Finding the Right Help in the UK
Mac Jones Solicitors: But hopefully you'll be able to check up on what prior clients thought of the firm's communication and explanation skills through third party forums like https: www.google.com search?q=Mackenzie+Jones+Solicitor+chester&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&sxsrf=ALiCzsalznzwgcAibs6C...
Hill House Chambers Barristers: One thing we think the firm could improve on is fuller profiles for each of the barristers on the books. they are qualified to ... One of the bigget moves was when the goverment started to allow Direct Access to barristers. However on this occasion many of the re...
Stowe Family Law Solicitors: But you've probably come across a dozen law firms that claim to be the 'best', 'specialist' or 'largest in' such-and-such on their website as well. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your view, some review boards https: www.google.com search?q=stowe+vamily+law+bever...
LRose Law Ltd: The official site we link to above is www.rf-law.co.uk and the old address of www.lrose-law.com redirects there. Many companies have created Testimonial pages on their website. Make sure to listen carefully to the options provided and don't assume both will apply to your cas...
Bellax Solicitors: The second is about how much experience the actual solicitor has. If one firm says 'established in 1991', whilst another says '30 years experience as a solicitor', and another says '30 years experience within the firm' - those are three totally different claims even though ...
JPS Walker Solicitors: This competition has really benefited clients in ensuring firms really buckle down and excel in a certain area. This can make spotting differences between them to evaluate very difficult. No win, no fee means there are no fees should your case lose. So despite there being a ...
The Legal Practice Solicitors: There is also a huge amount of people that leave negative reviews about the other side's solicitor during a house transaction which seems incredibly unfair because they've usually obtained their negative opinion from their own solicitor blaming every issue on the other side....
Young & Co Solicitors:
Practically every law firm that handles property matters has negative reviews about their handling of it. The only negative comments we saw related to the length of time a house sale took. Currently the Stoke on Trent entry for Young & Co lists staff who joined the pr...
Lefevres Scotland Ltd: So here are a few snippets from them:
class="infoquote "took on my medical negligence case when none of the 'big names' were interested"
"explained the legal document to me in lamen [sic] terms"
"took the time to give me lots of advice"
"helped make a pa...
David Stinson & Co Solicitors: However, we've been reviewing and working with legal professionals for over twenty years so it's part of our daily lives. That can be a trickier claim to navigate and we've been told by people within the industry that prior experience can really help . They provide all tra...
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. That's also something we would consider a good sign that people outside the industr...
Swain and Co Solicitors: Then the article before that one was on a huge network of firms that still retained independence but all were placing a matching two-word branding before all their names (i.e.
However the best website for getting information about a law firm in our opinion is The L...
Fentimans My Law Matters:
We've been writing law articles for over twenty years now and have therefore worked alongside hundreds of law firms in that time. When it comes to trading names of companies this can involve a little more work. There's also frequent bad comments from people who's case ...
Frazer Coogans Solicitors: But on a law website it can look to some as almost brand new. But enough about what we think, what are previous clients saying about the firm?
class="infoquote "Frazer Coogans always gave us accurate, informative and helpful information for us to make decisions"
...
Burton & Co Quality Solicitors: (Obviously, otherwise we wouldn't have added them to our network of searchable legal practices.)
But being clear up front that we consider them in a positive light is important, because then we can point out that any bias has nothing to do with much of this article. It'...
One Law Solicitors & Barristers: It also provides the qualification dates and specialties of each legal professional within a firm.
The official site we link to above is www.onelawchambers.com but www.onelawchambers.co.uk does not redirect you there. The decimation of Legal Aid for a start. This has t...
Beers Solicitors LLP: Alongside their co-workers, the firm as a whole has a decent mix of seasoned professionals with some fresher legs and ideas. However, we ran a poll last year and only 8% of you responded that you trust company provided testimonials. Again, a very good reason to read the co...
Disrepair Claims UK: To get the mould destroyed. If you see that sort of post alongside no stated company name, no logo, no web address, and no mention of https: www.fca.org.uk firms claims-management" their regulatory status< a> - then avoid them. There are so many people living with severe ...
Simper Law:
At first glance Simper Law looks like a regular high street style setup with standard offices and several staff. For example several are related litigation matters (e.g. But if you want to find out how many years your actual solicitor has behind them, the best resource...
RM Solicitors:
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. A 200-year-old firm might still stick you with a 1-year qualified lawyer. Normally in our information arti...
Ullah Law Associates:
class="infoquote "At ULA Solicitors, we strive to represent our clients with the highest standards and exceptional determination.
class="infoquote "We are a team of senior solicitors who combine their knowledge and expertise in representing our clients on the m...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd: This can then make them feel less capable. William Ho qualified as a solicitor in 1989, Ruby Bhatti in 1997, Arshad Mahmood in 2008, and Sobia Ditta in 2011. Although if you're anything like us, the main interest is usually the negative comments to see if there are any glari...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors: 'living in the past', 'unfriendly', and 'inefficient'). However this offer seems to be for Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors' whole case range. Alongside the qualification dates for the solicitors on the law society website, you'll see a tab marked Areas of Practice.
H...
Milners Law LLP: In this new generation ruled by Facebook and Instagram, we know that seeing such information can make a difference in a potential clients selection process. Variants such as www.milnerssolicitors.com or .co.uk also are not related. People are very quick to jump online and pr...
KRS Wills & Probate: Whereas if a company says 'we have been helping people for over twenty years' that doesn't mean the person assigned to you will have twenty years' experience.
If you're a thorough background checker (and we're acutely aware that many of you are) you'll notice that KRS ...
Branch Austin McCormick Solicitors: The jack-of-all-trades situation.
class="infoquote "always available, professional and friendly and speedy"
"Extremely helpful, always on hand to answer questions"
"polite, efficient and extremely professional"
"speedy replies and continuous support"< di...
Trojan Solicitors:
These days there's a huge number of firms who have chosen to focus on a handful of sometimes completely unrelated case types such as bankruptcy and probate together. Thanks to the Law Society database you can check independently whether the individual solicitor you're t...
Cheshire Estates and Legal Ltd: Each law firm's Law Society and or SRA number should be on their site, usually at the bottom of each page. To be fair, it's not as if a company can claim to be the opposite and still sound good - i.e.
class="infoquote "As a law firm, we're a bit different but in ...
Fultons Estate Agents:
class="infoquote "Many of our clients choose Fulton's because they have used us before, or because a family member or friend has recommended us."< div>
This subsequent claim from the firm's website is also a type you will see on practically every other solicitor'...
Hooper Hyde Solicitors: Hooper Hyde state each lawyer has at least 10 years' experience. That's very clear and easy to understand. (5x2=10)
That's another great use for the law society website because you can check the actual expertise and experience of individual solicitors within the firms....
Antony Hodari Legal Services:
As specialists go, this is an unusual one to find.
class="infoquote "Our solicitors will keep you up to date with the progress of your claim throughout and will answer any questions you may have about the claims process."< div>
Another thing people always ch...
Fair Result Divorce:
class="infoquote "With an accumulation of over 70 years experience in commercial negotiation finance and law, we have totally unique offering."< div>
There are two not-exactly-small claims in that snippet from the opening section of the Fair Result Ltd website. Th...
Dylan Nair Ltd Solicitors: So when Dylan Nair make a public statement on their site like this, it's not something to be glossed over . Nor do any of the hyphentated variants (dylan-nair) or typical typos (dylanair).
If a solicitor doesn't have a profile on their website. It's when people mistyp...
Mckie Legal Solicitors Ltd: Since the huge shake up to legal aid in the 90s, solicitors now mostly offer to run claims cases for free. For example https: www.theguardian.com money 2017 jan 14 lost-67000-conveyancing-scam-friday-afternoon-fraud-legal-sector-email-hacker" the biggest area of law scam ...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: Never discuss payments or bank details via email.
The obvious idea they try to stick in your head is that the longer a firm had been established, the more experience must be within the firm. We link to the official site for this firm which is www.jacobslaw.org, and not ...
Allan Argue and Co Solicitors:
class="infoquote "When we can, we operate a no-win-no-fee funding option for our clients."< div>
We would expect every solicitor doing injury litigation matters to offer no win no fee arrangements for most case types. Despite the owner's surname being a generic...
Springle Solicitors: Springle and Company have a page on their site https: springleandco.co.uk our-fees " listing itemised fees< a>. There are cheaper alternatives which may work fine for some. Springle's reviews were all positive at the time of writing this. An estate planner needs to know...
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. The firm's branding is BLZ Solicitors and they come up for searches for that name no problem. Not spending hours re-writing their website content. If you...
Hawkridge & Co Solicitors: But when anything goes wrong, they get the blame.
class="infoquote "you will be able to talk through your options with a knowledgeable, friendly solicitor at a time to suit you"< div>. They involve sometimes lengthy co-operation and the maintenance of certain high st...
Pacific Law:
The official website we link to above is www.pacificlaw.co.uk, however recently they changed this www.pacificlaw.org - but either will get you to the correct website. Some are chargable, some aren't, some are really expensive. 0800 numbers should now be free from ever...
ABS Lawyers Ltd:
class="infoquote "The quality and excellence of our services ensure our clients success and maximum compensation is achieved."< div>
The Law Society of England & Wales is an excellent online source to check on the actual expertise and experience of a firm or th...
Stenfield Solicitors Ltd: Especially when the sales language, images, names and even logos can all start looking identical after the first dozen websites you visit. Never discuss payments or bank details via email and remember that even the most official looking email addresses can be faked.
T...
Khan Law Glasgow: Even the individual bits about solicitors at a firm only pop up as comment boxes (and not very well on mobile devices). For example, you don't get individual pages on firms or their solicitors. It may have nothing to do with the practice of law. There is also a Khan Mather, ...
Deo Volente Legal: Far better than most others we've used. We didn't just add them because of some positive reviews and the fact they handle cases in Pakistan. Not every case requires a solicitor at a huge law firm. Most interesting to us though are the qualifying dates of the legal profess...
Suhail Ahmad at Richmond Legal: At the time of writing there were actually no reviews available on the regular sites such as Google, Trustpilot, Yell, Yelp, etc. Therefore whilst the case range across this particular firm isn't wholly niche - it is still limited and therefore you would expect the solicitor...
Trust Inheritance Limited: Clearly some mix up with company names in the area. It's important to make sure you're looking at the correct information when researching them, and probably a good idea to bookmark the correct site if you plan on coming back to it. Another thing that should be mentioned t...
Bilkus and Boyle: we are proud to serve the community and clients all over Scotland, UK and abroad"< div>
These days there are dozens of review forums online such as Google Reviews, Yelp, Trustpilot, Yell, etc. it almost makes them meaningless. You can then click the links of solicitor's...
Catteralls in Wakefield: But the reason we point out how easy it is to get mixed up is because this firm deal with Property Conveyancing matters https: www.lawgazette.co.uk news police-warn-solicitors-about-phishing-scam 5106839.article" which have been the increasing target of scammers for years...
Penerley Solicitors:
To check whether someone is a qualified solicitor or that a firm has one on staff, you can always use your local law society website. We really don't advise relying on any individual ratings about a company without accompanying explained reasons. Obviously during lockd...
Conveyancing Search Providers: This includes Local Authority Searches, Drainage and Water, Flood, Land Registry, Due Dilligence (Lawyer Checker), Utilities, and more. The official site which we link to above is www.searchbureau.co.uk but www.thesearchbureau.co.uk will also redirect you there. SDLT.co.uk...
Special Education Needs Lawyer: For example Wills and many Tax matters can be handled by companies without any legal qualifications.
Some other resources will pop up as well that might be helpful with some of the basics at least, including www.childlawadvice.org.uk Plus some organisations that may not...
Pump Court Chambers Barristers: If you flick through the reviews on regular haunts such as Google, Yell, Trustpilot, Yelp, etc.
Always make sure you are on the correct website and never discuss payments or bank details via email.
The fact Pump Court Chambers state a target demographic of thei...
Mason Bullock Solicitors: However nothing that reflected negatively on the firm's actual potential services. One thing we've always pushed for in the compensation claims industry is more care of the client rather than a money-fixes-everything approach.
The same goes for employment matters wh...
Lindsays Solicitors Scotland: By that we mean there are many websites out there set up to look as though they are a legitimate personal injury or conveyancing firm - when in reality they are a front for case resellers. So in true internet-style, those people came onto the review boards to bad-mouth the f...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services: The same is sometimes true of debt matters. provide advice and guidance should a contested hearing need to be arranged and assist with representation ..."< div>
The list of services Aspire state on their website is extensive. But that's what you'd expect from a firm tha...
OTS Immigration Solicitors: OTS Solicitors is one such firm. A mix of well experienced staff alongside new blood eager to prove themselves within the firm and to their clients is always a good sign. And there doesn't seem to be any other firms with similar names to cause confusion. Making it more of a...
Reid and Black Solicitors:
It should be mentioned that Reid Black have moved away from the usual Testimonials page on their own site and actually list their Google reviews directly on the front page. A quick note on navigation though. We'd like to share some bits and pieces that stood out.
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Howe and Co Solicitors:
The firm did have testimonials on their website as well but at the time of us viewing they were stuffed into a tiny video-style playback box near the bottom of pages. One of the few areas of law Howe & Co don't actually handle though is Conveyancing, which is the mos...
Robin Somerville Barrister: If you https: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk barristers-register 1EC6FFF89B3F3A07CF4381817E4CE4B4.html" check the page on this barrister< a> for example, it really only confirms the details already provided. Unlike purchasing a washing machine - a huge number of people do n...
Levins Solicitors: We've worked with Levins Solicitors for several years now so obviously we have a very positive opinion of them as a firm. Certainly we've had similar problems and it took six months to get a response out of Google.
You can see the massive difference between the great...
Aconveyancing Ltd: They also handle Remortgages, Transfer of Equity, Lease Extensions, Equity Releases and Landlord Tenant matters. Some of the largest and most popular firms that we've worked with have a 2-3 star ratings. However we have seen several property firms with much more available op...
The Injury Solicitor Salford:
A quick note on navigation too as the firm uses generic terms for the website address which we've know to possible cause some problems where people mix up 'injury' with 'injuries' and 'solicitor' with 'lawyer'. But such ancient founding claims are really just marketing...
RD Costings Ltd: Commercial Law is another area where a niche firm is often sought rather than general practice. (Both genuine things we've seen.) Again, it's a small thing but indicates the type of business they run and people they are. That's because the chances of success are much lower...
MGBe Legal Ltd:
class="infoquote "I’ve been so lucky to find such an extraordinary professionalism and human availability, in helping me for several video calls, even the day before Xmas, for applying across the newest and complex Work Permit forms for EU citizens before Brexit, the ...
McEwan Fraser Legal Scotland: - that's quite a small niggle.
class="infoquote "Use our Instant Property Valuation Tool to get an instant, online estimate of what your property in 39 seconds!"< div>
It sounds good, and it works as described. Still, people are generally unsatisfied about the le...
Fieldfisher Solicitors LLP: For all we know, it could have been an award for best logo design. The majority are positive. Whether they are unbelievably niche in their target area of law or excel in a certain aspect such as customer service , we find the types of firms you often might not find on your...
Assured Probate Services: However, putting everything we've written so far together - it may now be more apparent why we decided APS would be a good firm to both write about and include in the list of recommended firms on our network. Whilst a quick glance of their website may make it appear as just...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd in London: That's why people use now whether researching a product they want to buy or a company they want to use. But it's certainly up there on the list.
Even though Linkilaw's new branding isn't a huge departure from the last, it does mean there could be cross over for a time...
NV Legal Solicitors: It absolutely is possible for a firm to be a specialist in this area in the same way a Family Law specialist will be expert in both Divorce and Child Support matters. Your claim will NOT [sic] be handled by a non-qualified, unskilled person or paralegal ..."< div>
Thi...
SR Law Solicitors London: You'll find there are plenty of firms who state they have transparent fees, but not many that actually list examples on their site. All glowing commendations for the firm with individual staff often being mentioned by name. This mix of seasoned, tempered experience alongsi...
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