Type ‘lawyers’ into Google and you get about 266,000,000 hits. Wow! Type ‘injury lawyers’ into Google and you still come back with over 6 million hits. Although there are not 6 million law firms in the United Kingdom, there are an awful lot of injury law firms out there ready to assist with your potential claim.
In many ways this is great because it shows that you do have a good choice of lawyers as it is up to you to decide who you want to instruct to deal with your claim. However, you must be careful, not all ‘lawyers’ are actually lawyers; more often than not you will come across what are known as Claims Management Companies who will refer your claim to other solicitors.
At The Injury Lawyers we firmly believe that you should only go through real solicitors who can actually deal with your claim themselves, rather than some random company who will happily pass your details around. Here is what to look out for:
A genuine law firm can actually deal with your claim. They can provide you with advice there and then and can get the ball rolling on your claim straight away. They won’t need to get in touch with a solicitor and ask that they deal with your case on their behalf. A Claims Management Company can offer you limited advice but cannot actually deal with your claim throughout. As such they will transfer your case elsewhere, probably put your details out to several companies, and will seek a fee in return for kindly hooking you up with a solicitor. At The Injury Lawyers we do not deal with middleman and we do not pay fees for our claims – all of our clients come directly to us because they want to.
Ok, if it is advisable to avoid middlemen, how should you differentiate between other real law firms? Well, at The Injury Lawyers we think it is a great idea to shop around. Why not speak to a few law firms and see who can provide you with the best service. How often will they update you? Do you get to keep 100% of your compensation? Is this backed up in writing? Can they set you up with some ‘no cost to you’ private medical care or set you up some physiotherapy should you require it? Ultimately, what you have to remember is that it is totally your decision who you instruct.
At The Injury Lawyers we make sure you keep 100% of your compensation, we update our clients every 14 days, and we are open between 9am and 10pm on weekdays and 9am – 5pm on weekends should you need to get in touch. If you want some free legal advice and some more information on our unique way or working please give us a call today for free on 0800 634 75 75.
