Please Note:

This accident at work site has been devised to provide mere guidance on various personal injury topics. It is always recommended to seek professional legal advice from an experienced solicitor.

The right solicitor must be found to take on a work accident compensation claim. This posting will provide some initial pointers in finding that desired legal assistance. Since this posting may have been searched for from someone looking out for a solicitor, the pointers will address what you should personally do before signing up any contact, whether that be for yourself or for a family member. Just to add as well that the Solicitors Regulation Authority noted below regulate England and Wales and so this posting is specific to residents of these countries. This posting will be updated on a regular basis, as the idea will be to create a comprehensive list of pointers in finding the very best solicitor for your claim.

- It makes sense to use a solicitor that is located close to your home and if they have been recommended by family or a friend then that would be a bonus. Other than the location being nearby, it should be easy to reach them either by email or phone at any time of the day.

- Make sure that the solicitor is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). You can do this by calling 0870 606 2555 or by emailing operations@sra.org.uk.

- Solicitors tend to specialise in one specific area of law such as corporate finance, insolvency and bankruptcy, tax law and so on. Your work accident compensation claim would fit the area of personal injury.

- Look out for a solicitor firm that has a Lexcel Accreditation Award. This is a mark of high quality awarded by The Law Society. Read more here about Lexcel Accreditation. Another key thing to look out for is any such solicitor that is on the Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme.

- Of course, we require the personal injury solicitor to offer a no win, no fee agreement (conditional fee agreement); this should be 100% no win, no fee. Don’t forget to ask the solicitor about after-the-event insurance (ATE insurance) that will be in place to cover disbursements (such as medical reports) and the defendant’s legal costs should the claim be unsuccessful. The later posting (100% No Win, No Fee Accident at Work Claims) should help to explain the “no win, no fee” process clearly for you.

- You must remember to ask the solicitor if they have specific experience in the type of work accident claim that you or your family member has suffered. If you have time then it does make sense to shop around and take the initial free consultation with a variety of solicitors in order to find the most suited legal team for your accident claim.

In regards to actually finding a solicitor, most of the top personal injury solicitor firms can easily be found online and so do shop around looking for the specific qualities as noted above. Various popular firms appearing on TV adverts have been covered here such as Claims Direct, Fentons, National Accident Helpline and so on (be aware though that some popular companies like this are merely introducers). A personal recommendation has already been covered for those located in the Liverpool area here on the site found in the contents listing (more should follow soon).