Finding the Right Help in the UK
Lefevres Scotland Ltd: The number of years' experience your actual solicitor has and whether they've spent that time working on a wide range of cases similar to yours is the only timeframe that ultimately matters . That can make it hard to distinguish the parts that stand out or things that migh...
David Stinson & Co Solicitors: Some firms provide testimonials on their website which are comments they've typically obtained by direct request and often using a full feedback form with specific questions. 9 times out of 10 they will just be variations of 'I would recommend them highly'. But a lower numbe...
Cook's Solicitors: So to see a simple claim based on the actual experience levels of the staff within a firm, displays a level of honesty and clarity that perhaps the majority of people will overlook. Newcastle RTB team where [sic] a nightmare to deal with and he managed them so well."...
Swain and Co Solicitors: There were quite a few negative complaints about the company on the Google review pages. class="infoquote "We have specialist lawyers, many of whom are recognised as leaders in their respective fields and also share our unique focus on quality service and putting...
Fentimans My Law Matters: the other side's client left negative comments after a case) - you should also be wary of review boards when it comes to any firm that handles property matters. saying? class="infoquote "provided a consistent and efficient service" "efficient and dedicated staff...
Frazer Coogans Solicitors: They provide alternate contact details, other trading names, languages spoking, qualification dates of all solicitors within the firm, and more. Unlike tech companies , food outlets, streaming services, or practically any company these days where the newer they are the more...
Burton & Co Quality Solicitors: (Hence us bringing it to your attention here.) Obviously we would never tell anyone that a specific firm is the right one for them. Like those Law Society logos you see stamped across many solicitor websites. The QS site is https secure for submitting your personal details v...
One Law Solicitors & Barristers:
OneLaw certainly has at least one other independent body backing up their claims as well, being https: www.legal500.com firms 232573-onelaw-chambers 232407-london-england " listed in the Legal 500< a>. That's understandable to us at least, and it's probably for the...
Beers Solicitors LLP: However, we ran a poll last year and only 8% of you responded that you trust company provided testimonials.
class="infoquote "We take time to get to know our clients, their businesses and their individual needs."< div>
The most common resource people use when jud...
Disrepair Claims UK:
class="infoquote "Depending on the solicitor we refer you to, the No Win, No Fee success fee is 25%-50%+VAT."< div>
This may sound like quite a chunk of your compensation to lose. We've talked a lot before about 'specialist' law firms. 'No win, no fee' and '100%...
Simper Law: This is showcased by the number of law firms still boasting ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1771' as if having an ancient brand name above the door makes a difference to the services provided. Tech companies, restaurants, social media providers, and so on ar...
RM Solicitors: Please be aware though that reviews for law firms are very different to reviews for things like restaurants or hairdressers. The https: cyclingsolicitors.com " Cycling Solicitors< a> website mentioned above is the same firm, just showcasing their extra interest in cyclin...
Ullah Law Associates: We specialise in a wide range of services including Crime, Immigration, Personal Injury and Family."< div>
It's something we've covered before, but the fact a firm states it handles a wider range of cases does not mean it cannot also still claim to be a 'specialist' fir...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd: TaylorPrice Solicitors https: taylorprice.co.uk our-team.html" tick all those boxes< a> and have avoided going over the top such as listing their pet's names and favourite film titles. Legal professionals are treated very differently than services such as restaurants or h...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors: However this offer seems to be for Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors' whole case range. So if these sorts of claims can't help distinguish between the firms. New tech companies, car makers, or even a new local bakery would never be thought of as worse for not being 200 year'...
Milners Law LLP: Therefore it's very important for good firms to make sure they have such staff profiles. Some staff have only a photo and direct contact details for each of them. People recieve emails from scammers stating the bank details they need to pay their house deposit into have ch...
KRS Wills & Probate: They provide alternative trading names for each legal practice, case types handled, other office locations, languages spoken, and most usefully - the qualification dates of each solicitor registered with them.
If you're a thorough background checker (and we're acutely ...
Branch Austin McCormick Solicitors: So giving the impression they are well established and experienced is their last gambit for impressing any potential clients passing through their website. It's an enviable status to have which can surely only benefit clients. well ...
class="infoquote "We offer a fu...
Trojan Solicitors: So when you see very few or even zero reviews for a law practice - that's not a negative sign.
class="infoquote "In the fast changing, increasingly complex and highly politicised area of Immigration Law ..."< div>
Again as a new firm who have chosen to handle immi...
Cheshire Estates and Legal Ltd: The firm has https: celsolicitors.co.uk case-studies " a dedicated page< a> showcasing a range of various case type examples. The C-E-L part stands for Cheshire Estates and Legal Limited if you see any reviews about that firm, company data,
Fultons Estate Agents: www.fultons-scotland.com does not redirect you and neither of the www.fultons.co.uk or www.fultons.com variants are owned by the company.
There were even comments we would consider completely useless such as "I will take my business elsewhere!" with no clarification ...
Hooper Hyde Solicitors: But these days with the number of self employed people rising exponentially - we've also seen a huge rise in people wanting a specialist business legal advisor that can deal with small businesses effectively. This, and the odd search results, shouldn't be a huge worry though...
Antony Hodari Legal Services: There are several others within that range creating a good mix of seasoned experts partnered with fresh legs. . We've been working in the industry for over 20 years and whilst we've seen firms specialising in divorce or car insurance claims - that's usually because those t...
Fair Result Divorce: yet. Again that sounds like it means something but if that firm's office has a bright pink upward sliding door painted with purple Spongebob characters - that would technically count as them providing a 'unique' experience to people.
At the moment https: www.halifax....
Dylan Nair Ltd Solicitors:
class="infoquote "very responsive and helpful in every way"
"I eventually pulled out of the purchase, but was not charged any extra, and fees were transparent"
"were efficient and always answered our calls"
"There were complications and what was gre...
Mckie Legal Solicitors Ltd: We've covered many firms that proudly start off their website's sales pitch with 'as a large city firm ...' or something similar.
It's not unusual for solicitors to have one or two trading names on the side. We've seen negative reviews about firms that refused to take p...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: That's because "established in 2013" can sound ridiculously new to some considering so many solicitors quote centuries-old founding dates.
class="infoquote "Based in the heart of Birmingham’s City Centre, we offer a unique and exciting new approach to our areas of expe...
Allan Argue and Co Solicitors: No win no fee is not the same as the 100% compensation slogans you see some firms declaring as well. Normally there is just a few bits of basic inforation in some https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=argue&Postcode=&type=firm" search results< a>. We've seen re...
Springle Solicitors:
class="infoquote "Our fees are fully transparent from the outset." < div>
Springle and Company do have a page on their site https: springleandco.co.uk our-fees " listing itemised fees< a>. you get the picture. The dog's ... Apparently it seems to be much eas...
BLZ Solicitors Ltd: In our opinion you shouldn't count repetitive wording or stock images on a site against any of them.. The firm's branding is BLZ Solicitors and they come up for searches for that name no problem. A last sales-pitchy statement from the firm's site:
class="infoquote "We ...
Hawkridge & Co Solicitors:
class="infoquote "Hawkridge & Company solicitors ensure a personal and supportive approach to every client"< div>
Unfortunately when it comes to law firms, there aren't always a huge amount of reviews available.
This includes all known offices, with alternate...
Pacific Law: We've also seen dozens of negative reviews followed by comments from the firm stating 'this person has never been a client of ours'.
class="infoquote "Our technology takes care of the stuff in the background so our legal team can focus on what's important - you....
ABS Lawyers Ltd: None of the other such organisations we've seen so far have had the same high level of user-side information that the English Welsh one does (not even our own Scottish society). Indeed the majority of comments we read were written very strangely. That means they've added up ...
Stenfield Solicitors Ltd: We absolutely recommend reading through comments about a firm rather than relying on star ratings. We ran a poll a few years ago which came back in the single digits for people that actually trusted the testimonial pages of company websites. However one was by a third party ...
Khan Law Glasgow:
class="infoquote "Specialist Personal Injury Solicitors"< div>
'Specialist' is another word that seems to be used a lot. For example, you don't get individual pages on firms or their solicitors. Using an experienced lawyer who takes 20% of a £5000 hard fought...
Deo Volente Legal:
People have https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " handed over millions to fraudsters< a> sometimes on the basis of just a few official looking emails. Far better than most others we've used. Debt rec...
Suhail Ahmad at Richmond Legal: Obviously with such huge amounts of money being passed around, fraudsters are finding great success in convincing people to send the money to them instead. So a public display (it's actually capitalised on the Richmond Legal website but we shrunk it to avoid distraction) of ...
Trust Inheritance Limited: But even with the potential search issues and other opportunities for scammers to fake official appearances - it's not too much of a concern because the majority of fraudsters are https: www.ucl.ac.uk students news 2020 dec top-3-housing-scam-warning-signs-and-how-avoid-th...
Bilkus and Boyle: For example, we have three 5 star reviews on Trustpilot but due to the way they calculate averages - we only have a 3.5 star rating overall.
Sadly so many firms use terms such as 'modern', 'friendly', 'established', etc. People are https: www.theguardian.com money 202...
Catteralls in Wakefield:
Whilst getting on with your solicitor and feeling like they genuinely care about you will often be the ultimate final deal breaker, there is a lot of research you can perform to narrow down the number of firms you end up calling to begin with. No seriously. In all hon...
Penerley Solicitors: Obviously during lockdown though everything is a bit haywire. The idea being that most people have an image in their head when the term 'solicitor' is mentioned. Whilst people are very happy to talk about their local hairdresser online - they are not so eager to discuss th...
Conveyancing Search Providers: Whilst most general consumers will use a service and then happily go online to inform others about their positive or negative experience. However, as already mentioned at the outset of this piece, there often isn't as much to go on when it comes to service providers to the l...
Special Education Needs Lawyer: For example:
class="infoquote • "Making formal written representations to persuade a Local Authority to carry out an assessment"
• "Challenging a refusal to assess before the Special Educational Needs Tribunal"
• "Reviewing a draft Education Health a...
Pump Court Chambers Barristers: Prior to this new setup, quite often the first time a client would meet their barrister is about 10 minutes before walking into the court room. They have offices in London, Swindon, and Winchester covering a wide range of case types and a wealth of resources behind them. B...
Mason Bullock Solicitors: This can be compared to a Will and how it is worded and the way the finances are passed on in order to ensure your family receive it rather than the bulk going to the goverment. When many of those clients would have benefited more from psychological treatement assessment or ...
Lindsays Solicitors Scotland: It's quite refreshing to see. After reading through the comments we saw three one star messages all regarding the same thing - with comments such as "Don't sell 20 stanley Road!" Apparently some of the local people wanted this particular property to be protected due it's...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services: We promote the same sort of alternative help in other areas of law as well. They handle what would be considered legal matters, and the term 'advisors' is used. In fact, an experienced accountant could cost much less yet be far more effective . They also provide help with c...
OTS Immigration Solicitors:
This sort of coverage can be a good sign of a firm's establishment as well. Many firms may quote ancient establishment dates stating their firm has been around for over 200 years, only for people to discover no-one at the firm has been a solicitor for more than a couple...
Reid and Black Solicitors: So by showing reviews from a third party site and linking to that site so people can check the comments are by real people (e.g. Alongside Criminal Injuries, Untraced Drivers and Medical Negligence matters - Military Claims can take a long time, be less likely to suceed, and...
Howe and Co Solicitors:
class="infoquote "We have specialists lawyers to match every level of work that you require, ranging from the senior partner, through to junior lawyers working under supervision."< div>
These sort of claims on the websites of legal practices are far easier to chec...
Robin Somerville Barrister: We've seen several consultants and sole practitioners advertising themselves as handling everything from Family Law, to Personal Injury, plus Immigration and more. The website is https secure for entering your personal details in the contact form.
A quite note on navi...
Levins Solicitors:
This is complete marketing jargon. We've worked with Levins Solicitors for several years now so obviously we have a very positive opinion of them as a firm. At a 1-year-old firm you could get a solicitor with over 40-years of experience under their belt. Not least to...
Aconveyancing Ltd: Remember you can always use quotation marks around a word or phrase to force Google to only search for that specifically instead of what it thinks you meant to type. You may very well get a forty year qualified solicitor at a 2 year old firm. The majority are positive c...
The Injury Solicitor Salford:
Immediate reaction to The Injury Solicitor may be that it looks like any other personal injury firm.
It's probably a good idea to bookmark the correct site if you might be coming back to it. You can end up with a a 1-year-experienced solicitor from a 200-year-old...
RD Costings Ltd: They are not the same thing. The majority of possible variants we mentioned (e.g. This is not true for all firms or all types of cases though. (Yes, we have experience in this area. However this is actually a very impressive level of transparency which is seriously lack...
MGBe Legal Ltd: That in itself is a reliable bit of industry recommendation . Also, MGBe Legal is the trading name of M&G Bettiga Limited if you see it come up during your own research. With generic terms in the branding such as 'legal' we do often see people making mistakes such as search...
McEwan Fraser Legal Scotland: That's not uncommon when it comes to property firms as most people feel comfortable announcing if their house sale went good or bad.
As the firm deals with property matters, this raises the possibility of scams which are on the rise despite the https: www.telegraph.co...
Fieldfisher Solicitors LLP: 100% compensation guaranteed means there will be no fees if you WIN either.
A quick note on navigation as always.
class="infoquote "We are one of the UK's leading personal injury, medical negligence and asbestos compensation claims solicitors."< div>
This sta...
Assured Probate Services: If you've read a few of our other articles, you'll know there is usually something unique or alternative about the firms we choose to review. At the moment both www.apslegal.com and www.apslegal.co.uk don't seem to be owned by the firm.
The majority of scams tend to b...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd in London: We did find a few still hanging around:
class="infoquote "They took the time to understand how our business works and the quality of the documents is excellent."
"Great team and management. That's why people use now whether researching a product they want to buy...
NV Legal Solicitors: The information they provide just regular users is quite extensive in comparison including alternative trading names used by a firm, extra contact details, and often the expertise and experience of every solicitor within the practice. They're mostly https: www.theguardian....
SR Law Solicitors London: You'll see on the Law Society's staff page about them that they have a huge range of experience levels. If you come across any good sources that might help people when trying to decide which firm to use - let us know..
There are some things to read between the lines ...
DFA Law Solicitors: (Despite some that may look it.)
The main thing to watch out for is if a law firm use phrases such as 'we have over 80 years of experience within the firm'. Which sounds great, but in reality the person assigned to you has only 3 years' experience themselves. For larger...
Ian Mallon Solicitors Ltd: Ian Mallon are signed up with both the Northern Ireland Law Society and The Law Society of England & Wales. Sadly, the focus seems to be more on the person's favourite colour and hobbies rather than any real insight into how they will act as your solicitor.
class="info...
TSABI Ltd Solicitors:
There has been a huge rise in clients of law firms being targeted by scammers.
If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 594070 tsabi-ltd" check out the page for this firm< a> you'll see a list of solicitors across their two offices and their qualifyin...
Thorpe Wilson Ltd: Every firm should make this absolutely clear to you early on in your enquiries. But as there are always plenty of forums for clients to express their opinions, we try to help by offering extra information, links and perspective on each law firm. Whilst the majority of scam...
Allsop Durn Dearlove: However this is something you can often check yourself with independent sources . 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. You certainly...
MTA Solicitors LLP: They are trying to get your details in order to sell them on as a 'case lead' to less scrupulous claims companies. There are also two Bromley addresses knocking around as well, but it's the same practice and the address on the firm's website is the correct one if you need to...
Apprise Legal Services:
The official site we link to above is www.apprisels.co.uk with www.apprisels.com not currently showing anything. Whilst 'Apprise Legal' with and without the 'Services' on the end will still bring up the correct firm in the top organic results of search engines - we saw...
Aina Khan Solicitors: Aina Khan's site says something similar:
class="infoquote "Aina Khan OBE Solicitor is a world-renowned family Law specialist.
We always like to have a range of specialists on our network for you to choose from.
class="infoquote "It is amazing that you were a...
Please check out the new US Law Firm Reviews section on our sister site.
