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www.2hb.co.uk: Not least because they provide very little data on firms and a search function that is hard to find and harder to navigate. If you search the usual comment boards such as Google, Trustpilot, or Facebook there may only be a handful of reviews or ratings and they will always b...
www.antonyhodari.co.uk: Just watch out for ads using keyword matching to display. The bulk of reviews for AntonyHodari were positive and many reflected their claim quoted above about promising to keep people in the loop: class="infoquote "I’m now getting all my repairs done but the housi...
www.argueandco.co.uk: It depends greatly on the case type. So what are the review boards saying about Argue & Co as a firm? Well at the time of writing there were only a handful of reviews around the web in the usual places (Google, Trustpilot, Yell, Yelp, etc). Especially in more personally inv...
www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk: This is because there is always delays, complications, and sometimes complete failure but with both sides continually unhappy with the other. Whilst many people are happy to post about a pizza they've just ordered, most do not wish to discuss their messy divorce, bankruptcy,...
www.beersllp.com: If you've read through any of our other law firm cover articles, you'll hopefully know that we do our best to write unbiased information. The Law Society database also lets you see if a firm really does 'specialise' in your case type. So how can you tell if a firm...
www.belllax.com: That's the type that has several specialist solicitors under one roof. class="infoquote "With our experience of acting for claimants and defendants we can spot potential problems early"< div> A quick note on navigation. Many of which probably wouldn't interest me...
www.blzsolicitors.co.uk: The firm's branding is BLZ Solicitors and they come up for searches for that name no problem. No really, that last one actually happens more than we ever thought possible. We like to make sure we have a selection of types of help here on the 1to1Legal site. That's not the ca...
www.branchaustinmccormick.com: It's always been said to never ask a lady her age, but I hope the female staff of Branch Austin McCormick will forgive us posting their qualification dates in this instance to showcase their firm. But we'll come back to whether Branch Austin McCormick fit this description la...
www.bridgemcfarland.co.uk: The negative ones all seemed to relate to delays in a house purchase. So what are previous clients saying? Certainly there are a bunch of testimonials on the Bridge McFarland website. Take this example: class="infoquote "Bridge McFarland LLP is a leading regional law ...
www.woodstocklegalservices.co.uk:
So when we came across Woodstock Legal Services it was a pleasant surprise to discover their setup, staff, and backgrounds could match some of the larger brandings we work with (and many we don't). Having worked in the legal industry for over 20 years we're still sur...
www.brownandcosolicitors.co.uk: It's clear someone didn't do that because one of the law firm's reviews states 5 stars and:
class="infoquote "really upped it's game on the food recently"< div>
The geniune reviews on the firm's legal services seem very positive. If you https: solicitors.lawso...
www.burtonlaw.co.uk: Whilst most of our articles are about individual firms along with the pros cons and things that stood out, today's piece on Burton & Co LLP will have to cover some new ground. (Obviously, otherwise we wouldn't have added them to our network of searchable legal practices.)
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www.celsolicitors.co.uk: Quite often negative ratings are left by the side the law firm beat in court. We haven't looked in depth at their recruitment program so are unaware of any job vacancies available. The legal industry struggles badly with catching up with the times. So to see CEL stating some...
www.cooks-solicitors.co.uk: It also means you've got the best of both worlds - i.e. So make sure to read the reasons for any negative rating that has been left.
Whilst that might mean you'll need slightly more concentration to make sure your researching information about the actual office rather ...
www.davidstinson.co.uk: they are all forms of litigation and typically follow the same process for a successful conclusion.
class="infoquote "We work on road accident claims and workplace accident claims among others on a no win no fee basis."< div>
All law offices that handle injury co...
www.disrepairclaim.co.uk: In fact, solicitors themselves https: www.legalfutures.co.uk latest-news solicitor-sanctioned-for-dealing-with-unregulated-cmcs" can be fined and even stricken off< a> for dealing with unregulated claims management companies.
To sum up, working with a CMC is an aber...
www.dylannair.com: The official site we link to above is www.dylannair.com however www.dylannair.co.uk does not seem to be currently owned by anyone. So much so that when people search for reviews about solicitors but see very few - they could think something was wrong. That's a decent offer b...
www.fair-result.co.uk: Not every legal matter requires a full-on solicitor.
The legal industry is awash with firms boasting 200+ year old histories. Most lawyers will give you 15-60 minutes of their time over the phone before starting the billing clock. A big part of their setup seems to be ...
www.frazercoogans.co.uk: led Frazer Coogans into rapid expansion to be one of the leading firms in the West Coast of Scotland."< div>
It's hugely common for companies to claim they are 'one of the leading' in something. It's one of those marketing jargon phrases that sounds great but essentiall...
www.fultons-scotland.co.uk: As that information isn't readily available in Scotland (yet) we have to do a bit more digging. Those few extra case types and the conveyancing make up the firm's full case range.
class="infoquote "approach was both professional and personal throughout the whole proce...
www.hawklaw.co.uk: Sometimes over something as simple as a couple of offical looking emails telling them to pay their huge house deposit into a different bank account.
One thing people do comment on readily though when it comes to legal services - is property matters.
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www.hillhousechambers.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Are you a solicitor looking for a barrister to instruct, or a member of the public looking for the right direct access barrister for your case, what should you be looking for?"< div>
That snippet from the Hill House website is certainly a good s...
www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk: A large firm that gives you a free interview to discuss your case and costs before making you sign the dotted line is actually rarer than you might think . Whilst there will be some variations, most of the Stowe solicitor office locations we checked were open until 7pm eac...
www.hooperhyde.com: We currently showcase the regular high-street-style solicitors people have come to expect, as well as some alternative services that act as an in-house legal team of their own. But it can sometimes be difficult to get the information due to many firms using trading names. So...
www.jacobslaw.org:
What we do offer that's quite unique ( and hopefully therefore quite helpful amongst a sea of online commentary) is our experience and expertise at having worked within the legal industry for more than twenty years. Sadly buying or selling a house in England Wales is f...
www.jpswalker.co.uk: This is often referred to as a 'conditional fee' arrangement and will typically be around 25% of your settlement. More and more people are becoming aware of just how much of a difference a specialist can make to a case. It's a distinction we feel people should certainly be...
www.krsep.co.uk: But be aware that Google still allows keyword matching in their ads with trademark protection protocols that can be very, very slow to pick up abuse. where the majority are all like this and very positive . Why people fall for that, we don't really know. This is a great be...
www.lefevres.law:
class="infoquote "Extensive experience on your side. At 1to1Legal we try to get a varied selection of options for people to choose from. The number of years' experience your actual solicitor has and whether they've spent that time working on a wide range of cases sim...
www.macjones.com: We try our best to provide a range of options for people searching for help. That means not just the regular high street solicitor but also barristers for direct access, accountants where a solicitor might not be needed for a tax matter, or paralegals for cheaper will proc...
www.mckielegal.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Ive been asked a few times already 'which Barrister did you use?'"< div>
This is a quote from the firm's website relating to a review from another law firm (Scott Rees). If you scroll to the bottom of the page you'll usually see a statement like...
www.michaelleightonjones.com: Useful context for negative reviews should be used to check if there is a theme.
class="infoquote "As a firm, our experience and expertise covers a wide variety of legal areas."< div>
If you check out the https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office people 418988 ...
www.milnerslaw.com: If you saw someone posting a negative review about Pizza Hut saying 'they wouldn't sell me a Big Mac!' - you'd think they were a little nuts. People naturally write differently in response to these requests from the actual firm compared to how they write comments to their ci...
www.mjvlaw.co.uk:
A few tips on independent comment boards: Read through those comments and never rely on average star ratings. The last two though could mean a range of things but usually that they've added up all the years of experience of all the staff together.
The question of...
www.mylawmatters.co.uk: In fact, that's something we always recommend when it comes to law firms. According to the law society website, the solicitors behind My Law Matters have a range of entry dates into the legal professional. Sometimes they end up pushing the original name into the background i...
www.onelawchambers.com: That may sound like a large number of firms to be in a 'best of' list. So how do you know which ones are experienced, qualified, and right for you? There are of course several good resources to help you such as the various law societies. When a company posts positive feedb...
www.pacificlaw.co.uk:
Either way should really make no difference to your choice though.
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The most common piece of research people do over any service pro...
www.rf-law.co.uk: The main reason they haven't managed to pick a legal help provider already is often an inability to tell each of them apart .
Another resource to help with this is one we frequently recommend in our articles - The Law Society of England & Wales' website.
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www.rmsolicitors.com: This is quite common for more difficult matters such as medical negligence. That means should the case lose, the insurance policy pays your solicitor for the work they did. The former will bring up the correct firm during related searches no problem.
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www.simperlaw.com: That means most rely on the public review forums such as Google, Facebook, Yelp, Yell.com and Trustpilot. We've also seen several negative ratings by people who were angry that a firm refused to take their case on - which seems really unfair. It's very common in law firm rev...
www.smithandgraham.co.uk: We've seen companies claim 150-year origins simply for moving into the old premises of a much older firm. If a firm has more than one office some sites like Google will only show reviews for each individual office names in the search.
The other item in the original quo...
www.springleandco.co.uk: Increasingly so these days. Apparently it seems to be much easier to https: www.lloydsbank.com help-guidance protecting-yourself-from-fraud invoice-scams.html#:~:text=Fraudsters%20can%20send%20scam%20emails,rush%20you%20to%20pay%20up." convince people to hand over their h...
www.summerfieldbrowne.com: How do you check that? The best resource we've found so far online is the website for The Law Society of England & Wales. which significantly reduces our overheads, and which means we can transfer the benefit of those cost savings back to our customers in the form of competi...
www.swainandco.com: Testimonials always look different from third party review site comments because they are typically a page of positive-only messages from people the firm have hand chosen. Now we come to a firm with several separate offices but different names for some of them. The official...
www.taylorprice.co.uk: Taylor Price is registered with The Law Society of England & Wales which has the best user-side offering we know of amongst such organisations. The age of the law office's brand name is therefore rather unimportant. Taylor Price has a group of lawyers who joined the professi...
www.thaxtedlegal.com:
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...
www.theladybarrister.co.uk: We think that lends far more weight to the review so have decided to include such snippets this time. Even reviews are hard to come by which we'll cover in a moment. Just watch out for Google always sneaking rival adverts in.
We hope that helps clarify some differenc...
www.thelegalpractice.co.uk: But some of the things we'll cover now will hopefully provide a little more insight into the general issues within the legal industry for people trying to check up on the firms they encounter.
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www.trojansolicitors.com: Whilst I don't think the public are naive enough to think there are 200 year old solicitors working within these law offices - it can push forward the idea that such a firm has more experience than a newer firm.
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www.ulasolicitors.com: Those are the types of cases scammers tend to target. Ever since the '90s the government has been stripping away what Legal Aid covers and the amount a solicitor can earn under it's scheme. That in itself is a positive sign not to be dismissed . Reading between the lines, i...
www.whsolicitors.co.uk: Immigration is constantly changing, increasingly complicated, time limited, and not something you get quick second chances at. It may be a phrase we dislike resorting to, but it fits. The firm's official website is www.whsolicitors.co.uk but www.whsolicitors.com is for a com...
www.youngs.law: It's quite a common company name really, so make sure you are on the correct site. As our poll last year indicated - only 8% of people seemed to take company provided testimonials into account when making up their minds about a firm. Sometimes it's as little as having receiv...
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