Finding the Right Help in the UK
Hill House Chambers Barristers: As Hill House Chambers puts it: class="infoquote "The Direct Access (or Public Access) scheme allows members of the public to instruct an authorised barrister directly ... A quick note on navigation. On some occasions this can mean you're paying two firms for the ...
Stowe Family Law Solicitors: Some people believe they will be 'lost in the pack' at a large firm, whilst others think the weight of a large firm behind them will increase their changes of a successful outcome. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your view, some review boards https: www.google.co...
LRose Law Ltd: We've worked with law firms for over 20 years and the things we look for on a law firm's website when deciding whether to include them on our network are probably very different from what members of the public or even the law firms themselves think are the important ...
Bellax Solicitors: The problem though, is that not all firms are talking about the same thing. Luckily (again) you can use the Law Society website to look up whether the solicitor you've been chatting to does actually focus on your type of case. But that doesn't mean we don't understand the va...
JPS Walker Solicitors: For example, if you sometimes check the companies house website looking to verify the status of a Limited company, you'll see that JPS Walker Solicitors Ltd was created https: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk company 10213017" in 2016< a>. As a (ridiculo...
The Legal Practice Solicitors:
class="infoquote "The foundations of The Legal Practice are built on client service."< div>
Of course whilst we at 1to1Legal are usually first drawn to the industry websites to check up on firms before adding them to our site - most 'regular' people's first port o...
Young & Co Solicitors: This is the final article in our series on this law group and it covers the main, sort of 'parent', branding within the Youngs Solicitors' setup. So any firm that still works with Legal Aid gets a few extra brownie points from us . They list related trading names, all offic...
Lefevres Scotland Ltd: None of the expected typos such as www.lefevre.law seemed to be owned by anyone just now either. It may sound like a lot, but bear in mind that a good lawyer taking 25% of a £5000 win is better than an inexperienced lawyer taking 0% of a £2000 settlement. It's just that for ...
David Stinson & Co Solicitors:
class="infoquote "We at David Stinson & Co strive to provide the best professional service to our clients, but aim to remain friendly and approachable at the same time."< div>
The most common resource people use to research a service provider they are thinking of ...
Cook's Solicitors: Most solicitors will blame the other side's solicitor for any issues that arise. For example those firms stating 'founded in 1881' or even older dates.
Of course, the first point of call for most people are the prior customer reviews when they are checking out any serv...
Swain and Co Solicitors: But that happens constantly for law firms. Also be aware that ampersands cannot be in web addresses so there will never be a www.swain&co.com .co.uk address. They provide a wealth of user side data including all alternate trading names, other office locations, languages sp...
Fentimans My Law Matters: Because whilst many negative comments can be totally unhelpful (e.g.
They provide all alternate trading names, other office locations, languages spoken, case types handled, and the qualification dates of each solicitor within the firm. saying?
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Frazer Coogans Solicitors:
class="infoquote "The office has full disabled access."< div>
Again, this may sound like a regular statement but you'd be surprised how many firms in older buildings are not able to say this. There are many advantages to using alternatives such as Direct Access ...
Burton & Co Quality Solicitors: Each Saturday we offer a drop in service where you can come in and meet our legal experts and learn more about our services."< div>
A quick note on navigation. Unfortunately, in the heat of anger it seems that a considerable number of people who are unhappy with a 'Qual...
One Law Solicitors & Barristers: prides itself in being accessible, user-friendly and innovative legal service"< div>
Most law firms make claims like the one quoted above from the OneLaw website.
Direct Access, or Public Access as it's sometimes known, allows members of the public to skip that st...
Beers Solicitors LLP: Make sure you know what site you're on and never discuss payments via email .
. Alongside their co-workers, the firm as a whole has a decent mix of seasoned professionals with some fresher legs and ideas. It's very common for solicitors to do this. So how do Beers' sol...
Disrepair Claims UK:
Most of the time unregulated claims resellers hide out on social media sites like Facebook.
Typically we don't add claims management companies to our network. Many people assume that every litigation firm or compensation claim advertising lawyer will take on such c...
Simper Law: We've also seen several negative ratings by people who were angry that a firm refused to take their case on - which seems really unfair. It's very common in law firm review sections to see the losing side of a case leave negative ratings on the firm that beat them. The firm ...
RM Solicitors: On this occasion there are two main solicitors: Michael MacDonald who qualified as a solicitor in 1993, and Thomas Reynolds who joined the legal profession in 1999. But keep in mind that a good lawyer that gets you £5000 compensation and takes 25% of it is better than a less...
Ullah Law Associates: The official name is ULA Solicitors Ltd and if you see any mentions of Ullah Law Associates (U.L.A.) - that was the name of the firm prior to 2018. ULA Solicitors https: www.ulasolicitors.com news-and-cases" showcase several such case studies< a> on their site if that als...
Taylor Price Legal Ltd: We will try to show you how to find information between the lines and point out research resources you may not be aware of. that handles nothing by those case types in the hope this gives them the best chance (i.e. (No, really.
There are plenty of things to pick out t...
Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors: Plus, how old the building or the brand name is has no bearing on the years of experience your solicitor may have . But to be honest, it's not as if any law firm is ever going to claim being the opposite (i.e. MLJ Solicitors are registered with The Law Society of England & ...
Milners Law LLP: It's something certainly Personal Injury law firm will offer because the majority run cases on no win, no fee anyway. They handle private individual matters including Employment Law, Conveyancing, Personal Injury, Debt Bankruptcy, and Wills Probate. For one thing, there will...
KRS Wills & Probate:
One last quote from the firm's site that is a good point to remember:
class="infoquote "Choosing who to appoint is an important decision and best made by yourself and not left to the Courts."< div>
. They provide alternative trading names for each legal practice,...
Branch Austin McCormick Solicitors: There were a couple of negative ratings, but unfortunately the reviewers left absolutely no comments for us to know what generated their disappointment. The boxes that need to be ticked off for inclusion do mostly revolve around things that benefit the client . For example,...
Trojan Solicitors: Since Brexit, having a lawyer with genuine enthusiasm and care for immigration matters is not just beneficial - but practically imperative. You never know what scammers will come up with next though, so just keep aware.
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There have been several other good advancemen...
Cheshire Estates and Legal Ltd:
A quick note on navigation. So, claim absolutely verified. Quite often negative ratings are left by the side the law firm beat in court. That's because legal professionals and law firms are not quite the same as your local restaurant, supermarket, or hairdresser. The ...
Fultons Estate Agents: As that information isn't readily available in Scotland (yet) we have to do a bit more digging. So if you see reviews relating to such, it's not an error by the reviewer.
Being a Peterhead-based firm ourselves it's a tough thing to see even the basics such as Law Soci...
Hooper Hyde Solicitors: So don't take the fact a firm is a trading name of another company name as meaning anything at all.
class="infoquote "Ultimately, we want you to be fully satisfied with the service we provide and if you're not, we want to know about it so that we can understand how we...
Antony Hodari Legal Services: To us that's a bit of a cheat. There are several others within that range creating a good mix of seasoned experts partnered with fresh legs. They even provide the qualification dates of any solicitors working at the firm which helps to highlight whether a firm is exagger...
Fair Result Divorce:
The only issue with being a new firm is the lack of consumer reviews for people to flick through yet.
class="infoquote "It reduces the stress and emotion, speeds up the process and above all, it reduces costs."< div>
At this point we started searching around...
Dylan Nair Ltd Solicitors:
If a solicitor doesn't have a profile on their website. However, this can sometimes make it much easier to spot something that really does stand out . So much so that when people search for reviews about solicitors but see very few - they could think something was wro...
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. The first means no fees if your case loses. Usually with just a single email too, which is disturbingly easy .
Knowing the correct name for a firm is also useful ...
Jacobs Law Solicitors: Never discuss payments or bank details via email. However Jacobs has already provided this information on the website. This is done through phishing (similar looking domain names) or even the full on hacking of solicitor's contact lists and emailing clients directly. If you ...
Allan Argue and Co Solicitors:
class="infoquote "took the time to talk me through all the detail and legal jargon"
"always gave me great advice when needing guidance on employment law"
"ensuring I was completely comfortable before proceeding" < div>
A lack of reviews should never be...
Springle Solicitors: The official website is www.springleandco.co.uk which we link to above, with www.springleandco.com not currently owned by anyone. This can cause huge issues for those left behind who are already dealing with the death itself.
Best of luck in your search!
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BLZ Solicitors Ltd: BLZ Ltd is the same firm, it's just their official Limited registered name. You would think that these days with phone, email, and video chat - especially since the COVID pandemic - that any law firm could spare even just 15 minutes to discuss your case to see if it is somet...
Hawkridge & Co Solicitors: Popular words these days which we've seen across huge numbers of legal professionals sites include 'modern', 'specialist', 'friendly', 'leading' and so on.
class="infoquote "you will be able to talk through your options with a knowledgeable, friendly solicitor at a ti...
Pacific Law: Any possible errors such as 'pacific solicitors' or 'pacific legal' may bring up different results in the search engines. will probably continue for some time. This is an area of law where we do think a specialist firm can be of benefit, the same as with something like Motor...
ABS Lawyers Ltd: They really actively target and can properly communicate with (and therefore surely better represent) Polish speaking claimants.
They are one of the few firms we've seen with a https: abslawyers.co.uk pl home-polski " full Polish section< a> on their website. The fa...
Stenfield Solicitors Ltd: We've seen a law firm with a five star review for their pet-friendly cafe.
class="infoquote "Stenfield Solicitors is a multidisciplinary law firm serving national and international clients from its offices in London and Norwich."< div>
Stenfield Solicitors there...
Khan Law Glasgow: But you also get firms that cover a huge range of case types that call themselves specialists as well. The majority have the same sort of sales language, the same images of people shaking hands happily, and the same boasts. But most tend not to be as picky about things like ...
Deo Volente Legal: They have a range of articles clearly meant to help out people with the basics. But there are no 200 year old solicitors imparting wisdom.
DV Solicitors have other positive points. Something you'd like to see in any legal practice you're thinking of using. Most inte...
Suhail Ahmad at Richmond Legal: Also the majority of scams against clients of law firms right now tend to https: www.todayslegalcyberrisk.co.uk main-news solicitors-lose-45000-deposit-conveyancing-scam " revolve around conveyancy and property matters< a>. 'Jack of all trades, master of none' springs to ...
Trust Inheritance Limited:
A quick note on navigation as the firm uses two quite generic words in the branding - i.e.
class="infoquote "We pride ourselves on giving the best support service available and are dedicated to delivering the right solution for you."< div>
Experience and expe...
Bilkus and Boyle:
Sadly so many firms use terms such as 'modern', 'friendly', 'established', etc.
We usually can't find specific pages on a firm but if you https: www.lawscot.org.uk find-a-solicitor ?Name=bilkus&Postcode=&type=firm" search a firm's name on their website< a> some...
Catteralls in Wakefield:
class="infoquote "Our highly skilled team are specialist solicitors who cover family law, child-care, wills & probate, litigation & disputes, as well as employment law, and many more."< div>
These sorts of statements are the ones we usually advise people to pay cl...
Penerley Solicitors: If they do open later and at least some weekends, that's a bigger deal than you might think. There were all positive , but none of the reviews had left any useful comments. Only five years ago one lawyer said to us 'that internet? no we don't do that' when we asked about ...
Conveyancing Search Providers: There are some testimonials printed on the firm's website of course:
class="infoquote "Very prompt and efficient service especially when we had been let down elsewhere"
"extremely fast and personable"
"Excellent service at a much more competitive price than...
Special Education Needs Lawyer: For example Wills and many Tax matters can be handled by companies without any legal qualifications. The official website we link to above is www.educationlawservice.com and www.educationlawservice.co.uk will redirect you there. So when you see that the law firm you're inter...
Pump Court Chambers Barristers: The official website for this chambers is www.pumpcourtchambers.com which we link to above with www.pumpcourtchambers.co.uk redirecting you there nicely. Huge numbers of them state they provide their services 'nationally' in the hope of getting as many clients as possible. T...
Mason Bullock Solicitors: When many of those clients would have benefited more from psychological treatement assessment or negotiating better coverage for future medical bills. Typically we research a firm completely unbias and make the decision based on several factors such as their setup, case ra...
Lindsays Solicitors Scotland: To get a wider view that includes negative opinions.
A quick note on navigation.
The Law Society of England & Wales also https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 506346 lindsays" has a page on this firm< a>. Most of the time it's just simply a fake email to ...
Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services: Aspire Licensing & Administrative Services are probably one of the most niche firms we've ever had on our network. Much more than a firm that only covers a handful of such cases each month as part of their general commercial legal work.
Other benefits of working in su...
OTS Immigration Solicitors: We check the usual spots most people visit such as Google, Trustpilot, Yell.com and Yelp.
class="infoquote "OTS Solicitors is one of the UK's leading law firms located in the City of London."< div>
No matter how many law websites you've already dug through today, ...
Reid and Black Solicitors: But for now, if you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 508489 reid-black-solicitors-limited" take a look at the page< a> for this firm on The Law Society of England & Wales' website you'll see contact details, areas of practice , links to staff information, quali...
Howe and Co Solicitors: All that put together clearly makes them a very established firm and it's hard to deny them the use of the word 'leading' with all that in mind. Howe & Co are registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which is a great resource offering a huge amount of informatio...
Robin Somerville Barrister: It's quite far from the common marketing jargon you've probably seen on a dozen other law firm sites today. He covers a very specialist range though, dealing with commercial and employment issues. We've seen several consultants and sole practitioners advertising themselves a...
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. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 476207 levins-solicitors" check out the page< a> about Levins Law on their site you'll see alterna...
Aconveyancing Ltd: However we have seen several property firms with much more available opening hours than Aconveyancing, extending into evenings and weekends. Some of the largest and most popular firms that we've worked with have a 2-3 star ratings. Especially in England and Wales where thing...
The Injury Solicitor Salford:
The Law Society of England & Wales have the most informative and useful user-side display we've seen though. This is quite justifiable in some circumstances such as for difficult cases including medical negligence, uninsured drivers, criminal injury claims and so on. ...
RD Costings Ltd: Sadly, thousands of people are handing over their bank details https: www.telegraph.co.uk money katie-investigates has-68k-house-deposit-fraudster-hsbc " and paying deposits to fraudsters< a> who pretend to be from the client's law firm. That's because the chances of succ...
MGBe Legal Ltd:
If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk person 47870 maria-gabriella-bettiga" the page for< a> the firm's main immigration solicitor, Gabriella Bettiga, for example - you'll see that she does indeed specialise in a huge range of immigration matters . If...
McEwan Fraser Legal Scotland:
This is because a huge number of people have a bad experience selling buying a property in England for obvious reasons. Whilst MFL are mentioned in the https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 6448 mcewan-fraser-legal" England & Wales database< a>, t...
Fieldfisher Solicitors LLP:
Normally when a firm gets that big, they move into practically every area of law and push out smaller clients in favour of big corporate clients. As there are no extra generic terms such as 'fieldfisher law' or 'fieldfisher legal' to cause confusion, and with most peop...
Assured Probate Services:
class="infoquote "With over 500 Associates nationwide, all of our Associates and in-house staff are fully qualified in advising on will writing, Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts as well as probate services."< div>
This statement on the APS site lends credence ...
Linkilaw Solicitors Ltd in London: A few new types of business law firm have started emerging to fill this perceived "gap". Chances are most review sites will do the same and just change some titles around. I really loved working with people there, they are truly professionals."
"transparent in regards t...
NV Legal Solicitors: The law firm then pursues the third party, or more often their insurer, for compensation. That can only have positive implications for the final outcome of your case.
When a firm states it is a Personal Injury specialist it will usually then follow it up with a long...
SR Law Solicitors London: General practice solicitors, niche local firms, nationwide multi-office firms, direct access barristers, and specialists only handling a single case type. So what about the public boards?
class="infoquote "He advocated robustly on my behalf and did so with compassion a...
DFA Law Solicitors: 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 sales-pitch articles. In this review we'll try and point out the most useful we've found. So how do we know DFA Law have experi...
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