apprise Legal Services: fully explained in easy to understand terms the various options available.
The term 'Estate Planning' is only just starting to gain ground here in the UK.
We would therefore recommend bookmarking the correct site once you're on it just to make sure. We also notic...
Aina Khan Solicitors: Accident Claims Scotland or Serious Law. On this occasion though, we're going to break with tradition because the comments are not the usual "Highly recommend!" blandness. (Both genuine law firm names.) Plus most scammers https: www.theguardian.com money 2017 jan 14 lost...
Will Taborn Ltd: A last word from Taborns:
class="infoquote "Taborns is a legal business with over 25 years experience in legal and business services.
Hopefully after reading this it's a little clearer why we added this particular firm to our network despite the lack of the usual ...
Hutcheon Law Solicitors: There are dozens of third party places to scour some reviews from such as Google, Yelp, Trustpilot, Yell.com and so on. They will have the third party cover your legal costs as well. No win, no fee means that if your case loses you won't have to pay anything. Why is that a...
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