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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: While many will offer customer testimonials on their website, the overwhelming majority prefer to get their client feedback from the independent forums such as Google, Trustpilot and Facebook. If you've just finished flicking through a dozen of them before arriving here you'...
Amy King Solicitor: It's a good sentiment. We've watched utterly confident large firm barristers get ignored by juries in a trial. But definitely, make sure the person you're hiring seems interested in you, has at least some experience, and targets the areas of law your case falls under. The of...
Baker Hardman Ltd: Both of the firms official sites are HTTPS secure for submitting your details in their contact form. So what are people saying on the comment forums? class="infoquote "good communication, successful,resolution and great compassion" "handled professionally a...
Brian Barr Ltd: So what are they saying about this firm on the independent forums? class="infoquote "began work immediately and tirelessly on my behalf for over four years" "nothing was too much trouble and communication was exceptional" "helped me through an absolute minefield"<...
Brodies Solicitors LLP: class="infoquote "on the ball, communication is second to none" "dealt with everything in a clear, timely and professional manner" "professional and empathetic, responding quickly and effectively" "I was well advised and supported"< div> Those are a few sn...
Cook Law in Wirral: Like when a new food item is trying to go viral, they'll push the idea of it belonging to a certain area. Unlike the Scottish and Irish law societies, the Law Society of England & Wales provide a great user-side database including https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office...
Crockett Solicitors: class="infoquote "If you are based in Leeds, then visit our free, legal advice drop-in clinic any Tuesday and Thursday between 2pm and 4:30pm"< div> The actual details of the advice clinic seems to change since Covid was upon us so it might be an idea to check o...
Defank Solicitors Croydon: As you go through the hundreds of law firm websites available for legal services in the UK, you've probably noticed a lot use the same sort of wording, images, and make the same claims such as being the 'best' or 'leading' at various things. class="infoquote "Our cost...
Dispute Resolver Consultancy: However it was difficult to find any on the public review boards such as Google or Trustpilot. class="infoquote "high level of expertise in resolving difficult and complex matters" "excellent attention to detail" "decisions were received promptly and the final dis...
CWJ Solicitors & Notaries: You can enter the name of a solicitor or a firm and https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 478054 clarkson-wright-jakes-ltd" see plenty of useful information< a> such as all trading names, offices addresses, alternate contact details, areas of law handle...
Drummond and Miller Solicitors:
This has had some great impacts on the industry in the way it deals with clients and the ease and speed at which things can be dealt with. Any concerns, ring your actual solicitor to check. It's very common for solicitors to use their names with an 'and' in between, ...
Eatons Solicitors Ltd: In fact, the percentage of legal matters being resolved without the client ever having to step foot inside an actual solicitors office is increasing year on year . One thing to watch for when researching though is that Google can often return zero reviews for a firm if you ...
EMD Law Solicitors: They do claim a long history with 'established in 1918' on the About Us page. If you're about to pay tens of thousands of pounds into an account and an email like that comes through - obviously you need to phone your solicitor at the firm to check.. But there's also some...
England & Derbyshire Solicitors:
Of course, the first thing people usually turn to when researching any potential company they might use - is prior client reviews. The easiest way to check up on the experience of the actual staff at the firm is to look them up on their Law Society page.
The ...
Eve Lake Conveyancing: Sadly that difference is often not explained well by either. These are usually a lower cost option compared to a conveyancing solicitor.
class="infoquote "Here at Eve Lake Conveyancing & Legal Services, we also provide home visits on request, outside of office hours...
Farah Family Law: Their web address matches the branding with www.farahfamilylaw.co.uk being the official web address too. Many legal practices offer the same thing for a range of legal matters. But when it comes to family law - it can be rare .
class="infoquote "With a focus on prof...
Frei Solicitors Ltd: So a lack of reviews is not a negative sign when it comes to companies that deal in legal matters. It's time consuming and costly. Founded by Hakan Doganci, this is a one-off firm on our network. People are simply not as quick to rush online and discuss how their criminal ...
Girlings Personal Injury Claims Ltd: Girlings point them out which is good to see. can provide you with advice and a free initial consultation"< div>
Dealing with the first part of that sentence first.
Girlings certainly comes under that description so 'specialist solicitors' is a deserved term in...
Garden Stirling Burnet: Sometimes a law firm will be specialist in an area of law such as litigation, but such may have multiple case titles within it such as personal injury, medical negligence, professional negligence, etc.
class="infoquote "With 30 years of experience under our belt, we ...
Harrisons Thames Valley Solicitors LLP:
Unfortunately for conveyancing firms when things go wrong they will usually get the blame no matter what has caused the delay or issue. That's a solid foundation. Property sales are also the only service we know of where people feel free to leave negative comments abo...
HCR Law Solicitors:
One issue people might encounter at the moment is Google has separated the reviews so that you can only view reviews of each individual office. Everything from a one-person sole practitioner setups to multi-office practices with hundreds of staff. However it's the ind...
Heritage Park Family Law: A solicitor may not be able to represent you in court while a barrister can. While many firms have testimonials on their website, the comments on independent forums usually have more impact:
class="infoquote "extremely helpful, knowledgeable and patient"
"enormousl...
Horsley Holdings Ltd: So where can you regularly get useful information about lawyers and legal practices? For example today we're using Horsley Law:
class="infoquote "A Law Firm With a Difference"< div>
As they claim at the very top of their website. 100% Satisfied Clients."< div>...
Kee Solicitors Family Law: We have one niche firm on our network handling only life-changing injury claims and another that only represents whistleblowers. But that made some of the drop down menus and site text a little harder to single out and use. It also seems to show a bit more faith in their se...
Large & Gibson Solicitors: You may be curious why we've reviewed the name 'QualitySolicitors' more than once on this site. 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) Cara Sandillon-Charl...
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.
But this is where our recommend resource - The Law Society of England & Wales - comes in. A firm that deals only with one case type s...
Mark Croft Motor Offence: So that could be 5 members of staff each with only 4 years of experience.
class="infoquote "I enjoyed a very successful career in the Magisterial Service as a Senior Legal Advisor before becoming a specialist criminal lawyer in private practice"< div>
Luckily t...
Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors Ltd:
class="infoquote "Communication is the key to the excellent level of client service that we deliver. There is no way to see overall reviews and ratings on larger companies as far as we can see. However, if you live in England and Wales this is something you can easil...
McCarthy and Co Solicitors: Ampersands and plus signs cannot be in web addresses. 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.
This offers huge advantages when trying to verify a law firm or...
SG Murphy & Co Ltd: At this point if you've been searching for legal services for a few hours already you may be starting to think that they all sound the same. There is also a case studies section detailing example cases for each case type along with the problems faced and timescales involved....
Nero Legal Solicitors:
Overall the reviews for this firm were positive and mostly related to their Conveyance services. Either they offer a unique type of service, handle a unique case range, utilise a unique setup, or stand out from the others in just their style or site language. So sear...
MPGQS: These are businesses who are willing to have their brand name displayed as recommending the services of another commercial firm. We discussed the new Direct Access scheme in the previous article which allows people to hire a Barrister directly rather than having to pay a s...
Oakwood Property Solicitors: Those were some snippets from the firm's own website where they list several such testimonials. It doesn't help that so many law firms repeat the same sales pitches, use the same language and even seem to use the same stock photos. If you have access to the possible services...
PCS Legal Conveyancing: Before going ahead with anything make sure you have spoken to both parties to ensure they are willing to work together. There's the https: www.sra.org.uk consumers register " Solicitors Regulation Authority< a> and more.
class="infoquote "We are committed to ens...
Landlord Eviction Solicitor in Southport, Lancs: So what can you look out for to help distinguish between the vast numbers of legal practices out there? How can you find the best balance of options to match your needs?
First, note that in the UK there is a difference between a 'lawyer' and a 'solicitor'.
cla...
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.
Be aware that the firm's official s...
Sternberg Reed Solicitors: Stating a larger size of firm can convey the idea of considerable resources for your case and a wide range of talent within the company to draw from. But the most common way people confirm about a company's 'exceptional customer service' is by checking the independent revi...
Thomas & Thomas Solicitors:
Be aware that Google has changed how it displays reviews and nowadays you sometimes have to enter the location to see any reviews at all. It can be very confusing trying to navigate the world of 'marketing jargon'. However this is something you can actually check up o...
TWB Probate Solicitors Ltd: The SRA's site is not the best laid out though and the search can be difficult to navigate.
class="infoquote "... This is a group of advisors that have consultants on staff. This is to let people realise and choose from more options than they might think are availa...
UVS Law Ltd:
It's often easy to check if a law firm or lawyer is valid in the UK by checking with the SRA and https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 32565 uvs-law-limited?Solicitors=True" Law Society< a> websites. UK Immigration Law is governed by the Immigrati...
Walker Foster Ltd: These are some snippets and they are clearly positive. If they have one, they will definitely mention it or have the CQS stamp displayed - usually at the bottom of every page. The .com version is https-secure though for submitting your personal details on their contact form...
Waterstone PS:
But even if the firm you're checking on does have a website, we still recommend https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation people 606048 waterstone-partnership-solicitors?Solicitors=True" taking a look at< a> the law society's site. Especially in the legal in...
Wolf Law Ltd:
class="infoquote "Our expert team of personal injury specialists can help with any type of claim."< div>
Luckily for the English and Welsh, the national Law Society has an amazing website full of userside data to help you verify a firm's claims about 'experts' ...
WYM Legal Solicitors: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 594464 wym-legal-limited" look up this firm< a> on the society's site you'll see WYMLegal are registered and, at the time of writing, have 10 solicitors on staff.
You must take extra care when dealing with house sel...
Law Solicitors:
class="infoquote "Our Client's are our number one priority."< div>
The most common check people do when researching a service provider is the prior customer reviews. The official site for this firm has a less usual ending to being www.your.law and no other websi...
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