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The people at 1to1Legal have been working in the industry for over 20 years and have worked with hundreds of firms and thousands of solicitors. Here are links to our colleagues unbias comments on firms we know:

A.C.S.L. Solicitors: We know this does happen alot with property matters, where clients of the other side start leaving negative messages about the buyer seller's solicitor. No variants we tried such as www.acslsolicitors.co.uk worked either. However, that is not the case. If you https:...


Amy King Solicitor: We've watched insurance firms spend £20,000 to fight a £5,000 claim they thought was frivolous. If you type in the name of a firm instead, you will be shown a list of all registered solicitors within the firm and can click for individual details. A quick n...


Baker Hardman Ltd: Some were complaining about third parties related to the case, while others simply left a negative star rating with no explanation. But luckily if you are in England or Wales you are able to check these claims independently. We have seen law firms with 5 star ratings for the...


Brian Barr Ltd: The majority of English and Welsh firms are listed on the site so it's a simple and quick way to check if the firm and it's solicitors are actually likely to be experienced and specialising rather than simply saying so on their website. There are plenty which simply string o...


Brodies Solicitors LLP: Although Brodies is essentially a Scottish firm of solicitors with offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Inverness - they also list office locations in London (England), Brussels (Belgium), and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). It's only there you get to hear both s...


Calio Claims by Lindsays: First is that every personal injury firm should charge you no fees at all if they lose your case. It's just that the Calio Claims branding team focus solely on Personal Injury matters. But, no-win-no-fee is not the same thing as 100% compensation . You'd be amazed at the nu...


Cook Law in Wirral: But law firms were genuine local fixtures for centuries before the internet arrived. So when you see a solicitor's practice has hardly any reviews that doesn't always mean something negative. A firm that seems to mention it's connection to the area on every page. But as th...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd: We don't typically give direct advice in these articles, but we feel safe saying you can pretty much ignore ancient foundation date claims. class="infoquote "We believe that consulting a solicitor or financial advisor should be as stress free as possible and from th...


Defank Solicitors Croydon: The website of The Law Society of England & Wales has a wealth of data for users to see the trading names, contact addresses, areas of expertise, staff, and more of any firm registered with them. A note for security. However that is not the way for things like Crimi...


Dispute Resolver Consultancy: We found a website https: www.tradingstandards.uk consumer-help adr-approved-bodies " listing ADR firms< a> but it seemed to be aimed at specific industries which doesn't match what most people will be looking for. We have plenty of regular multi practice firms, but also ...

CWJ Solicitors & Notaries: class="infoquote "measured guidance and proactive communicative approach" "efficient, and caring service" "very professional and we were kept fully informed" "professional and very pleasant to work with"< div> The majority of reviews we saw were very posit...


Drummond and Miller Solicitors: Having worked in this industry for over 20+ years, please don't take it as hyperbole when we say - that's an amazing score for a firm that deals in property. So any conveyancer with a high star rating is a rarity. We've seen many in the 2s. But most importantly it provides...


Eatons Solicitors Ltd: 150 years sounds impressive , certainly. You can't just look up overall reviews. . It's common for some of the largest, most popular conveyancing firms in the country to have 2 or 3 star average ratings. class="infoquote "we have expanded beyond our roots and branch...


EDC Lord Solicitors: class="infoquote "Our core values are integrity and trust, the encouragement of innovation, teamwork and the continuing personal development of everyone at the firm."< div> What are people saying about the firm on the usual independent forums https: www.googl...


EMD Law Solicitors: It might suprise you to know that not all law firms have made this recommended change to their site yet. There are a lot of review sites with billions of comments. class="infoquote "At EMD Law we have a strong commitment to client care and aim to offer a friendly, e...


Foster & Coleman Solicitors: This is the main way people judge a firm's 'reputation'. They have a huge amount of user side data about the firms and people registered with them. If you've already flicked through a dozen law firm websites today looking for one that can help you with your case, you may hav...


Frei Solicitors Ltd: Just always watch out and be careful online as https: www.nidirect.gov.uk articles online-scams" there are always scammers< a> looking to part people from their money.. The amount of legal work required to buy, sell and just own a house is huge. class="infoquote "F...


Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd: If a law firm with only two solicitors in it handles every case type under the sun, they are clearly not specialists. Very rough example, but hopefully makes the point. Be aware that www.girlings.co.uk is a totally different firm doing Lettings. Girlings certainly com...


Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP: If https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 545890 harrisons-thames-valley-solicitors-llp?Solicitors=True" you look up< a> the page for this firm you'll see the titular solicitor Ashley Harrison qualified in 1997 with David Woodward qualifying in 2008. Prop...


HCR Law Solicitors: It's dedicated to helping people who have been injured directly by, or through the negligence of, doctors, nurses, clinics, dentists, physios and other healthcare professionals. For example, if you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 542379 hcr-legal-llp" check out...


Heritage Park Family Law: So what can you do to tell them apart? First big difference is to determine whether the firm actually has some real experience, not just implied. Heritage Park is listed on the other source we recommend, the website of the https: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk barri...


Horsley Holdings Ltd: Some are data collectors who then sell your information on to law firms. Pay special attention if the firm you're looking into handles property matters because they are often targeting by fraudsters and https: www.ncsc.gov.uk collection phishing-scams" phishing scams< a>....


Kee Solicitors Family Law: The branding matches the web address with www.keesolicitors.co.uk being the official site. But the claims are not unique. Hopefully one day the Scottish database will be as good as the English (which is a tough thing to say as a Scottish firm ourselves!) class="infoqu...


Large & Gibson Solicitors: Clearly there is a great deal of potential experience within the firm, spanning the past six decades . class="infoquote "QualitySolicitors is the largest network of law firms in the UK, with local law firms spanning the whole of England and Wales and customer servic...


Lyons Law: A firm that deals only with one case type such as Criminal Law is definitely a specialist firm. The most common complaint we hear is that they all look the same. So it could be 5 staff with only 4 years of experience each. That's how a firm can 'specialise' in a long list o...


Mark Croft Motor Offence: It's a shame the Scottish and Irish do not have such a resource. That's how uncommon it is. If you look up the Law Society of England & Wales you can check the alternate trading names, contact details, other offices, languages spoken and most importantly the qualification da...


McCarthy and Co Solicitors: But every little helps. It didn't even link to the secure version of the firm's website either. At the moment Google seem to have changed their setup so that you cannot search for reviews on a firm in general - only on a specific office location. If they have won an award f...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd: Other positive things that stood out to us was the firm's attempts to provide information on their site. If you want to email the NI's Law Society and point that out to them - maybe we can all get them to catch up! This means the first point of call for people w...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Ltd: After 20+ years of writing articles about the legal industry, we often worry that we can no longer tell the difference between what might interest legal professionals versus the general public. Which is surely a good type of staff mix at any firm? class="infoquote "NJ...


Oakwood Property Solicitors: The firm's name is actually quite unique so various searches such as "oakwood law" brought up the same firm. class="infoquote "Our dedicated team of lawyers are committed in delivering the service you deserve by providing tailored legal solutions with your best inter...


PCS Legal Conveyancing: There is a different firm currently using www.pcslegal.com and there is a PCS Commercial Property and a PCS Property Services company in the UK as well. We are a firm of Property Lawyers and Probate Practitioners regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers"< div> ...


Solidaire Law Ltd: They also provide the qualification dates of any solicitors. So how do you tell the firms apart when a website is pretty much all you have to go on? Solidaire are a law firm based in Milton Keynes. While many firms provide customer testimonials on their websit...


Sternberg Reed Solicitors: There are lots of other bits and pieces you can spot about a firm that can help distinguish them from others. So what independent facts can you rely on to work out the best firm for you? class="infoquote "For the past 40 years, we have offered a wide range of...


Thomas & Thomas Solicitors: The .com and other variants such as www.thomasandthomas.co.uk also do not bring the correct firm up. Conveyancing firms normally have the lowest ratings out of legal services on the web. Here are some snippets: class="infoquote "The whole process was handled professio...


The Law Partnership Ltd: This includes alternate contact details, other offices, areas of law practiced, languages spoken, and most importantly - qualification dates. The comments for TLP are very positive . With much more flexibility these days in working placements, you could find a 40-yea...


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd: class="infoquote "... The first is the https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register organisation ?sraNumber=804571" Solicitors Regulation Authority< a> (SRA) which lists all firms registered with them. Just that it's not always crystal clear who you are hiring. So wha...


UVS Law Ltd: While it's very (very, very) easy to assume all government officials are corrupt and take bribes, it shouldn't be necessary if your lawyer has the skills required. The Act replaced previous immigration laws and introduced new regulations regarding immigration and citizenshi...


Walker Foster Ltd: class="infoquote "Our vision is to always be the first choice for local legal expertise"< div> They also offer a range of downloadable https: walkerfoster.com downloads " information leaflets< a> which seems a nice touch . These are just some ideas on what ...


Waterstone PS: This can be incredibly useful because there are a lot of sneaky ways some firms can use to make it sound as if they have far more experience than they do. For example, for Waterstone they list solicitors Rayhan Ahmed who qualified in 2009, Akeel Hussain (2015), and oth...


Wildcat Law Solicitors: The official website we link to above is www.wildcatlaw.co.uk which is https secure for submitted your details in the contact form, but www.wildcatlaw.com does not redirect you there. You can hire a barrister yourself. Whilst many firms claim huge histories with tag ...


Wilford Smith: compared to testimonials provided by the company themselves. They are a good example to use in order to provide insights and help into ways people can research law firms and ensure they get one that matches what they are looking for. Which makes these statements almost use...


Wolf Law Ltd: Such as this cutting above from their website. For example the https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 563096 wolf-law-solicitors-ltd" page for this firm< a> displays the usual contact details but also what languages are spoken, what areas of law they focus on, and the...


WYM Legal Solicitors: class="infoquote "We provide the best customer service in the industry, combined with modern-day processes and technology to ensure you are kept updated, informed and stress-free!"< div> Obviously to check up on statements like these by any company most people w...


Law Solicitors: Here are some snippets: class="infoquote "very professional in a very relaxed way" "explained everything clearly" "knowledgeable, patient, friendly and approachable" "makes the information clear and easy to understand"< div> One of the most important thi...

Eve Lake Conveyancing: Serving clients nationally."< div> That's the tagline for the Eve Lake website which is an example of a Licensed Conveyancer. 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. T...


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