Law is often complicated to understand and so it is usually best to employ the services of a solicitor when entering into any sort of legal agreement or dispute.
There are many solicitors around but how do you choose which one to use?
It will help if you are clear what sort of solicitor you need - a generalist or a specialist. Specialists are particularly knowledgeable in their chosen area of expertise and are therefore very useful to have on your side if you are in need of advice in certain areas of law. You will find that solicitors have often have a few chosen specialisms such as Wills and Probate, Court of Protection and Tax.
The first thing that you might do to go about finding a suitable solicitor is to ask friends and family if they can recommend anyone. This is useful because if they do suggest anyone, the suggestion will be coming from a trustworthy source and so the solicitor is more likely to be a good match for you.
If you can't get a personal recommendation then you will need to look around yourself. The easiest place to start is on the internet. Look up solicitors in your area by searching for something like 'Solicitors Salisbury' or 'Solicitors Southampton'. You will find that there are quite a few that are listed just on the first page of results. Anything listed under 'ads' is a paid listing. Sometimes people trust these less because a company is paying their way to the first page listings rather than using the organic method where (in very basic terms) links from other websites act as an endorsement for a site and help push it to the first page.
If you need a specialist solicitor, try including that in your search, e.g. 'residential conveyancing Salisbury.' This will return solicitors that cover the precise area of law that you need.
Once you have found a few firms on the web, look for testimonials and feedback. If you are happy with what you see, you will need to narrow down which solicitor you are going to use. This can be done by looking at where they are located (although it will be worth your while travelling a little further to get to a better solicitor than just sticking with the nearest one). You can also call up a few of your shortlisted firms and see if they impress you on the phone. Don't be shy about asking what experience they have and what their success rate is for similar cases.
You can also go to the website of The Law Society and use their lookup facility. They have information on what to expect, guides to common legal problems, and what to do if things go wrong. All listed solicitors in their 'Find a Solicitor' section will hold a license to practise from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
If you find a good firm of solicitors, the chances are that you will build up a relationship with them and that if you need legal help again you already have someone to turn to.
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