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2 Harcourt Chambers: Not least because they provide very little data on firms and a search function that is hard to find and harder to navigate. The latter is typically a full team of various staff working together with receptionists, PAs, HR department, meeting rooms, and waiting rooms with pla...


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. This doesn't always happen when a firm has non-unique words in the brand name. Surprisingly dispite the generic words in the name, when we typed 'a city law firm' into sit...


Backhouse Solicitors Ltd: It's very common to see negative reviews from the other side of the transaction, not actual clients. You can get a 1-year newbie solicitor from a 200-year-old firm and a 40 year veteran lawyer from a 1-year-old law practice brand. To start us off we're going to be cr...

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. A quick note on navigation should be made though because when looking up re...


Beers Solicitors LLP: For example at Beers you'll see solicitors such as Paul Housego who qualified in 1978, Richard Jones (qualified 1996), Helen O'Leary (2009), and Sonia Hems (2011). But we didn't see such a solicitor named as working at this firm. class="infoquote "Whilst we have mainta...


Bellax Solicitors: Typically the 'Blog' or 'News' section of a law firm's website is just another selection of articles saying how great the firm is or a single filler article showing that they thought about doing it, then quickly gave up. Despite this, there are a handful of things we re...


Branch Austin McCormick Solicitors: Being the names of founder partners, the name is quite unique despite 'branch' being a generic term related to people searching for office locations. Why people fall for that and don't call their solicitor to check before sending tens of thousands of pounds - we don't know. ...


Bridge McFarland Solicitors: Photos of people in suits smiling and shaking hands with bits of paper in their hands are very nice, but they don't help you decide one firm from the other. There are many resources available to you though and many things you might not have considered when checking a l...


Brown & Co Solicitors: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 509558 brown-and-co-solicitors" check the page for this firm< a> you'll see contact details, case types covered, and most importantly - the number of years each qualified solicitor has been so. Here are some of the resourc...


Buchanan & Co Solicitors Ltd: class="infoquote "We are a long established firm of Solicitors and Conveyancers who are proud to serve the communities of Staveley, Chesterfield, Kiveton Park and Sheffield."< div> If you've already been through a dozen or more legal services websites today look...


Burton & Co Quality Solicitors: It's actually not even a sort of franchise either like people who open their own McDonalds restaurant. www.burtonlaw.co.uk did redirect there at one point but we haven't seen that for a while. The idea being that they all work together to grow each other's businesses and eac...


Cheshire Estates and Legal Ltd: If you've read any of our other articles about law firms in the UK, you may have noticed that we consistently try to hammer home that people need to actually read the comments on reviews boards - not just flick through star ratings. So what can highlight a difference...


Cook's Solicitors: As in the previous article, Cooks Solicitors are also a trading name of Young and Co Solicitors Ltd . All trading names, office locations, languages spoken, case types handled, solicitors' qualification dates, and more are usually available. It can therefore be a good idea...


David Stinson & Co Solicitors: This is called a 'conditional fee arrangement' and is normally around 25% of your settlement. class="infoquote "very professional and got my wife not only the money but the outcome she deserved" "My solicitor was always polite and I think she deserves a lot of cr...


Disrepair Claims UK: class="infoquote "Our highly experienced Housing Disrepair panel of solicitors can bring forward a claim against your landlord to ensure you have suitable living conditions."< div> A quick note on navigation. class="infoquote "Are You Suffering With Damp, M...


Frazer Coogans Solicitors: A quick note on navigation. But on a law website it can look to some as almost brand new. It's one of those marketing jargon phrases that sounds great but essentially could be said by any firm. Watch out for Google ads though as some keyword matching ads did pop up for...


Fultons Estate Agents: If a firm says 'we've been helping people for over thirty years' that seems very clear . But we would have thought it common sense to phone your actual conveyancing firm to confirm such BEFORE transferring tens of thousands of pounds to bank details you've just been email...


Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors Ltd: However we see such claims as basic marketing ploys. The idea being that the older the firm, the more experienced it is. So don't dismiss such offers lightly. www.goldsmith&bowers.com .co.uk can't exist). The age of the actual brand name over the door at that point seem qui...


Guardian Law Ltd: That's because while many people are very happy to post about the great pizza or hotel stay, they are less inclined to publicly discuss their messy divorce, bankruptcy, or criminal convictions. That's a good four decades of combined experience between them. class="i...


Hill House Chambers Barristers: For the case types they handle this isn't too much a concern. Typically we refer, like most consumers, to the third party boards such as Google, Yelp, Yell, Trustpilot, etc. So the fact this company receives praise from both direct public clients as well as other law firms ...


Hooper Hyde Solicitors: So don't take the fact a firm is a trading name of another company name as meaning anything at all. Certainly the language across the rest of the company's website also focuses on that mentality of long-term business relationships. This, and the odd search results, shouldn't...


JPS Walker Solicitors: class="infoquote "enabling us to provide expert experienced advice to our clients"< div> The first resource people normally turn to when researching any service provider are prior customer reviews. One of the best resources we always recommend people use when rese...


KRS Wills & Probate: Dates on the companies house website though are only when a firm becomes a limited company. They provide alternative trading names for each legal practice, case types handled, other office locations, languages spoken, and most usefully - the qualification dates of each solic...


Lefevres Scotland Ltd: But it certainly sounds impressive and from such a reputable, reliable source it's probably safe to assume it is so. Since the 90's the government has made an increasing effort to strip Legal Aid funding and eligibility as much as possible. One thing that can get con...


Mac Jones Solicitors: Normally you have to dig through several 'Excellent! Would recommend!' quotes to get to something useful. 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. Sadly we've seen many other firms fo...


Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors: If you've already gone through dozens of law websites today looking for the best firm for your case, you've probably noticed a lot of them use the same sort of 'sales pitch' language. We've seen people leave negative reviews for a Criminal Law firm refusing to take a Persona...


Milners Law LLP: Some staff have only a photo and direct contact details for each of them. class="infoquote "At Milners solicitors we offer a free initial consultation where you can speak to a member of our specialist team."< div> This may sound like an offer you'd expect from eve...


MJV Law Solicitors: Just ask and, if we can, we will."< div> Luckily The Law Society of England & Wales provides an excellent user side resource for people to check up on and verify certain aspects of the law firms under its care. But one thing we did notice as a recurring theme across ...


Fentimans My Law Matters: It's certainly something to bear in mind. The titular Nicholas Fentiman qualified in 1979, with various other solicitors joining after - right up to Nila Brailey who qualified in 2007. 9 times out of 10 the client feels a property sale should have gone faster or blames their...


One Law Solicitors & Barristers: Prior to this, if you needed a barrister to represent you in an actual court you would need to hire a solicitor who would then hire one on your behalf. They often sound very different from regular third party review forums as well. Barristers normally say very clearly on the...


LRose Law Ltd: Most people that end up on our site have usually already scrolled through a dozen or so law firm sites before getting here. Personal Injury ... class="infoquote "your case will be handled diligently, sensitively, and with the care and compassion it deserves"< div> ...


RM Solicitors: class="infoquote "Reynolds Macdonald Solicitors was established in 2007"< div> Considering there's still a huge number of law firms quoting ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1771', a firm that opened in 2007 may sound almost brand new in comparison. N...


Simper Law: For some reason though, the legal industry still has the complete opposite mentality. But it goes without saying that you can end up with a 1-year-qualified, completely inexperienced solicitor from a 200-year-old law firm just the same as you could get a 40-year-guru lawyer ...


Stowe Family Law Solicitors: Some firms like to write alot about themselves and their services. We always recommend speaking to someone at the firm before going ahead. Many firms will have testimonials on their website, but as they tend to be only the best possible comments - people want to find thos...


Summerfield Browne: The public reviews themselves are sometimes not very helpful either. Sounds like the best of both worlds . class="infoquote "able to say (and do) things in a way that doesn't sound confusing" "Listened to my contractual issue and dealt with it in a timely man...


Swain and Co Solicitors: We have over 200 firms in our database at the moment and only 22 of them will help with Legal Aid. On this occasion though all the https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 563652 young-and-co-solicitors-limited" information is listed< a> under the main branding parent f...


Taylor Price Legal Ltd: For example most firms will also claim a certain amount of experience, although not always in the clearest of way. We've seen them get one star ratings from people who are angry at a criminal defence firm refusing to take their divorce case. Watch out for firms that claim an...


Thaxted Legal Immigration: class="infoquote "We are a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA)"< div> So with Thaxted Legal immigration services being overseen by the OISC, members of the ILPA, registered as a limited company with https: find-and-update.company-inf...

Smith & Graham Solicitors: Since Covid hit we've seen a lot of law firms go under and a new wave of single proprietor practices has started pushing across the UK. Sadly establishment dates are one of those marketing things companies with less-than-good-intentions misuse all the time. If you https: s...


The Lady Barrister: We did find Stephanie provided help opinions for various news articles about her area of law including to https: www.express.co.uk news politics 1380364 Brexit-2021-timeline-important-milestones-EU-latest-news-EVG" The Express< a> and on a https: eachother.org.uk marria...


The Legal Practice Solicitors: The majority were clearly positive and a huge number focused on praising clear communication from the staff. class="infoquote "Whether you are an individual, small business or a more established firm, our approach is to work with you to provide clear, pragmatic, tai...


Trojan Solicitors: The honest truth, however, is that you could end up with a 1-year-qualified solicitor from a 200-year-old firm. Concerns about related domain names and online searches are really only urgent when it comes to property matters for the moment. The legal services ind...


Ullah Law Associates: The official site we link to above is www.ulasolicitors.com with www.ulasolicitors.co.uk not currently redirecting you there. We specialise in a wide range of services including Crime, Immigration, Personal Injury and Family."< div> It's something we've covered before, ...


Woodstock Legal Services Ltd: There are several other things that stood out to us about this firm as well such as the professional https: www.woodstocklegalservices.co.uk about#meettheteamanchor" team pages< a> showing staff profiles. Our poll a few years back resulted in only 8% of you saying yo...


Young & Co Solicitors: Therefore most of them refuse to work with Legal Aid. First thing to note of course is that Young & Co Solicitors is the official company name and Youngs Solicitors is simply how the branding is written. So because Young and Co deal with conveyancing, it is hugely important ...


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