Finding the Right Help in the UK
Farah Family Law: Because even though they handle multiple areas of law, they technically do have "specialist" solicitors. An example of a law firm we can 100% agree is https: www.lawgazette.co.uk commentary-and-opinion rise-of-specialist-law-firms 5041463.article" specialist< a>. Someone ...
Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Ltd: You can also see which areas of law each solicitor covers. We've also seen a Criminal Law firm praise for their 'outstanding menu'. However, most people prefer to use the public review forums to hear about the experiences of previous clients. We will keep you updated every...
Garden Stirling Burnet: For example, if you've been flicking through dozens of legal services websites today already, you may have noticed many calling themselves "specialists" even though they list an absolutely massive array of case types covered. Sometimes the words firms use to market themsel...
England & Derbyshire Solicitors: class="infoquote "Our Family and Matrimonial department is headed by our Solicitor, Madeleine Jones, who has vast experience in handling Divorce, Separation, Child Arrangements, protective proceedings such as Non-Molestation Orders, and Financial Remedy proceedings."...
Nero Legal Solicitors: While it may affect your impression of the firm as a whole - donating money to good causes doesn't improve the chances of actually selling your house or getting a favourable divorce. Either they offer a unique type of service, handle a unique case range, utilise a unique set...
MPGQS: MPG Quantity Surveyors Ltd is regulated by the https: www.rics.org " RICS< a> (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). We discussed the new Direct Access scheme in the previous article which allows people to hire a Barrister directly rather than having to pay a solicit...
Crockett Solicitors: Or it could be that they are a larger firm covering several areas of law, but with each lawyer within the firm specialising in one particular case type. Also note that they are listed as 'Crockett Ltd' with organisations such as The Law Society page we link to above. How ca...
Landlord Eviction Solicitor in Southport, Lancs: If you get a speeding ticket, most people will instantly look up a motor offence specialist. 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 fir...
Cook Law in Wirral: There are other firms with the name "Cook" in them. People are always quick to post a review of the last pizza place they just ate at. Unlike the Scottish and Irish law societies, the Law Society of England & Wales provide a great user-side database including https: solici...
TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd: Grants of Representation - Administration of Estates – And Nothing Else"< div>
For example, this quote is from the opening of the website of an Estate Planning specialist firm TWB.
class="infoquote "One does not simply rely on replies to standard questionnaire...
Brodies Solicitors LLP: However, how can you check whether the actual solicitor you've spoken to genuinely has the focus and experience under their belt? Unlike the Scottish Law Society, the Law Society of England & Wales provides a huge amount of data to users.
However, this wealth of cho...
PCS Legal Conveyancing:
This resource may be a useful to bear in mind when trying to decide between conveyancers. Especially when it comes to property matters where one side is usually unhappy. Barristers with the Bar Standards Council.
In the legal industry there is no one main legal...
Dispute Resolver Consultancy: But here is a explanatory snippet from the https: www.citizensadvice.org.uk scotland law-and-courts legal-system-s settling-out-of-court using-alternative-dispute-resolution-to-solve-a-problem-s " Citizens Advice< a> website:
class="infoquote "You might be able to ...
CWJ Solicitors & Notaries: Variants such as www.cwj.com are not owned by the firm and neither is any variation of clarkson-wright-jakes such as www.clarksonwrightjakes.co.uk
Details such as this are extremely important to bear in mind due to the number of scammers targeting clients of law firm...
Baker Hardman Ltd: The official main site is www.bakerhardman.co.uk but the .com version does not redirect you there. Our 1to1Legal website never asks you for your personal details and does not sell your information on. While many firms provide customer testimonials on their website, most peop...
Solidaire Law Ltd: Why is this important? Because not every law firm will state their levels of experience and some may even use unclear language to make people think they have more experience than they actually do. Above are some snippets from those. This means you are able to verify the 'ex...
Defank Solicitors Croydon: For all you know the award was for best logo design which doesn't help with your legal matter. If they have a valid SRA number (Solicitors Regulation Authority) listed on their website then that should be fine. But you can get a 40-year veteran lawyer from a 1-year old law...
Large & Gibson Solicitors: You may be curious why we've reviewed the name 'QualitySolicitors' more than once on this site. People simply aren't as quick to discuss their divorce, criminal proceeding, or child custody battle in a review forum. Most people will head to the public boards such as Google, ...
HCR Law Solicitors: Every firm will put amazing sounding sales-pitches on their websites:
class="infoquote "Our passion for people is at the heart of everything we do ... Just keep aware of which site you're on and what you discuss by email as fraudsters are always looking for ways to h...
Horsley Holdings Ltd: 100% Satisfied Clients."< div>
They are a relatively new firm in comparison to the ages of many legal practices in the UK, with Horsley being set up in 2016.
class="infoquote "For a free and confidential discussion about your claim complete the short contact for...
Law Solicitors: The name they use on their branding however is just "Law". The official site for this firm has a less usual ending to being www.your.law and no other websites currently redirect you there. It's possible you may get a 1-year newbie solicitor from a 40-year old firm, or a 40-y...
Eve Lake Conveyancing: We've been writing in the legal industry for over twenty years and conveyancing firms with star ratings in the 4s is actually rather unusual. Every property firm will make a promise like this one from the Eve Lake site above. There have been tens of thousands of people acros...
Amy King Solicitor: It's a good sentiment. 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. We've watched utterly confident large firm barristers get ignored by juries in a trial. Groups...
Heritage Park Family Law: But variants such as www.heritagepark.co.uk and others all seem to be owned by other firms. If their name wasn't enough of a giveaway , the first line of their website:
class="infoquote "Specialists in family law since 1994 representing clients in all aspects of divo...
McCarthy and Co Solicitors:
class="infoquote "Our conveyancing department combines legal excellence and amazing customer service to help ensure that your property sale or purchase is completely hassle-free."< div>
For some reason (which we don't fully understand) for over a decade now peo...
Oakwood Property Solicitors: There are still far too many solicitors taking on a case then placing all the communication responsibility on a secretary or paralegal. A selection of seasoned minds with hopefully some fresh eyes mixed in?
class="infoquote "kept fully informed at all times"
"Very p...
A.C.S.L. Solicitors: Most importantly they will show the areas of law and qualification dates of each lawyer within the firm.
class="infoquote "you will never be left feeling uninformed and we respond promptly to each stage of your file"< div>
A quick note on navigation as you'll h...
Sternberg Reed Solicitors: However we always recommend reading the actual comments when it comes to law firm reviews rather than flicking through star ratings.
However, we see many small firms clearly stating they are small with pride. we want to ensure every potential client has the opportunit...
Eatons Solicitors Ltd: You don't see that for any other case type such as a disgruntled divorcee complaining their spouse's firm won. The negative comments seem to be mostly related to house purchases. You could end up with a 1 year qualified solicitors at a 200 year old firm or a 40 year veteran ...
WYM Legal Solicitors:
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. So what are people saying about this firm?
class="infoquote "really good at keeping us updated and we completed tod...
Thomas & Thomas Solicitors: The official website we link to above is www.thomasandthomassolicitors.co.uk which, although helpfully being the firm's full name, it's a long one to remember or type in without any mistakes. This can be incredibly useful in sifting out those with real experience and real s...
Wolf Law Ltd: It's a good place to get independent background about a legal service provider. The site is https secure for submitting your personal details via the contact form. But alot of the time doesn't it just seem to be paragraph after paragraph of sales pitches?
If you've...
SG Murphy & Co Ltd: That's quite unusual though for a firm that deals with property. Watch out for general themes both positive and negative in the reviews as well.
A quick note on navigation. At this point if you've been searching for legal services for a few hours already you may be sta...
Walker Foster Ltd: 'walker foster skipton'. If they have one, they will definitely mention it or have the CQS stamp displayed - usually at the bottom of every page.
class="infoquote "We aim to provide valued and reliable legal services to generations both now and in the future."< div> ...
Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP:
class="infoquote "Harrison's Solicitors know the importance of communication to ensure your transaction runs smoothly from start to finish"< div>
Each law and conveyance firm will also likely make a statement such as this regarding how they are great with their...
Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd: As mentioned there are two sites. So what are people saying about Girlings?
class="infoquote "extremely professional, making sure I understood each stage of the process"
"time, patience, professionalism and out right hard work"
"some of the most thorough, but co...
UVS Law Ltd: Be careful of such wording on other sites. You can look up a firm by name or the solicitor themselves. You could end up with a 1-year qualified solicitor from a 50-year established firm, or a 40-year veteran lawyer from a brand new law office. it's the only area of law they ...
Kee Solicitors Family Law: But we can confidently state it's not.
This is more important for clients hiring lawyers that deal with property matters than family law clients really. The site is also https secure for submitting your details via that callback form. It was all relevant stuff such ...
Waterstone PS: For example if you see any firm stating 'established in 1881' or any other such ancient founding date - that only tells you how old their company name is. Today's article is based on the firm Waterstone PS or Waterstone Partnership Solicitors to give it the full title. But a...
Mark Croft Motor Offence:
This isn't a huge deal, however, because as far as we're aware scammers have never tried to steal money from criminal law clients.
class="infoquote "I recently obtained a discontinuance of a road traffic case on behalf of a certain Insurance Company, that led to...
EMD Law Solicitors:
class="infoquote "At EMD Law we have a strong commitment to client care and aim to offer a friendly, efficient and cost effective service to all our clients."< div>
Typically the first thing people do when checking up on a firm is to view the public comment boar...
Lyons Law: It's common for companies in any industry to provide customer testimonials on their website.
Prior to online searching, people would have to look up what law firms were local to them either in the phone book or Yellow Pages. So it could be 5 staff with only 4 years of...
Brian Barr Ltd:
The reason people prefer the public boards such as Google, Trustpilot, Facebook, etc.
class="infoquote "97% compensation claims success rate achieved by Brian Barr Solicitors in 2021"< div>
Obviously the first thing people usually check is company reviews...
Frei Solicitors Ltd:
class="infoquote "extremely clear, concise, practical and courteous"
"very happy with the company providing a tailored service for my company"
"simplified the entire process for my matter"< div>
Those are some snippets about Frei Solicitors from the public ...
Drummond and Miller Solicitors: That may sound like something you would never fall for.
Right now the leading (by quantity) conveyancer in the UK has a Google rating of 3.2 stars.
class="infoquote "Words can’t express our gratitude for your kindness"
"we had chosen the right lawyer to han...
Calio Claims by Lindsays:
class="infoquote "Calio Claims has helped thousands of people recover physically and financially following an accident."< div>
The idea of law firms using separate branding for personal injury matters arose as a matter of necessity a few decades ago in the big ...
EDC Lord Solicitors: Therefore, it is extremely important to us that we provide an excellent service."< div>
One of the standout features of the EDC Lord website is the detailed information provided on each of the firm's practice areas. This is especially important in today's digital age, ...
Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Ltd:
If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 37242 njs-law-limited" check out the staff page< a> for this firm you'll see a range of experience levels across the last three decades including John Halstead who qualified as a solicitor in 1994, Alexander Gemmell ...
Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd: The site is also https secure for submitting contact details via their online form. However, the 2nd two versions will likely mean that firm has added up all the years of all the staff - e.g. The firm today is Cullimore Dutton Solicitors and hopefully we'll be able to enli...
The Law Partnership Ltd: 'Divide the number of case types by the number of solicitors' is in no way a perfect rule. Some of the largest conveyancing companies in the UK handling hundreds of transactions a month have star ratings in the 3s. A site we've often praised and sadly without good counterp...
Wilford Smith: However other companies may use clever wording to try and make their claims seem bigger than they are.
class="infoquote "We excel at delivering exceptional service and creative legal solutions."< div>
The first point of call for most people and one of the best ...
Foster & Coleman Solicitors: This can be difficult when looking up comments about law firms though.
This is simply not true any more. If you look up https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 630363 foster-coleman-limited" the page for any firm< a> you'll see other names they might go by, cont...
Wildcat Law Solicitors: Sometimes simply because they received https: todaysconveyancer.co.uk newlyweds-duped-into-handing-over-45000-house-deposit-to-fake-solicitor-account-after-scam-email " an official-looking email< a> saying the payment details had suddenly changed.
Wildcat Law have ...
LS Legal Solicitors: We did notice much of the praise related to Immigration matters which seems to be a root specialty of the firm. However there's a big difference between a solicitor that takes on too many varied types of cases and a legal practice with several specialists within the firm. ...
A City Law Firm: In fact, just a couple of years ago almost a quarter of firms on our own network were not https secure. For example:
class="infoquote "Named: Most innovative law firm, London"< div>
class="infoquote "Voted top legal 500 family law firm"< div>
These snippe...
Buchanan & Co Solicitors Ltd: So when you see a firm stating they are good with clients like the snippet above - feedback is sometimes the only precheck possible. it sounds great but doesn't actually provide you any information to help you separate them from any other firm. So certainly their claims of...
Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors Ltd: The answer isn't completely black and white, but certainly there is enough anecdotal evidence from our 20+ years in the industry to make the claim that people have found better results with specialist Motor Offence, Divorce, and Medical Negligence firms. The age of the act...
Guardian Law Ltd:
To us that indicates the best qualities of a specialist firm in that they genuinely seem to care about businesses by trying to get as much useful advice out there. At the time of writing we could only find a total of four reviews on the most popular boards https: w...
Backhouse Solicitors Ltd: etc. i.e.
To start us off we're going to be critical of the statement above taken from the firm's own website. Those are certainly useful when wanting to backup the claims of happy clients. So just bear this in mind when checking up on any firm. This is because there i...
WH Law Ltd: Normally our articles use a specific law firm to highlight a point or explain a resource you can use when researching various types of firm, or legal professionals that deal in specific areas of law. It may be a phrase we dislike resorting to, but it fits. We've seen law fir...
2 Harcourt Chambers: If you check out pages on some barristers at Two Harcourt Buildings such as https: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk barristers-register 4BBE91514B136EDB21768133AD6D31CD.html" Paul Cavin< a>, https: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk barristers-register 452A210627B338F116D81EE9A60...
MJV Law Solicitors:
The question of course is whether this can result in a firm being better when it comes to handling clients and cases or if it has no effect at all. Plus any firm that deals with property will always, always have negative comments about delays. Sadly, this honest de...
Bridge McFarland Solicitors:
This is hugely important because the firm deals with property matters which have been https: www.lloydsbank.com help-guidance protecting-yourself-from-fraud keep-your-home-safe-mortgage-deposit-scams.html" the target of scammers for many years now< a>. Unfortunate...
Woodstock Legal Services Ltd:
This is important to note because this firm handles conveyancing which has been the subject of https: www.thetimes.co.uk static connected-families conveyancing-email-scam-hackers-steal-house-deposit " huge amounts of scams< a> in recent years. With three words 'woods...
The Lady Barrister: You may see Stephanie listed on other related networks such as Clerksroom as well. They also will be far more specialised in certain areas of law because they are more likely to have to represent you in court over the matter. As part of a chambers you'll find every barrist...
Summerfield Browne: When Covid hit many companies across all industries realised they can do the job just as easily from their own home office rather than going into a specific location. With the number of typical typos possible amongst 'summer field and brown solicitors' it's important to ma...
Thaxted Legal Immigration: There are always some trying to fleece Will Writing service seekers or Injury Claimants in different ways too. We've seen law firms with great ratings for their new restaurant menu and negative comments about their parking machines. So make sure to always read through rating...
Smith & Graham Solicitors: So the fact Smith and Graham solicitors have a wide range of seasoned professionals alongside fresh blood is something much more of note. But hopefully from the examples and resources quoted in the article below, you'll see why they have been added to our network. The numb...
Brown & Co Solicitors:
class="infoquote "Brown and Co Solicitors is an experienced firm of solicitors offering legal services across a number of specialisms."< div>
This may sound like a throw-away sentence which every legal practice states (i.e.
If a firm states they have a cer...
Mac Jones Solicitors: So here are some of the things we noticed and why they stand out to us as a firm that has worked in the industry for over 20+ years. But also maybe some they don't, yet should.
Please remember to forgive law-related websites that use a lot of the same language or that ...
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