How we list firms
We do not list firms
You may be trying to find a solicitor in London and wondering who to trust. However, a plain answer helps here, because this site lists no firms at all. That is how we list solicitors: we do not, and we recommend none.
London Solicitors Guide lists no firms and recommends none. It names no law firm anywhere on the site. As a result, you will find no table of firms and no shortlist here.
That may feel like a gap if you came looking for names. However, it is a deliberate choice, and the sections below explain it. They also show you where to find a solicitor yourself.
Why we do not list firms
This site is an independent guide and review. Its job is to help you understand a legal area before you speak to anyone. It does not exist to promote a firm.
Because the site lists no firms, nobody can buy a place on it. No firm can pay to appear higher, and none can pay to appear at all. The site also ranks no firm and rates none.
As a result, you can read each guide knowing that no firm has paid for the words on the page. A guide that never names a firm has no firm to favour.
How to find a solicitor yourself
Two official routes are open to you. Each does a different job, so it helps to know which one suits your question.
One official route is the SRA Solicitors Register. It lets you look up the records of the solicitors and law firms the SRA regulates. Therefore, you can check whether somebody is a solicitor and where they work. The SRA calls its register the definitive impartial source. That covers information about the law firms and people it regulates.
The second is the Law Society Find a Solicitor service. It searches the Law Society’s database of legal professionals. You can search by organisation or by person, using a name or an SRA ID. You can also search by location, area of practice and legal issue.
For example, you might start with the area of practice and your location. Then you can check any name you find on the register. Those two steps use two different tools, and each answers a different question.
Our practice area guides can help you decide what kind of help you need first. You can start from the practice areas overview.
How to check a solicitor’s record
Finding a name is only the first step. You may also want to know whether the SRA has made any regulatory decisions about that person.
The SRA “Check a solicitor’s record” search takes a solicitor’s name or SRA ID. It then shows regulatory decisions. Generally, decisions remain on the SRA website for three years.
There is an important limit. The SRA says it cannot give a complete picture of a regulatory record there. So treat the search as one useful check, not the last word.
Our check a solicitor guide walks you through the full steps. Therefore, it helps once you have a name in front of you.
How the site is funded
Running an independent guide costs money, so you are entitled to know how it is paid for. London Solicitors Guide is intended to be funded by display advertising.
Clearly labelled featured listings are only a possible option for the future. That is not a promise. There are no featured listings today.
For now, there is nothing to label. You can read more about the site and who is behind it on the about page.
What best in our web address means
The word “best” appears in the site’s web address. It is only a name. It is not a verdict.
London Solicitors Guide does not rank, rate or recommend any firm. The word describes nothing about any solicitor, and you should not read it as a claim about quality.
Suggest a correction
Anyone who thinks something on the site is wrong can tell us. Use the contact form and choose the topic “Suggest a correction”. Say which page you mean and what you think should change.
The form is only for questions about the site. It is never for a legal problem, so please do not use it to describe your own matter. For that, you need a regulated solicitor, and the two routes above can help you find one.
If you want to know how our guides are researched, the editorial policy explains it.