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www.2hb.co.uk: 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. A chambers is more like an introduction umbrella between clients and possible representation. So whilst T...
www.acitylawfirm.com: However for business to business service providers such as A City Law Firm such testimonials pages are usually a little different. The site is https secure for submitting your details via their online form. Plus with all the phishing scams still going on alwa...
www.antonyhodari.co.uk: Just watch out for ads using keyword matching to display. It certainly does help to have someone very interested in your specific case type handling the matter for you though. class="infoquote "Founded in Manchester in 1984, we have over 35 years experience of helpin...
www.backhouse-solicitors.co.uk: This is because of the huge number of scams currently out there. It's a firm we've worked with for many years but I hope that if you've read even just a few of our other review articles - you'll realise we don't let anything cloud the editorial reports of firms. Without d...
www.beersllp.com: Obviously alternatives such as www.beers.com or .co.uk bring up beverage related websites and none of the beerllp variants were owned by anyone. The branding is always Beers LLP but searches such as 'beers solicitors' or 'beer llp' still brought the correct firm to the top...
www.belllax.com: Despite this, there are a handful of things we recommend you definitely checklist for each and every firm you are considering using. It can even look as though they got all their website images from the same stock photo pile. That's the type that has several specialist ...
www.branchaustinmccormick.com: It's a https: en.wikipedia.org wiki Phishing" phishing scam< a> that's been used for many years now. class="infoquote "always available, professional and friendly and speedy" "Extremely helpful, always on hand to answer questions" "polite, efficient and ex...
www.bridgemcfarland.co.uk: Don't be afraid to call the official number you already have if anything you receive seems even remotely suspicious. The most common place people go to when looking up any firm is a search for reviews. It's not worth the risk. . There are many resources available to y...
www.brownandcosolicitors.co.uk: Does this translate into happy clients? For this we always turn to the public boards like https: www.google.com search?q=brown+and+co+solicitors+london&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB926GB926&oq=brown+and+co+solicitors+london&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i175i199i512j69i57.7321j0j4&sour...
www.buchananco.co.uk: So when you see a firm stating they are good with clients like the snippet above - feedback is sometimes the only precheck possible. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 589527 buchanan-co-solicitors-ltd" check the page< a> for any legal professional or law o...
www.goldsmithbowers.com: Modern Systems. The idea being that the older the firm, the more experienced it is. For example, this snippet from their website:
class="infoquote "Specialist debt recovery, litigation, and Insolvency lawyers since 2010"< div>
In the legal industry a founding d...
www.burtonlaw.co.uk: There are 1-star ratings from people on the other side of a matter such as a property sale. A huge mix of seasoned gurus along side fresh legs and ideas.
class="infoquote "We combine the service you expect from a national brand with the local knowledge you need from o...
www.celsolicitors.co.uk:
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. The article we wrote yesterday was...
www.cooks-solicitors.co.uk: That can surely only be a positive thing?
class="infoquote "Each matter we deal with is given personal attention by a solicitor ..."< div>
A quick note on navigation again though as this firm has it's own official site at www.cooks-solicitors.co.uk (with a hyphen)...
www.davidstinson.co.uk:
For more difficult cases such as medical negligence against the NHS, most lawyers will ask for a conditional fee arrangement. But the solicitor may take a cut of your compensation should you win. The main difference between firms on the matter of fees is how they recl...
www.disrepairclaim.co.uk: Many people assume that every litigation firm or compensation claim advertising lawyer will take on such cases - but they simply don't. Obviously the official site we link to above is www.disrepairclaim.co.uk but neither www.disrepairclaim.com or www.disrepairclaims.co.uk .c...
www.dylannair.com: Working within the legal industry we think it should probably start being mandatory.
class="infoquote "very responsive and helpful in every way"
"I eventually pulled out of the purchase, but was not charged any extra, and fees were transparent"
"were effi...
www.fair-result.co.uk:
class="infoquote "It reduces the stress and emotion, speeds up the process and above all, it reduces costs."< div>
At this point we started searching around for customer reviews about the firm. In other words if you want a fight and to make each other suffer as m...
www.fosterandcoleman.com:
This is simply not true any more. People have no problem jumping online to type their thoughts about a local pizza place or lamp store - they are less likely to rush to tell everyone how their bankruptcy, messy divorce, or criminal law case is going. The official we...
www.frazercoogans.co.uk: However at the time of writing they only have a 3.9 star rating on Google. Would definitely use again"
"Dealt with everything professionally and nothing was too much hassle"< div>
These are snippets from the firm's own website, more commonly referred to as 'testimo...
www.fultons-scotland.co.uk: The full branding of this firm is Fulton's Solicitors & Estate Agents with the official website being www.fultons-scotland.co.uk which we link to above.
One thing to watch out for when going through reviews for conveyancing firms is to always read the actual review ...
www.guardianlaw.co.uk: Almost obsessed. But you simply must make sure to read the comments left by people rather than simply glancing at star ratings.
class="infoquote "our specialist employment lawyers can advise and represent you"< div>
Today's article is on Guardian Law, an Emplo...
www.hillhousechambers.co.uk: Biggest things to watch for are emails about money, payments, or bank details as that should never happen . At the moment there are only names and the year the person qualified as a barrister. If you weren't aware - we are now quite far from the 'old days' of a high stree...
www.hooperhyde.com: Sometimes you do. The Law Society of England & Wales has the best user-side offering we've seen across them all.
class="infoquote "Ultimately, we want you to be fully satisfied with the service we provide and if you're not, we want to know about it so that we can un...
www.jpswalker.co.uk: www.jpslaw.co.uk which is a completely different firm). But hopefully this short exercise of deconstructing their site's language to try and point out some between-the-lines tips might help when you come to make your own decision about which law office is best for you. There...
www.krsep.co.uk:
There have also been many changes to the types of solutions people can have beyond 'solicitors'. As you would expect, all testimonials that companies post on their site are always 100% positive.
A quick note on navigation as we're dealing with an acronymed compan...
www.lefevres.law: The Law Society of Scotland does https: www.lawscot.org.uk news-and-events legal-news iain-nicol-joins-lefevres-as-litigation-director " have an article< a> about one of the firm's solicitors that moved over to Lefevres from another firm in the area. Such marketing langua...
www.lslegaluk.com: 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. For example managing director Liliya Scott qualified...
www.macjones.com: In this example, there aren't really going to be any firms that say they are NOT going to fight in your corner - are there? So what does help?
class="infoquote "When the time comes that you need legal advice, you'll want to be sure that you're dealing with real expe...
www.michaelleightonjones.com: The official website is the full www.michaelleightonjones.com but at the moment the full site also pops up on www.michaelleightonjones.co.uk as well. If you've already gone through dozens of law websites today looking for the best firm for your case, you've probably noticed ...
www.milnerslaw.com: People naturally write differently in response to these requests from the actual firm compared to how they write comments to their circle of friends. We did see a few negative ratings but the comments were not particularly helpful as to why such a rating had been left. But l...
www.mjvlaw.co.uk: Vincent and his father, Alan."< div>
There are other mentions about the 'family run business' aspect of the firm too. For example, there is a big difference between a firm saying it has '50 years experience' versus '50 years of combined experience' or even '50 years ...
www.mylawmatters.co.uk: Of course, even when firms do this they typically only copy the positive reviews to paste on their own website. We can honestly say that in the past two decades we've never seen that happen . This can sometimes cause search issues but the variants we tried such as 'my legal...
www.onelawchambers.com: Fortunately, the legal industry itself has managed to bounce back with alternatives to keep the rusty wheels turning and allow those of us who aren't multi-million taking football celebrities to at least have some crumbs from the justice table. The biggest difference being...
www.rf-law.co.uk: Employment Law ... One last point:
class="infoquote "Get in touch now For a free, no obligation consultation."< div>
For general litigation matters we would never expect a law firm to charge you for the first consultation. At the time of writing, any variation...
www.rmsolicitors.com: Yes, if the firm is registered with a law society then you can usually find out quite a bit about them independently. So despite the firm only have a decade and a half of existence, the firm itself has just over fifty years worth of experience within it. Currently neither ...
www.simperlaw.com: That means the official website matches using www.simperlaw.com with www.simperlaw.co.uk redirecting you there as well. Personal Injury, Neighbour Disputes, Medical Negligence, etc.) just different types of cases that can be brought within that area of law. But if you want t...
www.smithandgraham.co.uk:
class="infoquote "We are a multi-disciplined law practice providing high quality, cost effective legal services to individuals whatever the legal issue."< div>
Bringing back the point about establishment dates: it is very possible to end up with a 1-year experie...
www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk: Whilst there will be some variations, most of the Stowe solicitor office locations we checked were open until 7pm each day and open on weekends as well. It explains the firm's reach and capabilities with specifics which we always like to see. The official site we link to a...
www.summerfieldbrowne.com: 'summerfield browne birmingham') to get reviews only on that office rather than the firm as a whole. We've written many articles on what to look for in a law firm to make sure you get legal advice from the best match to your needs. A risk https: www.knutsfordguardian.co.u...
www.swainandco.com: Remember, though, that if you search for the firm name only when researching a law office you may get pages of general reviews about the company as a whole. For example, if you saw a negative 1-star review for Burger King complaining that they don't serve pizza - you would t...
www.taylorprice.co.uk: One last cut from their website that you may have missed:
class="infoquote "Visit us for a free no obligation consultation!"< div>
Two things stand out about this sentence. It's not the age of the firm that's important, but the experience levels of the staff. We ...
www.thaxtedlegal.com: They were all very positive and helpfully provided examples of why each of them were happy with the service rather than just blank ratings. There are also several other Ltd companies with Thaxted in the name so just pay close attention when looking up things like reviews. ...
www.thelegalpractice.co.uk: Law firms can get so boastful of their ancient start dates that it makes TLP's claim of 1964 sound almost in it's infancy. This seems to be an actual goal or at least a point of pride for the firm because we also saw this statement on their website:
class="infoquote "A...
www.trojansolicitors.com:
class="infoquote "Our team is dedicated to providing prompt, practical and authoritative legal advice."< div>
Most law firms make claims such as this about their staff, stating they are experts and usually something about extensive experience as well. These days ...
www.ulasolicitors.com: It would be wonderful if all company reviews could be like that as you can get a real sense of the positive negative themes of each firm that way. We didn't have to search through the small print to find out. Reading between the lines, it's probably safe to assume they have ...
www.whsolicitors.co.uk: The law and requirements are complex and they are always changing."< div>
This second quote from the firm's own website highlights why some areas of law require a specialist that pretty much eats, sleeps, and drinks their craft. Just remember to read all comments and n...
www.wildcatlaw.co.uk: That is very rare even now despite Direct Access having been around for over a decade. The official website we link to above is www.wildcatlaw.co.uk which is https secure for submitted your details in the contact form, but www.wildcatlaw.com does not redirect you there. ...
www.woodstocklegalservices.co.uk: If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk office 562283 woodstock-legal-services-limited" check the page< a> for this firm you'll see any alternative business names used, all office addresses, case specialities, but also the qualification dates for any solicitors. You'l...
www.theladybarrister.co.uk:
Barristers may be part of a 'chambers' or simply be working on their own. Unfortunately with the direct access scheme being so new it may not be something you've heard of yet and hopefully more information on each barrister will become available as the scheme and aware...
www.youngs.law: They list related trading names, all office locations, languanges spoken, case types handled, and even the years qualified and areas of law targeted by each individual solicitor within a firm.
The English Welsh law society site is still a simply indispensable resource ...
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