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www.acsl.org.uk: You can easily end up with a 1-year qualified solicitor from a 150-year-old firm. We've been working in the legal industry for over 20 years now, just about to celebrate (a loose use of the word) our 25th year in the business. We know this does happen alot with proper...
www.amykinglegal.co.uk: The idea being that the older a law firm is, the more experience it has. Also, you could very well end up with a 1-year-qualified solicitor from a 200 year old law firm while there are plenty of highly experienced lawyers at brand new firms. We've watched insurance firms spe...
www.bakerhardman.co.uk: With our own firm being based in Scotland, that's a difficult thing for us to admit . So we always recommend reading through comments when looking up a firm rather than simply flicking through star ratings. Top Solicitors in Preston and Glasgow."< div> That's an ope...
www.brianbarr.co.uk: 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"<...
www.brodies.com: So what other factors can you use to distinguish between legal service providers? class="infoquote "Search our team of legal experts, and find the right person to discuss your needs."< div> That's a quote from Brodie's own website and brings us to our first reso...
www.calioclaims.co.uk: That's probably why only 8% of people clicked that they trusted company provided testimonials in our poll last year. 'calio claims glasgow', which might show up different reviews than 'calio claims edinburgh'. First is that every personal injury firm should charge you no fee...
www.cook-law.co.uk: class="infoquote "kept us well informed the whole time" "answered all of our questions promptly and with full clarity" "extremely supportive and incredibly efficient" "we received regular communications and advice"< div> Those are a few snippets from thir...
www.crockettsolicitors.co.uk: However we would not suggest putting as much stock in founding dates. Despite the general concept amongst people in the UK that there is free legal help for them if they can't afford it - that is not always the case. Today's article covers a specialist law firm. There are so...
www.cullimoredutton.co.uk: The firm's branding is Cullimore Dutton (not Cullimore and Dutton) which are two unique names so nearly all misspellings we tried brought up the same firm in a search. class="infoquote "We believe that consulting a solicitor or financial advisor should be as stress fr...
www.cwj.co.uk: While not a foolproof way of ensuring experience, it can certainly help. We see many legal practices touting 'established in' dates with the obviously intention of implying they are more experienced and well-established than others. class="infoquote "We support a numb...
www.defanksolicitors.com: The firm's official site is www.defanksolicitors.com but www.defanksolicitors.co.uk is not owned by them. It's much harder to find firms that list general costs for other matters because of how varied they can be. If they have a valid SRA number (Solicitors Regulation Auth...
www.drummondmiller.co.uk: These snippets above are from a Drummond Miller testimonial page and whilst all the comments are clearly going to be positive (we've seen only one firm that posted both positive and negative reviews on their own site) they don't actually tell you much about the past client...
www.eatons-solicitors.co.uk: That could simply mean they have 10 members of staff with 2 years of experience each. We don't think the age of the brand should sway you. But there won't be a 150 year old guru sat behind a desk monitoring everything. Also 'eatons solicitors leeds' will bring up different r...
www.edclord.co.uk: Google has changed so that sometimes you have to enter in the full name of a firm and it's location in order to see reviews - e.g. The website offers a comprehensive overview of the legal services the firm provides, including commercial law, employment law, family law, litig...
www.emdlaw.co.uk: only 8% of you apparently trust company provided comments. We've also seen some search results for this firm under 'Hastings' and 'Maidstone' as those are much larger cities near their offices. Please note that even if you see a firm touting an ancient date such as 'establis...
www.englandderbyshire.co.uk: This means that once you enter your details into their website, they will then sell your details on to an actual law firm. So always pay attention to which website you are on and who you are discussing your case with.. The SRA is the Solicitors Regulation Authority and you c...
www.nerolegal.com: Sometimes simply on the basis of one email telling them the bank details had changed. But when you think about it, are there any firms that would claim to offer 'impractical, out of date advice and cost movers more'? It's unlikely.
Of course, thousands of law firms ge...
www.evelake.co.uk:
This is hugely important to note because for property matters you absolutely need to make sure you are on the correct site and only discussing the sale with your firm. How does Eve Lake Conveyancing fare on the comment forums?
class="infoquote "provided excepti...
www.farahfamilylaw.co.uk:
The reason people like the word "specialist" so much, is it makes them think the firm has - not just extensive experience - but a real desire to handle such cases. But always pay attention to what site you are on and who is actually emailing you. Because even though ...
www.freisolicitors.com: We try to find a range of professionals in various sections of law. The company provides quite a few on their testimonials page:
class="infoquote "ability to cut through the predictable politics of a project"
"done a fantastic job at alleviating the great anxiety ...
www.girlings.com: Some firms have testimonials on their websites but we tend not to cover them as according to our poll a few years back - only 8% of you trust company provided testimonials. Today's article focuses on the firm Girlings which has a setup that might seem different and even unus...
www.gsbsolicitors.co.uk: You can no longer look up reviews for an overall company. In recent years conveyance solicitors and their clients have been the targets of multiple scams. Also note the spelling matches the town stirling, not 'sterling' after the money. The Law Society's https: www.lawscot...
www.harrisonssolicitors.com: The most common way to check up on this is the public review boards such as Google, Trustpilot, Facebook, etc. You are not walking into the actual office and talking with the staff. We had to look up individual listing information and reviews for each individual office. It d...
www.hcrlaw.com: So you have to look up "hcr legal cheltenham reviews" to see comments about that office while "hcr solicitors worcester" will bring up completely different feedback. There is a wide range of law firms to choose from when seeking legal help.
One issue people might enco...
www.heritageparkfamilylaw.com: Since the explosion of the internet, we are now a good few decades away from people being forced to use the law firm on their local high street. Many amazing firms with a long histories have only a handful or even zero reviews.
class="infoquote "Evening and weekend ap...
www.horsleylaw.co.uk: 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...
www.keesolicitors.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Our experienced family lawyers will listen and understand your circumstances, before agreeing a plan to achieve the best outcome for you and your family."< div>
There is an amazing resource online that provides you with a wealth of details abo...
www.largeandgibson.co.uk: As mentioned before the firm's own website www.largeandgibson.co.uk currently redirects to a section on the main QS site - www.qualitysolicitors.com largeandgibson so you need to make sure you go to that specific web address.
On the law society site you'll see a https...
www.louizecoaching.co.uk: But a divorce coach might be useful if you find yourself lost or stuck, unsure how to move forward, or struggling with communication and conflict during the process. This may involve exploring career changes, lifestyle shifts, or emotional healing. This assists with decision...
www.lyonslaw.co.uk: For example if a solicitor states they have 20 years of experience, that's great.
Prior to online searching, people would have to look up what law firms were local to them either in the phone book or Yellow Pages. Because some can be quite sneaky about it. We help and...
www.mark-croft-solicitor.co.uk: That's how uncommon it is. Todays article will focus on the motor offence solicitor Mark Croft as there are some interesting things to point out regarding his services and website which can help when trying to find a way to distinguish one firm from another. If you https:...
www.marsdenrawsthorn.com: If a firm handles Property sales for example, they will often have lower scores as no-one is ever satisfied with their house sale. We highly advise reading through actual comments when it comes to law firms though.
For each firm in their database you can see any alter...
www.mccarthy.ie:
class="infoquote "At our last Q9000 quality assurance audit we were rated 99%."< div>
They have accreditation from various organisations such as APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) as well as a quality assurance stamp from LQSI (Legal Quality Standards...
www.mpgqs.com:
Luckily, a range of options have become available that can really help people obtain swift, cost-effective help.
class="infoquote "MPG have developed an international capability to handle all the financial, commercial, contractual and engineering aspects of a...
www.murphysolicitors.co.uk: Including each side leaving negative feedback on each other's firm.
class="infoquote "At SG Murphy Solicitors we want to provide a level of customer service that will exceed your expectations. Watch out for general themes both positive and negative in the reviews as w...
www.njslaw.co.uk: At the moment there don't seem to be many scams involving the case types NJS focus on (e.g.
We did originally promote a firm called Nicholson Jones Sutton Solicitors using the njslaw web address.
If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 37242 njs-law-l...
www.oakwoodsolicitors.co.uk: There are still far too many solicitors taking on a case then placing all the communication responsibility on a secretary or paralegal. But while these terms sound wonderful, they are not really helpful for consumers in their search to tell firms apart. Oakwood have a https...
www.pcslegal.co.uk: It introduces a regulatory name many may not be familiar with . But at the time of writing the firm had an average star rating of 3.9 which might be confusing.
We've also seen buyers leave negative reviews on the seller's solicitor, which simply does not happen with ...
www.dispute-resolver.com: We found a website https: www.tradingstandards.uk consumer-help adr-approved-bodies " listing ADR firms< a> but it seemed to be aimed at specific industries which doesn't match what most people will be looking for. 'dispute' and 'resolver'. For ADR matters this is not as ...
www.sarahandrewslaw.co.uk: This includes contact details, office addresses, languages spoken, areas of law covered and the number of years each solicitor at a firm has been a qualified solicitor. My aim is to provide clear, practical, timely advice and services to my clients at a fair price."< div> ...
www.solidaire.co.uk: Things like this are important to note as there is https: www.ncsc.gov.uk guidance phishing" a lot of fraud< a> targeting customers of law firms at the moment. This means you are able to verify the 'experience' level of any solicitor you might be thinking of using. Th...
www.sternberg-reed.co.uk:
class="infoquote "Our aim is to provide exceptional customer service, tailored to the needs of our clients."< div>
The staff roster shows a wide range of seasoned heads (hopefully with plenty of fresh legs to keep things moving). But when it comes to legal servi...
www.thomasandthomassolicitors.co.uk: The .com and other variants such as www.thomasandthomas.co.uk also do not bring the correct firm up. That's because hardly anyone is ever happy with how long it takes and there are always problems (most of which are outside the solicitor's control but still they get the blam...
www.tlps.co.uk: Something you just don't see elsewhere. To start with, Google is trying to be stricter on review searches, so these days you sometimes have to type in the city of the firm along with the name to get reviews to show up (e.g.
class="infoquote "Our Solicitors offer pers...
www.twbprobatesolicitors.com:
But there is an area of law with some confusion when it comes to specialisms. The SRA's site is not the best laid out though and the search can be difficult to navigate. Not just for your chances of obtaining the result you want, but for cost as well. Unfortunately, i...
www.uvslaw.co.uk: Immigration is also a quickly changing area of law , so whether you choose a specialist firm like UVS Law or a specialist solicitor within a larger firm - it is clearly advisable to ensure the person representing you is focused and keeping up to date on industry and interna...
www.walkerfoster.com:
So what can you do? There are several independent ways of checking up on a firm but you're going to have to do some leg work rather than rely on the firm to tell you what you want to know. You need to search for reviews on each individual office - e.g. The official sit...
www.waterstoneps.com: Of course, if the firm's website is down then there will be no testimonials pages for you to look through. This is because in nearly every property buying selling situation that has ever occurred in the UK - someone will have been unhappy about how long it took.
When ...
www.wolflaw.co.uk: All firms can call themselves 'leading' in one thing or another. It sounds great, but if you think about it there won't be a single firm that claims to be 'nonsense spouting', 'dishonest', or 'uncaring'.
class="infoquote "Get in touch today and we'll assess your case ...
www.wymlegal.com: However, when it comes to law firms we always recommend people read the actual reviews for context rather than flicking through only star ratings. Don't judge these firms too harshly.
class="infoquote "We provide the best customer service in the industry, combined ...
www.your.law:
class="infoquote "We focus on ... The name they use on their branding however is just "Law". It's very difficult to work out which law firm is best for your case based on simply flicking through each firm's website. getting you the best outcome possible and delivering...
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