Harris & Harris

Harris & Harris, legal advice in Wells and Frome

Harris & Harris is a law firm with offices in Wells and Frome, in the county of Somerset (United Kingdom). The firm presents itself as a long-established practice that works for both private clients and businesses and charities, and notes that its clientele comes from various areas of the Mendips, as well as serving regional and national companies and clients with international interests.

The firm operates under the trading name Harris & Harris Legal Services LLP and is regulated and authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales.

Services for individuals

The area aimed at individual clients covers a broad catalogue of civil and family matters:

• Conveyancing.
• Family law, with specific sections for matters relating to children, civil partnerships, cohabiting couples, divorce and separation, domestic abuse, financial settlements and pre-nuptial agreements.
• Wills & probate.
• Employment law.
• Dispute resolution.

Services for businesses and organisations

The firm has a line of work aimed at the business and institutional sphere that includes company and commercial law, commercial property law, charity law advice and ecclesiastical law, as well as dispute resolution and employment law. It also offers published fees for certain procedures, including conveyancing, debt claims, employment claims and probate.

Accreditations and quality standards

Harris & Harris states that it was one of the first firms accredited with the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Mark (CQS), a seal linked to conveyancing practice. It also states that it has been accredited with Lexcel, the Law Society's quality mark, since 2004, and notes that only around one in ten firms in the country holds this distinction.

Client care and user reviews

The firm states that, in client care surveys carried out over the past five years, more than 95% of clients who responded said they had received a good quality service and would recommend the firm. Its website includes client testimonials that mention matters such as conveyancing, wills and probate, and that highlight professionalism, clarity of guidance and speed of response to changes in circumstances.

Structure and offices

Its activity is divided between two offices, one in Frome and one in Wells, each with its own contact telephone number. The firm describes itself as a local practice with knowledge of the area and emphasises its independence, integrity and approachability in dealing with clients.

Offices and premises

Frome Office: 11 Stony Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BU · Telephone: 01373 463 366

Wells Office: 14 Market Place, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2RE · Telephone: 01749 674 747