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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:2 Harcourt Chambers: The snippets above are therefore gathered from various industry websites such as https: www.legal500.com " The Legal 500< a> and the official Chambers rankings. class="infoquote "We welcome instructions from professional clients in both public and private pra...
A City Law Firm: Some firms may state they have '15 years combined experience' or '10 years experience within the firm' which might mean they have 5x staff each with only 3 years of experience. class="infoquote "We can be flexible with our fee structure and will consider differen...
A.C.S.L. Solicitors: We are a team of closely knit legal professionals who all enjoy our jobs every single day."< div> There are many firms out there claiming foundation dates going right back to the 1800s. class="infoquote "All went smoothly and they kept me informed at each stage"...
Amy King Solicitor: People are weird. Watch out for firms that use marketing jargon. https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk person 6540 amy-jane-king" In this case< a> you can see Amy King qualified in 1995. If you type in the name of a firm instead, you will be shown a list of all registered s...
Backhouse Solicitors Ltd: etc. Whilst many people are happy to post about a pizza they've just ordered, most do not wish to discuss their messy divorce, bankruptcy, or life changing injury claim so publicly. That certainly seemed to be true in the early days, but sadly Google's unchallenged buy...
Brian Barr Ltd: class="infoquote "Specialists in serious, catastrophic and brain injury claims"< div> For the website of Brian Barr Solicitors it's easier to distinguish this because they really only handle these types of cases. There are plenty which simply string out a list ...
Buchanan & Co Solicitors Ltd: We've been working in the legal industry for over 20 years and have never seen a property law firm without such comments left. Unfortunately even the best firm out there will end up with complaints about delays in property sales. People have handed over https: www.lawsoc...
Calio Claims by Lindsays: That's probably why only 8% of people clicked that they trusted company provided testimonials in our poll last year. e.g. class="infoquote "With one of the largest personal injury teams in Scotland, we help people secure the compensation they deserve in relation to a...
Cullimore Dutton Solicitors Ltd: class="infoquote "Every day we change the lives of our Clients, Colleagues & Community through expert Legal and Financial solutions."< div> That looks like a big claim listed on the front page of the Cullimore Dutton website. If you've flicked through a few of o...
Defank Solicitors Croydon: The firm's official site is www.defanksolicitors.com but www.defanksolicitors.co.uk is not owned by them. 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 ...
Drummond and Miller Solicitors: This is because in property matters, clients are very, very, very rarely happy with how things have gone and especially with the speed it has gone. They are all still mostly positive and at the time of writing DM had a Google rating of 4.4 stars. The Law Society of England &...
Eatons Solicitors Ltd: So absolutely, for law firms at least you need to read the actual comments for context. They also seem to have bought other variants such as www.eatonssolicitors.co.uk which is actually much more helpful and security conscious than you might think. class="infoquot...
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...
EDC Lord Solicitors: EDC Lord & Co Solicitors is a UK law firm that provides a variety of legal services to clients. Far too many people https: www.theguardian.com money 2019 aug 24 the-45000-deposit-for-our-first-home-was-stolen-and-the-banks-did-nothing" new="target have handed their entire ...
EMD Law Solicitors: On this occasion the firm's official web address also matches the branding being located at www.emdlaw.co.uk, but note that www.emdlaw.com is for a different firm.
class="infoquote "The firm has two offices; the Head Office is in Staplehurst, Kent and there is a branc...
Foster & Coleman Solicitors: So what can you use to separate them and find the firm that fits your needs best?
class="infoquote "Foster & Coleman are a dynamic law firm providing the very best advice and representation in relation to a wide range of practice areas."< div>
This snippet fr...
Frei Solicitors Ltd:
class="infoquote "extremely clear, concise, practical and courteous"
"very happy with the company providing a tailored service for my company"
"simplified the entire process for my matter"< div>
Those are some snippets about Frei Solicitors from the public ...
Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd: They also https: girlingspersonalinjury.co.uk news.php?page=1" share case studies< a> which for some reason many people find facinating on their own.
The Government has continued to strip Legal Aid and reduced the amount of people it can help to almost sub-decimal p...
Goldsmith Bowers Solicitors Ltd: Excellent recovery rates"< div>
We would never generally recommend one firm over another as each client's individual circumstances and even location play a huge role in which firm might be best for them.
One thing to remember is to match the size of the business ...
Guardian Law Ltd:
class="infoquote "Our role is to guide and support you through contentious staff issues affecting your business as painlessly as possible."< div>
This means that if you see any law firm with a minimum number of reviews, it's inadvisable to take that as a negativ...
Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP: The 'feel' of a firm is lost to the 'look' of it.
class="infoquote "The transaction will be handled by our qualified conveyancing solicitors from beginning to end."< div>
This is also a statement nearly every firm will make but you can actually check up on this...
HCR Law Solicitors:
class="infoquote "We work as part of our parent law firm, Harrison Clark Rickerbys, whose roots stretch back to 1796."< div>
Over that length of time there have been several name changes and mergers for the company during growth. We highly recommend reading thr...
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. That should not be held against them as it's simply people are not as keen to discuss their private lives compared to a ...
Horsley Holdings Ltd: We've long advocated people use this online resource when looking into hiring a legal professional because they provide a wealth of information about each firm's contact details, alternate trading names, languages spoken, and the experience expertise of individual solicito...
Kee Solicitors Family Law:
This is more important for clients hiring lawyers that deal with property matters than family law clients really.
class="infoquote "Our experienced family lawyers will listen and understand your circumstances, before agreeing a plan to achieve the best outcome...
Large & Gibson Solicitors: That's also how they are displayed on the website of The Law Society of England and Wales which is a resource we are constantly recommending . Not QS as a whole.
class="infoquote "Meet your lawyer face-to-face and speak directly to staff familiar with your matter."< ...
LS Legal Solicitors: For example, many people seek specialist firms for cases such as Motoring Offences, Divorce, and Conveyancing in the hope that the focused attention and specific experience will provide a better outcome in a swifter time. It can get very confusing when trying to find a soli...
Lyons Law: Lyons makes no such claim. The same issues arise for positive reviews as well. We help and advise clients throughout Bristol, North and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire."< div>
All this wording aside, though, we want to tell you about a great resource th...
Mark Croft Motor Offence:
class="infoquote "I recently obtained a discontinuance of a road traffic case on behalf of a certain Insurance Company, that led to a saving of in excess of £2.5 million in potential damages."< div>
Mark Croft's site doesn't have a lot of extra pages. We'v...
McCarthy and Co Solicitors: But every little helps. But pay attention whether any claims a firm make are actually backed up. They are not the be-all and end-all of important things to check.
class="infoquote "At our last Q9000 quality assurance audit we were rated 99%."< div>
They have a...
SG Murphy & Co Ltd: That's quite unusual though for a firm that deals with property. That doesn't seem to be the case here. These are just little things but you need to keep vigilant - especially with property matters. But it often just takes a little bit of standing back and reasoning. In the ...
Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors Ltd: Don't fall for stuff like that. Seasoned heads but with fresh eyes , so to speak. Alternate searches such as 'njs law' or even typical mis-spellings such as 'nicholas jones sutton' brought up the correct firm. Which is reflected on their website where they state a list of l...
Oakwood Property Solicitors: So what can you do?
class="infoquote "As a multi service law firm based in Leeds, we offer clear, practical support and guidance for all of the legal issues affecting individuals and businesses"< div>
That's a snippet from the site of the firm Oakwood Solicito...
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. They do use some of the wording we mentioned before, such as:
class="infoquote "Our team of experie...
The Law Partnership Ltd: If a single solicitor lists twenty different types of injury claim - they are still a specialist in Personal Injury law. While that may have meant something several decades ago, it is no longer any measure of a company's promise.
That means you can look up how many yea...
UVS Law Ltd:
This includes Business Immigration such as Sponsorship Licences and Skilled Workers, Personal Immigration such as Partner Routes (e.g.
UVS Law is a more recently set up branding than others, but it should be pointed out that the age of the firm bears no indicatio...
Walker Foster Ltd: These are some snippets and they are clearly positive.
A quick note on navigation. 'walker foster skipton'. We're not a fan of founding date claims either, but that's a discussion for another article. That's a wide range of seasoned heads with fresh eyes (no offense...
Waterstone PS: This includes any alternative trading names, contact details, areas of law covered, languages spoken and so on. For example, for Waterstone they list solicitors Rayhan Ahmed who qualified in 2009, Akeel Hussain (2015), and others right up to Akaash Hussain who joined the pro...
WH Law Ltd:
class="infoquote "I received my settlement status within a couple of weeks even though it was a late submission application."
"The outcome was very positive. Does WH Solicitors have that? The easiest way to check on a firm is to use The Law Society of England & W...
Wildcat Law Solicitors:
class="infoquote "We offer a 'Third way' service.
class="infoquote "Unlike most law firms in England and Wales we offer both Solicitors and Barristers in one firm."< div>
This statement on Wildcat Law's site is another that stood out to us as important. ...
Wilford Smith: Those are merely claims about the firm's branding having existed for a really long time. Keep aware of which site you are on and never discuss payment details via email.. Also if you see the name WS Strategic Ltd, that is the official name of the firm listed with Companies H...
Wolf Law Ltd: That's because many legal practices handle conveyancing property matters which are always frustrating and take too long. This is usually as a percentage of any compensation recovered. We have seen some sites peg the firm in Birkenhead, Hoylake, Prenton, and Oxton.
Tha...
Law Solicitors: But the first thing we would recommend when searching for legal help is not to get taken in with marketing jargon. If you see a website claiming 'established in 1881' or ancient founding dates - that's obviously meant to give the impression that the firm is well-establish...
Eve Lake Conveyancing:
class="infoquote "We want to help you achieve a stress-free & straight forward homemove or remortgage."< div>
Of course once you've settled on the idea of which route to go, picking the firm is going to be difficult as well.
This is hugely important to no...
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