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1 London Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2AE

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Paris Smith LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.7
Excellent
92%
Value for
Money
90%
Success
Rate
90%
Would
Recommend
Communication 4.7/5
Initial Impressions 4.7/5
Approachability 4.7/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.7/5
Legal Knowledge 4.7/5
Value for money 4.6/5

Accreditations

Paris Smith LLP are accredited by

Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Paris Smith LLP
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Paris Smith LLP
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Paris Smith LLP

Description

Paris Smith provides the full range of legal services to businesses, organisations and individuals. Our purpose is to help our clients thrive, and to navigate the challenges and opportunities life throws.

Rankings by area of expertise

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Paris Smith LLP Review Scores & Client Satisfaction Overview

4.8
Excellent
95%
Value for
Money
12% above
national average
95%+
Success
Rate
14% above
national average
95%
Would
Recommend
14% above
national average
Communication 4.8/5
Initial Impressions 4.8/5
Approachability 4.8/5
Documentation Accuracy 4.8/5
Legal Knowledge 4.8/5
Value for money 4.8/5

Accreditations

Paris Smith LLP are accredited by

Family Mediation accreditation awarded to Paris Smith LLP
The Law Society accreditation awarded to Paris Smith LLP
Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation awarded to Paris Smith LLP

Description

Paris Smith provides the full range of legal services to businesses, organisations and individuals. Our purpose is to help our clients thrive, and to navigate the challenges and opportunities life throws.

Rankings by area of expertise

The rankings below show the areas of expertise that Paris Smith LLP offers to clients. You can see how good the service offered is in comparison to all other law firms nationally / locally.

Housing & Property 101 / 4,779
Employment 13 / 3,624
Commercial Property 34 / 3,673
Wills, Trusts & Probate 187 / 3,802
Company & Commercial 17 / 4,183
Dispute Resolution 13 / 1,811
Corporate Law 7 / 849
Family Law 235 / 4,225
Contract Law 127 / 1,433
Litigation 14 / 905
Mergers and Acquisitions Law 58 / 437
Commercial and Business Law 77 / 365
Immigration 105 / 2,287
Company Law 2 / 974
Banking 24 / 1,033
Money & Tax 63 / 1,954
Charities 9 / 768
Immigration Law 75 / 1,167
Notary 24 / 860
Consumer 70 / 4,419
Planning Law 69 / 587
Asset Management 36 / 398
Auction Law 49 / 288
Business Law 73 / 477
Compliance Law 29 / 450
Court of Protection and Deputyship 119 / 581
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Law 68 / 894
Disability Law 50 / 603
IT & Intellectual Property 40 / 1,113
Land Law 125 / 1,330
Personal Injury 125 / 2,651
Professional Negligence 31 / 1,297
Regulations 40 / 2,413
Agriculture 66 / 826
Appeals Law 58 / 854
Brexit Law 14 / 147
Bribery and Corruption Law 44 / 414
Child Law 234 / 1,652
Clinical Negligence 248 / 1,247
Construction 24 / 854
Debt and Tax Law 77 / 789
Education 18 / 423
Energy & Transport 12 / 510
Enforcement Law 50 / 575
Equality Law 92 / 1,098
Franchise Law 6 / 122
Governance Law 25 / 272
Health and Safety Law 89 / 577
Human rights 87 / 965
Infrastructure Law 18 / 187
Intellectual Property Law 56 / 627
International Enforcement of Judgments 13 / 154
Licensing Law 46 / 504
Manufacturing Law 10 / 84
National Insurance Law 62 / 424
Occupational Health Law 60 / 430
Privacy Law 39 / 514
Social Law 23 / 225
Welfare & Benefits 24 / 1,053
National 92 / 11,377

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Charlotte Brown

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Employment

Redundancy settlement contract support

"Grace was so great with me, took the time to explain to me l, line by line, my settlement agreement and supported me through the process, with professionalism and kindness.\n\nHighly recommend Grace and the entire Paris Smith team."

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Chris Westwood

Employment

Chris

"I received an excellent efficient service and was made to feel very comfortable and able to clarify anything I needed to. Queries were answered very quickly and the whole experience was very friendly"

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Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00 (Open)
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

1 London Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2AE

Reviews

4.7 /5 31 Reviews
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What clients say about Paris Smith LLP

Highly regarded for residential and commercial property conveyancing, wills and powers of attorney, employment, probate, commercial law, debt recovery and complex disputes. Clients praise the firm’s clear, practical advice, strong technical expertise and ability to handle urgent, complicated matters with ease. The team is described as professional, responsive, efficient and thorough, with excellent communication, patience, empathy and reassurance. Clients also value their approachability, reliability and willingness to go the extra mile, often achieving swift, well-managed outcomes.

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Richard Gore

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Dispute Resolution

Action against previous solicitor

This was a complex and delicate matter that required a great deal of untangling in order to resolve it. This is included a detailed analysis of profits and loss on a Trust investment account that had to be agreed with the insurer's solicitor. After al engthy pursuit settlement was finally reached whick is best in the circumstances. I write on behalf as Trustee of the Trust and on behalf of my fellow Trustee.

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We are pleased that our team was able to support the trustees in resolving this complex and sensitive matter. We appreciate the careful analysis and sustained work required to reach an agreed settlement, and we are glad that a satisfactory outcome was achieved in the circumstances.

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Her service was good , but expensive

Very punctual with returning calls and emails. But in my opinion some of her letters were not written with concise , some of emails were unnecessary too long .

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are pleased that you valued our prompt responses to your calls and emails. We also appreciate your constructive comments about the length and clarity of some of our written communications. We are always looking for ways to improve our service and will take your observations on board as we continue to focus on providing clear, concise and effective advice.

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Calm, professional and a huge help

Nicola helped us with a tricky situation and did a superb job of balancing a legal process with a series of direct conversations possible due to a strong understanding of our legal options. Positive, professional, always felt under control and inflappable. Would highly reu

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We were delighted to see the lovely review you left for Nicola after the support she gave you recently. We will ensure that she and the team sees the feedback you have given. Thank you.

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A good resolution

Very impressed with Jacky and her team, who helped me recover some of the debt owed to me by a rogue trader. I appreciated her understanding and patience with such a long and often frustrating process.

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Thank you for leaving such a positive review for Jacky and the team.

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Very professional and experienced litigation lawyer

I had a very complex commercial leasehold issue that involved joint liquidators following the removal of a company director and the company being in compulsory liquidation.

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We're delighted that Lucy was able to support you through a situation which was less than straight forward. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

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Thomas

Neil one of the solicitors at this firm is a man with no integrity and he enjoy power and will find ways to legally get extra money. I instructed him for an intro call and the price was agreed. I specifically told him I wanted no further work done after the call and that I did not want him to write up notes. He then went on to write up notes and charge me another £500 for that which I had told him not to do both verbally and in writing. Yet he took me to court for these as he has no integrity. Firstly he charged me for work we had not agreed and that is had told him not to do. Secondly he then added zero value and his notes was him charging me £500 to write up facts I had given him that I already knew. My experience with him is that he lack any integrity, is arrogant and rude and is on a power trip. He shown no care about me as a customer. been rude and was only looking to charge me as much as possible. STAY AWAY FROM THIS FIRM AND NEIL if you want a good solicitor I can recommend other first as the firm that supported me afterwards where so kind and fair.

A representative from Paris Smith LLP responded to this review

A review of this nature is always hard to read but in this particular case could have been anticipated. As we both know the outcome of the court proceedings that you refer to there is nothing I can usefully add. It speaks for itself. This firm has maintained an excellent reputation for 205 years and that would not have been possible if, as you say, its members lack integrity. We have the pleasure of working with wonderful clients; most of whom are extremely loyal and who are delighted with the service we provide. That is not to say that a firm of our size and presence does not make mistakes, but they are thankfully rare and we always do what we can to resolve them and to make sure we learn from themselves. Here no mistakes were made, and I cannot accept your criticism. Head of Family Team

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Daljit

Daljit

Outstanding service provided by Tabytha Cunningham and her colleague Charlotte Farrell. I would highly recommend Tabytha as she provided exceptional and first class legal advice on an elongated dispute with my previous employer. Tabytha is very professional and her attention to detail is astounding. Tabytha is honest, hardworking, trusted and a brilliant individual working for a well sought after legal company - she is a real credit to Paris Smith LLP. Tabytha kept me in the loop and did exactly as she said she would and I was never let down. After two years I was happy with the outcome thanks to Tabytha's tenacity and her extreme passion in her role. Highly recommended.

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Hi Daljit Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a glowing review for Tabytha and Charlotte. I'm so pleased they managed to resolve this issue for you. Hopefully you can start 2023 on a bright positive note. I will pass on your kind words to the ladies. Kind regards Sandy (website manager)

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Thomas Westenholz

Thomas

I had an initial call with this firm and then told them I did not want to instruct them and did not want them to undertake any further work. They then continued to send me invoices for hours of work that had never been done. When I let them know nothing had been done and I have had no further calls with the solicitor and showed them the emails where I told them I would not instructed them and no further work should be done they ignored this. I never got the letters from the court but just received a letter saying a judgement of around £1,500 had been made for an initial hour consultancy call. I will obviously get this order set aside this company is a complete scam and in the initial hour they did nothing but ask me for details that I could have completed online or put on a form, such as how many kids I have how old they are and bla bla bla. I hired another law firm that has been amazing. This company is dishonest and provide no value for money they will just try to bill you as much as they can get away with. Stay clear.

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Sarah

Exceptional service from a dedicated team. Resolved an extremely complex contractual matter with professionalism and high levels of support. Set clear levels of expectation and remained a strong calming influence throughout a very challenging process. A very collaborate manner and always willing to discuss alternative courses of action. Would have no hesitation in recommending the team.

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Hi Sarah Just wanted to say thank you very much for your review and we are grateful that you took the time to feedback your positive experience.

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4.8 /5 665 Reviews
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What clients say about Paris Smith LLP

Highly regarded for residential and commercial property conveyancing, wills and powers of attorney, employment, probate, commercial law, debt recovery and complex disputes. Clients praise the firm’s clear, practical advice, strong technical expertise and ability to handle urgent, complicated matters with ease. The team is described as professional, responsive, efficient and thorough, with excellent communication, patience, empathy and reassurance. Clients also value their approachability, reliability and willingness to go the extra mile, often achieving swift, well-managed outcomes.

Clear communication
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Efficient handling
Supportive approach
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Thorough guidance
Approachable team
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Anonymous

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Housing & Property

Outstanding guidance and expertise

Rachel provided fantastic support during a complex, high pressure boundary dispute. Her clear strategy, legal knowledge and advice resolved a difficult situation under significant time pressure. Highly recommended

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are delighted that Rachel’s clear strategy, legal knowledge and advice helped to resolve such a complex and time-sensitive matter. Your kind comments and recommendation are greatly appreciated by Rachel and the wider team.

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Bob Hamilton

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Wills, Trusts & Probate

Excellent service

Jason Oliver gave great advice and took the time to fully understand the background to my problems. I cannot say enough about how good he was with dealing with this. I would definitely recommend him and his firm for their first class service and professionalism throughout. Thanks

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are delighted that Jason took the time to understand your circumstances fully and provided clear, helpful advice throughout. Your kind comments about his professionalism and the first-class service you received mean a great deal to Jason and the wider team. Thank you also for your recommendation.

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Timothy Alan Marolia

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Commercial Property

Land purchase

Jas was very efficient and very responsive if we had any queries, as always a very professional service, I would have no doubts about recommending Paris smith

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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Jas in connection with your recent land purchase.

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Anonymous

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Housing & Property

Clear communication

Delicia worked on the conveyancing of two properties. Throughout the process she was contactable and gave clear communication and guidance. The only negative was that the initial onboarding took time and perseverance to complete.

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Thank you for leaving such a positive review for Delicia. We're sorry to hear that the onboarding process was longer than you expected.

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Church Barn Properties Limited

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Commercial Property

Church barn

Emma picked up the matter very effectively and saw it through to its conclusion - dealing with the local authority involved very patiently and diligently

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Thank you for leaving a review highlighting Emma's efficiency in helping you with a recent matter.

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Patricia Britton

Employment

Patricia

I would highly recommend working with the solicitors at Paris Smith. Grace was extremely helpful, kind and efficient throughout. She really went above and beyond to help me, going so far as to repeatedly chase people up on my behalf.

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Hi Patricia Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a glowing review for Grace. I will be sure to pass on your sentiments to her. Kind regards Sandy (Business Development Manager)

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Kerry Leigh Palmer-Roberts

Employment

Kerry

Bethan was extremely knowledgeable and professional and ensured the entire process was stress free and smooth running.

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Hi Kerry Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review of the service Bethan provided for you. I will be sure to pass on your sentiments to her. Kind regards Sandy (Business Development Manager)

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Christopher Lawrence

Christopher

Rory Norris provided us with exceptionally thoughtful service in the writing of our Wills.

Hi Christopher Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review for Rory. I will be sure to pass on your sentiments to him. Kind regards Sandy (Business Development Manager)

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Dr John Howard Rawlins

A client

Supported really well by the team. Really appreciate it.

Hi Dr Rawlins Many thanks for taking the time to leave the team a lovely review. Kind regards Sandy (Business Development Manager)

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john edward Jones

Wills, Trusts & Probate

john

I was very impressed with my meeting with Rory Norris,very polite and helpful.

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We're delighted that we were able to support you and that you found Rory's assistance helpful. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

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