So if the stress of finding a lawyer is as bad as the stress of an accident, take a step back, inhale a nice deep breath, and read this blog for some vital info.
Firstly – who to avoid!
First things first, it’s entirely up to you as to who you instruct. Do not let your insurers or a middleman claims company or accident advice service pass you to one of their panel of solicitors.
Most websites out there are not actually lawyers – but middlemen claim farmers – who add no value to your claim at all. In the past they would receive massive referral fees from solicitors, but that was banned last year, so now the charge is probably going to fall on you. We were never involved in referral fees at all – all our clients have come to us directly.
The best thing to do is contact a law firm directly. We lawyers are equipped to be able to properly advise you and actually represent you for the claim. Immediately ask if you are talking to a law firm or a claims company – some of the big names out there who even have the word ‘lawyers’ or ‘solicitors’ in their name are not actually lawyers. Some advertise themselves to be ‘real lawyers’ when in fact they are not a law firm themselves.
Don’t let anyone palm you off with anything other than a firm answer that you are talking to a real law firm like us. You don’t need to talk to an actual solicitor; you just need to make sure it’s an actual law firm.
Who is right for me?
You should be able to get a feel for the law firm when you speak to them. We personally think the way that we advise and represent people is the right way of doing things, and we’re often told by new clients who instruct us that we have put them in the picture when others have not.
Having spoken to a law firm, do you feel:
- Confident that they will represent you in the best way possible?
- Confident they will get you the maximum compensation possible?
- Knowledgeable about the process of how your claim will work and what you need to do?
- You full understand the no win, no fee principle and when and where you could be charged?
If the answer to any of the above is ‘no’ then you may not be speaking to the right people. Take it from a firm of specialist personal injury lawyers who have years of expertise in advising and representing victims for compensation claims – there is a right and wrong way of doing things, and you are far better off with an expert law firm that puts you in the clear picture.
We ask that you contact us on 0800 634 75 75 for free and friendly, no obligation, legal advice. If you want to know exactly what we do and how your claim will work with us, we’ll happily let you know.
You can even instruct us on the very first call you have with us – something a lot of our clients do because we’re normally the best they have spoken to when they contact us! Call me bias – but give us a try and find out for yourself.