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https://youngs.law: Please note that you can't have an ampersand (&) in a web address so anything like www.young&co.law will not exist. The https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk organisation offices 563652 young-and-co-solicitors-limited" pages about this firm< a> are quite mixed up with every...


https://lefevres.law: The age of the firm's branding is irrelevant and often a very tenuous claim anyway. class="infoquote "At Lefevres we have access to a number of different funding solutions that can be tailored to the requirement of our clients and are happy to discuss this in greater d...


https://davidstinson.co.uk: On this occasion it seems that both are true because certainly the brand name is based on the titular solicitor working at the firm who has decades of experience. If you https: solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk person 31408 david-john-christopher-stinson" look up the pag...


https://cooks-solicitors.co.uk: 99.9999% of people involved in a property sale (obviously exaggerating for effect but essentially a truth) feel it should have gone faster and been easier. Newcastle RTB team where [sic] a nightmare to deal with and he managed them so well." "always kept me updated on w...


https://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. Quite often when a firm merges with another they will either merge the names too or simply drop o...


https://mylawmatters.co.uk: the other side's client left negative comments after a case) - you should also be wary of review boards when it comes to any firm that handles property matters. The titular Nicholas Fentiman qualified in 1979, with various other solicitors joining after - right up to Nila ...


https://frazercoogans.co.uk: There are also many positive things to pick out between the lines which many consumers could probably miss. The official site we link to above is www.frazercoogans.co.uk but www.frazercoogans.com does not redirect you there. This statement: class="infoquote "Fra...


https://burtonandco: So why is that? On their own website of course there is the standard testimonials. For example John Wood qualified as a solicitor in 1977, Judith Brennan in 1987, Nicola Booth in 2001, Jodie Peters in 2016, right up to Alysha Jade Eiles in the extremely recent 2020. It ma...

https://onelawchambers.com: Personally, we think people leaving negative reviews for those reasons completely undermines the whole goal of review forums. Fortunately, the legal industry itself has managed to bounce back with alternatives to keep the rusty wheels turning and allow those of us wh...


https://beersllp.com: The reason you need to be aware of potential issues is because there are lot of scams going around just now targeting case types where clients have to pay large lump sums - such as property matters. A quick note on navigation as whilst the firm's name is quite unique, i...


https://disrepairclaim.co.uk: We've also detailed in other articles just how many high street solicitor firms also take a 25% cut of all compensation settlements. class="infoquote "Our highly experienced Housing Disrepair panel of solicitors can bring forward a claim against your landlord to e...


https://simperlaw.com: Which makes it far more believable that a self-proclaimed "small firm" can have a decent level of expertise and experience in all of them. This is showcased by the number of law firms still boasting ancient founding dates such as 'established in 1771' as if having an anc...


https://rmsolicitors.com: That means should the case lose, the insurance policy pays your solicitor for the work they did. The main issue with similar domains not being owned or extra side websites only really becomes an issue in cases where the client needs to pay large sums of money such as i...


https://ulasolicitors.com: class="infoquote "We provide out-of-hours assistance to those who are arrested and require urgent support."< div> They have https: www.ulasolicitors.com our-people" staff profiles< a> for most members of their team too. But what do the third party sites say cu...


https://taylorprice.co.uk: Similar looking domains designed to mislead you and other phishing scams are still rampant. For example, when most people are charged with a motoring offence they will immediately look for a 'specialist' firm . There are plenty of things to pick out though that could m...


https://michaelleightonjones.com: However this offer seems to be for Michael Leighton Jones Solicitors' whole case range. This is very different to a firm that offers a wide range of case types handled, but ALL of their solicitors try to handle ALL the different types of cases. The official website is the fu...


https://milnerslaw.com: Add to that people messing with things like using Milner's instead and we think it's a good idea to bookmark the correct site or using a search instead when coming back. The branding is 'Milners' but you will see most title-ing being 'Milners Solicitors' and the website ad...


https://krsep.co.uk: Sadly, most law firms we've seen (and we've been reviewing them for over 20 years now) still do not work weekends. They provide alternative trading names for each legal practice, case types handled, other office locations, languages spoken, and most usefully - the qualificat...


https://branchaustinmccormick.com: But make sure never to discuss payments via email. . Branch Austin McCormick has a wide range of experience amongst their staff with solicitors who started their careers in all five of the last decades. We've been reviewing law firms for over twenty years and have nev...


https://trojansolicitors.com: To us at least, that makes such firms where they have individual solicitors handling certain case types still very much a 'specialist'. Since Brexit, having a lawyer with genuine enthusiasm and care for immigration matters is not just beneficial - but practically imperativ...


https://celsolicitors.co.uk: That's something we see a lot of when firms claim to be 'award-winning' too and it makes us suspicious. Many of which may not be the type of thing the regular consumer might have noticed when going through it. Quite often negative ratings are left by the side the law firm be...


https://fultons-scotland.co.uk: The research people do to confirm company statements about customer care usually involves public review boards such as Google, Yelp, and Trustpilot. You'll may also see negative reviews from people who weren't even using the reviewed firm's services. Being a Pete...


https://hooperhyde.com: Hooper Hyde state each lawyer has at least 10 years' experience. (5x2=10) That's another great use for the law society website because you can check the actual expertise and experience of individual solicitors within the firms. A quick note on navigation. We've kn...


https://antonyhodari.co.uk: As specialists go, this is an unusual one to find. Those are the obvious targets for fraud. Almost a 'crusade' mentality. But we didn't find out the spark that created Antony Hodari. class="infoquote "We specialise in acting for tenants where their landlord has ...


https://fair-result.co.uk: On the plus side though, the people working at the firm have both professional and (according to their About Us page) personal experience of divorce proceedings . We simply try to offer a sort of business insider view. So is Fair Result's claim just vague sales jargo...


https://dylannair.com: If a solicitor doesn't have a profile on their website. Some firms will give you 15 mins, some may charge a reduced fee for an initial consultation, and some may offer you a good hour but with a very junior member of staff - i.e. class="infoquote "We understand ...


https://mckielegal.co.uk: We like to see firm's bragging about being a stalwart local fixture. Normally we would have a mini-rant about 'protecting clients from scammers', but that's not really necessary here. class="infoquote "Contact us for a FREE claims assessment & no obligation confidenti...


https://www.jacobslaw.org: class="infoquote "We pride ourselves on offering our clients the very best advice in specific areas of expertise. The largest property firm in England Wales currently has a rating of just under 3 stars on Google with over 1,000 reviews. We link to the official site for...


https://argueandco.co.uk: You'll just see auto search results from your browser.. The second part of that snippet though is only possible if the firm has enough expertise and experience to make sure the case runs efficiently. That leads us to another important factor when choosing a lawyer to r...


https://springleandco.co.uk: Increasingly so. Apparently it seems to be quite easy 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 whole house d...


https://blzsolicitors.co.uk: A last sales-pitchy statement from the firm's site: class="infoquote "We are a friendly, approachable and professional firm that provides quality legal representation to those that need it."< div> Don't be too hard on firms when you see the exact same language use...


https://www.hawklaw.co.uk: They involve sometimes lengthy co-operation and the maintenance of certain high standards . However for this you are usually able to check this independently and get a good insight into the overall experience a firm may have. This is important to note because over t...


https://www.pacificlaw.co.uk: Any possible errors such as 'pacific solicitors' or 'pacific legal' may bring up different results in the search engines. Never discuss bank details or payments via email. You are just as likely to get a one year qualified solicitor from an ancient brand as you are to get a...


https://abslawyers.co.uk: But you may get some useful extra bits of info nonetheless. In this case, the solicitors certainly aren't 'green'. class="infoquote "We are also able to deal with Polish speaking clients and can help ensure legal documents are properly understood and explained."< div>...


https://stenfield.com: Luckily Stenfield are members of The Law Society of England & Wales which is simply an excellent resource for consumer-side information. We've also seen anti-capitalist rants copy pasted across a dozen legal professional's review sections. Unfortunately when no feedb...


https://khanlaw.co.uk: Some firms may take a cut of your compensation if you win. class="infoquote "We fight our client's corner and have done so in many past cases, which is why we have a 100% success rate"< div> Whilst this sounds like a bold claim it's something you have probably se...


https://www.dvsolicitors.com: The Law Society of England & Wales is a simply excellent resources for background research . This is important because the firm handles property matters which have been the subject of increased scams over the past few years. class="infoquote "People rely on us, and...


https://richmondlegalltd.co.uk: Sometimes just with a couple of official looking emails. The number of 'award-winning' law firms we've seen also defies all logic as to just how many awards there have to be out there for them all to have won so many. Every single legal professional will state they provide ...


https://www.trustinheritance.com: Unfortunately the temptation to utilise marketing language on any company's site always seems to be too much for them to pass up. A last word from the firm's website: class="infoquote "We set the benchmark for excellence and go that extra mile to make that happen!"< di...


https://bilkusandboyle.com: One last stand out phrase from the firm's site: class="infoquote "We pride ourselves on our friendly service and are on call 24 7."< div>. But the client will generally blame their own solicitor. Be aware that no genuine web address can have an ampersand such as www.b...


https://www.catteralls.co.uk: There are so many typical high-street-looking types of law firms around these days it can be hard to find differences between them in order to make a more informed decision about which is best for your particular case. For example, one firm we've written about previously cla...


https://penerley.co.uk: The Law Society of England & Wales has a great user-side display of information and the majority of legal professionals will register with their national, county and sometimes even city law society. The official site we link to above is www.penerley.co.uk and www.penerley....


https://www.searchbureau.co.uk: There are some testimonials printed on the firm's website of course: class="infoquote "Very prompt and efficient service especially when we had been let down elsewhere" "extremely fast and personable" "Excellent service at a much more competitive price than...


https://educationlawservice.com: However there are some areas of law where the number of options simply aren't there. There are quite a few large firms that will take your Education Law case on. It was harder to find reviews at all on their company due to the branding (which we'll discuss later)....


https://www.pumpcourtchambers.com: class="infoquote "Pump Court Chambers is one of the UK’s premier common law chambers"< div> There is an ever growing number of such barristers qualifying to represent people under Direct Access. However to be qualified to handle such, the barrister you speak to ...


https://www.masonbullock.co.uk: However nothing that reflected negatively on the firm's actual potential services. The reason we point out common errors is because of how easy it is for people to think they are on the correct site or being emailed from an official address when they are not. It's a...


https://www.calioclaims.co.uk: (No, really.) So never just flick through star ratings, always read comments to get a more rounded view of the pros and cons previous clients have discussed online. Lindsays are under The Law Society of Scotland, but we're sad to say the Scottish site is far outdone by Eng...


https://aspirelicensing.co.uk: Mostly due to having recieved an email that looked official telling them to change over and send the house deposit money to a totally different bank account. At the moment, most fraudsters are doing their best to https: www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk main-news newlyweds-duped...


https://www.otssolicitors.co.uk: Words such as 'leading', 'modern', 'expertise', and especially 'award-winning' are used so frequently as to probably have little impact on potential clients surfing for help. Common errors we would expect such as dropping the extra 's' (i.e. There are quite a few ways t...


https://reidblack.com: None of the mis-spellings or full branding domains such as www.reidblacksolicitors.com .co.uk seemed to be showing anything either. Many firms will either charge a reduced price for an initial interview or give you a very reduced free section of time such as 15-30 mins bef...


https://www.howe.co.uk: One of our staff worked in immigration (Liverpool) for about a year and confirms it can be a very emotionally strenous environment, and that's just for the workers. There are hundreds of reports of people https: www.express.co.uk life-style property 1176297 property-...


https://www.robinsomerville.co.uk: When the new rules came in, they were not simply applied to all barristers. Also Robin does not handle any matters that are currently a major target for fraudsters such as conveyancing (where scammers convince people to play their deposits into false bank accounts). We...


https://www.levinslaw.co.uk: The official website of the firm is www.levinslaw.co.uk as linked to above. We don't just gush about how wonderful they are with lots of exclamation marks. The idea is obviously that people will trust the experience of a 150 year established firm versus a 1 year old firm. Mo...


https://www.aconveyancing.com: You may very well get a one year qualified solicitor taking your case at a 200 year old firm. https: www.theguardian.com money 2017 jan 14 lost-67000-conveyancing-scam-friday-afternoon-fraud-legal-sector-email-hacker" Scammers are taking millions from UK buyers sellers< a...


https://www.theinjurysolicitor.com: If you've used our legal help search service before or read any of our articles on law firms, you'll know we like to detail a range of firms. If you're ever in doubt, the various Law Society databases are a great resource. Whilst it's not mandatory for a law firm or lawyer t...


https://rdcostings.co.uk: Something we would expect a personal injury lawyer on their first day to be able to push through without a hitch. For others you may be better off with a Direct Access barrister to save some time and money. class="infoquote "We understand the devastating and traumatic...


https://mgbelegal.com: class="infoquote "I’ve been so lucky to find such an extraordinary professionalism and human availability, in helping me for several video calls, even the day before Xmas, for applying across the newest and complex Work Permit forms for EU citizens before Brexit, the ...


https://www.mcewanfraserlegal.co.uk: Plus, the generic term 'legal' which can often cause confusion when part of a solicitor's name is actually a solid part of their branding. Such availability by McEwan Fraser during a very stressful process hasn't gone un-noticed as you'll read in most of the comments...


https://www.fieldfisher.com: A quick note on navigation as always. One thing most people agree on is that seeing 'established in 1881' or some such ancient date proudly stamped across a firm's website - no longer provides much sway. They didn't provide any specifics other than to state something su...


https://will-trusts-probate.co.uk: But still pay attention to the links you click and remember that email addresses can be faked quite easily. It states each of their associates is qualified to give advice, attends regular seminars, carries appropriate insurance cover, has been vetted by the CRB background ch...


https://linkilawsolicitors.com: A few new types of business law firm have started emerging to fill this perceived "gap". So you may not be able to see reviews under the new name on the usual sites like Google, Yelp, TrustPilot and so on for several months. The solicitors themselves also get scammed into pa...


https://www.nvlegal.co.uk: So how can you check the real background of a legal practice? Most legal professionals will be signed up to a Law Society in their area. That can only have positive implications for the final outcome of your case. As the branding efforts by the firm are clear and co...


https://www.sr-law.co.uk: But as they deal in property matters, we would absolutely recommend bookmarking the website to make sure you come back to the correct one in the future. If you come across any good sources that might help people when trying to decide which firm to use - let us know.. In fa...


https://www.dfalaw.co.uk: and they were all much like these snippets above. However the DFA Law news section has genuine articles intended to inform people about real matters. In this review we'll try and point out the most useful we've found. It's clearly working for them too because https:...


https://www.ianmallon.com: It will provide each solicitor's qualification date too. Just make sure to watch carefully at the website address and email reply names that pop up during your case. class="infoquote "All individual email addresses for each member of staff is in our Meet The Team secti...


https://tsabi.law: available to all, just slower) over the past couple of decades the budgets and scope of Legal Aid have been drastically cut. A mix of older, wiser 'mentors' along with the hungrier, younger generation is always a good idea for any firm . This was back when they were o...


https://www.thorpewilson.co.uk: Having worked with law firms for over 20 years now, our team know the best resources to help you research a firm and can spot things between the lines which most people might not be aware of. The firm's website is https secure for submitting your details via the ...


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