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Family law solicitors Help with separation, divorce, arrangements for children, finances, adoption and other family changes. Explore 3,613 firms → Court claims and litigation solicitors Help bringing, defending or settling a civil or business court claim. Explore 3,529 firms → Residential property solicitors Help with the legal work of buying, selling or remortgaging a home, often called conveyancing. Explore 3,461 firms → Wills, trusts and tax planning solicitors Help making a will, planning who will inherit, setting up a trust or understanding inheritance and personal tax. Explore 3,338 firms → Commercial property solicitors Advice on buying, selling, renting or developing business premises, investment property and land. Explore 3,158 firms → Probate and estate administration solicitors Help dealing with someone’s money, property, debts and tax after they die. Together, these are known as their estate. Explore 3,119 firms → Landlord and tenant solicitors Help with tenancy disputes, eviction, repairs, deposits and residential or commercial leases. Explore 2,606 firms → Employment solicitors Advice for employees and employers on dismissal, discrimination, contracts, settlement agreements and workplace disputes. Explore 2,404 firms → Business and commercial solicitors Help with business contracts, company matters, buying or selling a business and ongoing legal questions. Explore 2,183 firms → Immigration solicitors Advice on visas, settlement, citizenship, asylum, family immigration, sponsorship and challenging a decision. Explore 1,960 firms → Criminal law solicitors Help with police interviews, criminal investigations, court hearings and appeals. Explore 1,644 firms → Personal injury solicitors Help exploring a claim after an accident, illness or possible medical negligence, including costs and the evidence you may need. Explore 1,574 firms → Other legal advice and document work Help with legal questions, agreements and paperwork. Ask the firm whether it offers the particular service you need. Explore 1,544 firms → Dispute resolution solicitors Help resolving a disagreement through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or settlement. Explore 605 firms → Intellectual property solicitors Advice about protecting and using brands, designs, copyright, confidential information and other intellectual property. Explore 384 firms → Planning law solicitors Advice about planning applications, permissions, enforcement and challenges to planning decisions. Explore 223 firms → Consumer law solicitors Help with disputes over purchases, services, credit, unfair terms and consumer rights. Explore 197 firms → Mental health solicitors Help with mental health detention, treatment, tribunals and rights when someone may be unable to make particular decisions for themselves. Explore 182 firms → Civil liberties and human rights solicitors Help with discrimination, decisions by public bodies and concerns about rights such as liberty, privacy or freedom of expression. Explore 144 firms → Social welfare solicitors Help with benefits, community care, support decisions and problems accessing public services. Explore 113 firms → Financial advice through a law firm Some law firms list financial advice alongside their legal services. Ask what advice they offer and who would provide it. Explore 105 firms →
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