Quality Solicitors
- Posted on October 5, 2012 by Louise RestellI seem to have a habit of working for organisations that then very inconveniently change their name after I've left. First it was The New Opportunities Fund (although to be fair no-one knew who they were even when I worked there), then the Consumers Association (now it’s all Which?) and now it's law firm Russell Jones & Walker (RJW to their friends).Read more...
- Posted on December 28, 2011 by Louise RestellSo this will (probably) be my last blog post of 2011, just over a year since I wrote my first one on the Legal Futures website (which you should read if you don’t, the website that is, not my post). I was inspired to write because I was fed up with just sighing loudly and shaking my head at the absurd reporting of a survey suggesting most, if not all, high street law firms would come out of the ABS mangle alive. One year on, sadly, not much has changed with the way many lawyers think about the changes taking place in the legal market. Lots else has though.Read more...
- Posted on September 5, 2011 by Louise RestellThis morning I finally got around to opening my car insurance renewal quote. It was not a nice shock over the cornflakes. Unbelievably the cost for insuring my not-very-large car has increased nearly 100 per cent in 12 months. Fortunately, as any savvy consumer knows, and as certain cute mammals in clothes or moustachioed opera singers can tell you, I can find cheaper car insurance online (although choosing which comparison website to use will probably take longer than eating my breakfast).Read more...
- Posted on August 1, 2011 by Louise RestellSo, surprisingly, it turns out Amanda Holden is the key to the future of legal services in the high street. Ok, so I exaggerate, but, as reported on Legal Futures, she was positively glowing with enthusiasm about the QualitySolicitors tie-up with WH Smith on ITV1's This Morning last week. She told the presenters “You can walk into WH Smith… there is a list that is now recommended by the public, for the public, of solicitors who are kosher, who are not going to rip you off and who can help you. And it’s completely free, you get advice free and then you can get any information you need.”Read more...