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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: So how can you tell the actual experience levels within a firm if founding dates are meaningless? That's actually quite easy if you live in England and Wales. No variants we tried such as www.acslsolicitors.co.uk worked either. We've been working in the legal industry...


Amy King Solicitor: Certainly when confronted with a very friendly 5-year experienced solicitor after just speaking to an incredibly curt 40-year veteran - you will be tempted to use the less experienced but more approachable person. People are weird. There is no hard and fast rule. The intern...


Baker Hardman Ltd: You may have already noticed many of them use similar sales language and images. class="infoquote "you will have direct access to your own solicitor who will be available to guide you every step of the way"< div> Again, this is another phrase people might overlo...


Brian Barr Ltd: 'brian barr solicitors manchester'. However, if a firm is also dealing with family law, wills, criminal defence, and house sales at the same time - can they really be 'specialist' at anything? Certainly there are plenty of large firms that have specialist legal professionals...


Brodies Solicitors LLP: The argument is often made that large firms can bring a wealth of resources and a brand name to back up your case - while a smaller firm may be more personable and treat clients like family rather than just another case. The official site is www.brodies.com and a...


Calio Claims by Lindsays: class="infoquote "Wherever possible, we aim to deal with claims on a "no-win, no-fee basis" which means that you are only liable for legal fees where we are successful in making your claim."< div> There are two things to note about this statement. First is that ...


Cook Law in Wirral: So if a law firm has several offices, you have to look up each one individually if using Google. However when law firms do this it tends to be more about continuing the idea of solicitors as local business fixtures, rather than an insistence that they only cover clients in...


Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd: The firm today is Cullimore Dutton Solicitors and hopefully we'll be able to enlighten you a little bit about firms that handle property matters as well. You have to read the comments. If a firm's is promoting the idea of their brand being 200-years old, it's obviously me...


CWJ Solicitors & Notaries: class="infoquote "We support a number of organisations and encourage everyone at CWJ to participate in community and charity projects."< div> A quick note on navigation. The official website is www.cwj.co.uk and it is HTTPS secure if you want to submit your pe...


Defank Solicitors Croydon: A note for security. Defank is https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 21827 defank-solicitors" registered there< a> and you are able to look up the qualification dates, expertise, and languages spoken by any solicitor within the firm. If y...


Drummond and Miller Solicitors: So what can you use? People typically rush to review forums when thinking about using a firm. But most importantly it provides the areas of law practiced and qualification date of each solicitor within the firm. Many companies across all industries provide customer t...


Eatons Solicitors Ltd: We don't think the age of the brand should sway you. You don't see that for any other case type such as a disgruntled divorcee complaining their spouse's firm won. You can't just look up overall reviews. . That could simply mean they have 10 members of staff with 2 years of...


EDC Lord Solicitors: Each section includes detailed information about the relevant legal issues, along with case studies that illustrate the firm's experience and expertise in each area. Their website, www.edclord.co.uk, is an excellent representation of the firm's commitment to professionalis...


EMD Law Solicitors: There are a lot of review sites with billions of comments. At least this sounds as though you will get to talk to an actual solicitor about your case. class="infoquote "The firm has two offices; the Head Office is in Staplehurst, Kent and there is a branch office in...


Eve Lake Conveyancing: Serving clients nationally."< div> That's the tagline for the Eve Lake website which is an example of a Licensed Conveyancer. Sadly that difference is often not explained well by either. However, if you already know there might be legal issues surrounding your sale suc...


Foster & Coleman Solicitors: There are several similarly named firms such as 'foster & foster' and 'foster law' that popped up while we were searching. class="infoquote "Legal advice you can depend on, from people you can trust"< div> A quick note on navigation considering the alternate fi...


Frei Solicitors Ltd: We also include specialist firms where we can for every area of law. We enjoy working with our clients, and strive to build a lasting relationship."< div> A quick note on navigation. People are simply not as quick to rush online and discuss how their criminal arr...


Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd: The first only guarantees that you won't have to pay anything if your case loses. The main one is www.girlings.com which covers Family Law, Wills, Property, Commercial matters, etc. In between those extremes you can also have larger firms with each individual solicitor speci...


Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP: For example, when we searched for "harrisons solicitors reading" the local listing simply would not pop up. However, this is more impressive than many might realise. The most common way to check up on this is the public review boards such as Google, Trustpilot, Facebook, etc...


HCR Law Solicitors: However it's the independent forums most people turn to and prefer such as Facebook, Google and Trustpilot. The Law Society lists Child and Parent Law, Eagle HR, Harrison Clark Rickerbys inc Gordon Lutton, Harrison Clark Rickerbys inc Shawcross, wills at work, HCR Hewitsons ...


Heritage Park Family Law: The main source people turn to when investigating any new firm is of course the public review boards such as Google, Facebook, Trustpilot and so on. As you can see on the information page for this firm the main barrister, Lisa Smith, entered the profession in 1994. Whi...


Horsley Holdings Ltd: Some are data collectors who then sell your information on to law firms. They are a limited firm and https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register organisation ?sraNumber=629429#headingFirmNames" registered with the SRA< a> (Solicitor Regulation Authority). While many people w...

Law Solicitors: It's possible you may get a 1-year newbie solicitor from a 40-year old firm, or a 40-year veteran solicitor from a 1-year old law practice. It's user-side offerings far exceed anything it's counterparts currently show. For example, if you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.u...


Kee Solicitors Family Law: Have you ever seen a legal practice saying they are outdated, lacking transparency, and unapproachable? Of course not. So if you have flicked through a dozen firms saying they are experts in family matters, how can you tell which is best - or at least best for you? For exa...


Large & Gibson Solicitors: We should point out though, that if a firm only has a handful of reviews it does not mean they are not a good firm. For Large&Gibson it shows staff such as Richard Wootton who qualified in 1974, Peter Dymock in 1984, Michael Rowland in 1992, right up to the (relatively new) ...


Lyons Law: that they are 'unfriendly' and 'outdated') then these great sounding words don't help in the pursuit of telling one firm from another. They have a wonderful, free user side offering which will provide you with trading names, alternative contact details, all office location...


Mark Croft Motor Offence: In fact, you could easily end up with a 1-year qualified newbie solicitor from a 200-year old firm, but a 40-year veteran lawyer from a 1-year old firm. You may see many references to 'time' on law firm's sites. If you look up the Law Society of England & Wales you can che...


McCarthy and Co Solicitors: A quick note on navigation should be made with the firm having an 'and' or '+' sign in it's branding. McCarthy's site does state some of the awards won including a few from the Irish Law Awards. So the phrase 'award-winning' is not of itself meaningful. Ampersands an...


SG Murphy & Co Ltd: Unless you put that in exactly you won't get to see even the few details https: www.lawsoc-ni.org sg-murphy-co-ltd411" the organisation does show< a>. Other positive things that stood out to us was the firm's attempts to provide information on their site. Watch out...


Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Ltd: Currently www.njslaw.com takes you to a US firm and variants such as www.nicholsonjonessutton.co.uk are owned by other firms as well. But when it comes to law firms at least, you should never rely on those star ratings. For example, this snippet from the firm's front page: ...


Oakwood Property Solicitors: That's much rarer than you might think and indicates a far better chance your solicitor will be directly involved in the case. We should make a quick note on navigation. There are still far too many solicitors taking on a case then placing all the communication responsibil...


PCS Legal Conveyancing: However most people prefer the independent forums such as Facebook, Trustpilot, and Google. Which is why we absolutely recommend reading through the comments themselves rather than relying on star ratings when it comes to legal services. Solicitors may work with The Law ...

Dispute Resolver Consultancy: class="infoquote "high level of expertise in resolving difficult and complex matters" "excellent attention to detail" "decisions were received promptly and the final disposition was fair to all parties"< div> A quick note on navigation. If the matter does go...


Landlord Eviction Solicitor in Southport, Lancs: In fact for most criminal law, divorce, or property matters people want a firm that solely works on that one area of law. Therefore while your local takeaway might have hundreds of reviews , your local solicitor might only have a handful. But you can also use your local La...


Solidaire Law Ltd: If you check out https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 33660 solidaire-law-limited?Solicitors=True" the page for Solidaire< a> you'll see their two main solicitors qualified in 2001 and 2015 respectively. class="infoquote "friendly, no hass...


Sternberg Reed Solicitors: class="infoquote "The firm merged with David Charnley & Co in 2007, TNT Kelly Solicitors in 2009 and TNT Solicitors in 2011."< div> One thing to note if you are researching any firm is that Google has changed how it displays information and you typically have to...


Thomas & Thomas Solicitors: Remember that ampersands can't be used in web addresses so www.thomas&thomassolicitors.co.uk will bring up an error or redirect you elsewhere depending on your browser. But for their claim of being 'friendly and professional' most people will turn to prior client comments fo...


The Law Partnership Ltd: So a conveyancing solicitor with a high rating is actually a rarity. This includes alternate contact details, other offices, areas of law practiced, languages spoken, and most importantly - qualification dates. Abdul Khan who qualified in 1999, and Rashminder Sarai in 1997....


TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd: We would recommend using the contact information listed on the TWB Probate Solicitors' website. Unfortunately, in the UK there are no good guidelines blocking people from calling themselves a 'lawyer' considering most are not aware it does not mean the same thing as a 's...


UVS Law Ltd: The Act replaced previous immigration laws and introduced new regulations regarding immigration and citizenship. class="infoquote "We understand that the immigration process can be complex and confusing, which is why our experienced solicitors are dedicated to guiding...


Walker Foster Ltd: How many times have you read 'award winning' with no mention of what the award was for? If it was for best logo design then it's clearly not an award that will help you decide which legal services to use. Walker Foster has a staff page on their website where you can read abo...


Waterstone PS: However in our poll a few years back only 8% of you said you https: consumer.ftc.gov consumer-alerts 2022 09 should-we-trust-online-reviews" trusted such pages< a> on company sites anyway. On top of that we've also seen a criminal law specialist receive a negative review ...


Wilford Smith: that they are an 'outdated', 'inefficient', and 'unfriendly' firm). So they could have 10x staff members with only 4 years of experience each. 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 o...


Wolf Law Ltd: Such as this cutting above from their website. But alot of the time doesn't it just seem to be paragraph after paragraph of sales pitches? If you've already been through a dozen law firm websites today you'll have seen a wide range of claims such as being 'award winnin...


WYM Legal Solicitors: That's because conveyancing is one of the services where people are usually upset about something. Stating you are 'ranked No.1 for speed of closing in the North West of Scotland' - that could be very useful information. However, in this instance, CLC accreditation is not t...


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