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JWP Solicitors

01924 387171
4.9/5
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JWP Solicitors is a team of over 20 solicitors serving Leeds, Wakefield, Pontefract, Batley, Hemsworth, West Yorkshire and the whole of the north of England. All our solicitors are specialists in their fields ensuring you receive the best legal representation possible. We offer a range of ways to access our services - including at our offices, over the phone, or via video call. We also offer free first meetings, fixed fees and an individual service for all of our clients. We also have Family and Criminal law specialists who are fluent in Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi. Read more...

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JWP Solicitors
have 6 other locations

The Old Bank
Bradford
BD1 2LU

2 Barnsley Road
Pontefract
WF9 4PY

95 Westbourne Road
Huddersfield
HD1 4LG

Al-Hikmah Centre
Batley
WF17 7AA

Ropergate House
Pontefract
WF8 1JY

Vicarage Chambers
Leeds
LS1 2LH

The Old Bank
Bradford
BD1 2LU

2 Barnsley Road
Pontefract
WF9 4PY

95 Westbourne Road
Huddersfield
HD1 4LG

Al-Hikmah Centre
Batley
WF17 7AA

Ropergate House
Pontefract
WF8 1JY

Vicarage Chambers
Leeds
LS1 2LH

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Available lawyers at JWP Solicitors

Grace Clark

5.0 out of 5
(36)
Solicitor

Melissa Portlock

5.0 out of 5
(16)
Legal Executive

Joanna Longfellow

5.0 out of 5
(13)
Solicitor

Gareth Owen Long

4.9 out of 5
(11)
Solicitor

Laura Fahy

4.9 out of 5
(11)
Private Client Solicitor

Delia Crofts-Turnbull

4.3 out of 5
(6)
Solicitor

Chelsea Bonar

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Solicitor

Fiona Haigh

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Solicitor

Jason Deacon

5.0 out of 5
(1)
Legal Executive

Damien Dobson

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Solicitor

Hollie Postlethwaite

0.0 out of 5
(0)
Trainee Solicitor

Joanne Whitehead

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Solicitor

Lewis Porritt

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Trainee Solicitor

Maia Wood

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Paralegal

Maria Purser

0.0 out of 5
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Paralegal

How JWP Solicitors Compares

Value for money

This firm - 98%
National Average
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Excellent does not necessarily mean ‘cheap’. It means that clients thought that the level of service received was Excellent for what they paid.

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  • Value for money (a rating of 1-5)
  • How much were you initially quoted or how much did you expect to pay?
  • Approximately how much did you end up spending for the legal services provided (ignoring disbursements and court fees)
  • Did you think this was underpriced, overpriced or about right?
  • Overall experience

We use data science to amalgamate the answers to these questions and create a ‘ReviewSolicitors score’ out of 100. The above chart representation score is a simple percentage representation of the averaged score across those who have reviewed this law firm.

Underpriced 1%
Overpriced 5%
About Right 92%

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Would recommend to
friends and family

This firm - 99%
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You can use this data to see how JWP Solicitors performs against other law firms nationally. A score close to 100% indicates that this firm is highly valued by their clients.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Would you recommend this firm to somebody else?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 99%
No 1%

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outcome of matter

This firm - 97%
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You can use this data to see how JWP Solicitors compares to the national average of clients being satisfied with the outcome of their matter after instructing a solicitor.

As part of our review questionnaire we ask the question:

"Were you satisfied with the outcome of your case?"

The reviewer can select either “Yes” or “No”.

The above score is a simple percentage representation of the total amount of clients who selected the “Yes” option:

Yes 97%
No 3%

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Rankings by area of expertise

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

Locally

Nationally

Housing & Property
1st / 3
785th / 4234
Family Law
1st / 2
308th / 3842
Wills, Trusts & Probate
1st / 5
349th / 3495
Crime/ Criminal Defence
1st / 2
202nd / 2099
Money & Tax
1st / 3
295th / 1841
Dispute Resolution
1st / 1
260th / 1036
Driving offences
1st / 2
140th / 370

Data shown above is based on the reviews and client feedback collected by ReviewSolicitors over the last 12 months.

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Client Reviews

4.9/5

Reviews summary

  • Excellent

    206

  • Very Good

    5

  • Average

    0

  • Poor

    0

  • Awful

    3

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge
Julie Dyson
Wills, Trusts & Probate

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Matter Type:

Probate

Julie Dyson

April 04, 2025

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Fantastic service

Joanna Longfellow at JWP Solicitors has restored my faith in the legal profession. After a terrible experience with a previous firm, she took on the Probate applications for my late father-in-law and brother-in-law and managed to achieve, in a matter of weeks, what the previous solicitor hadn't been able to do in over a year. She and her team are friendly and professional and communication was excellent. I can't rate rate them highly enough - 10 stars!

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Anonymous

January 20, 2025

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Thankyou melissa

Just wanna say thank you so much for the outstanding knowledge you had during my case all ways keep me posted made sure things were acted upon quickly your no b****** approach towards I'm very grateful for the service you gave and wish you all the best than you

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Darcie
Family Law

Matter Type:

Child Arrangements Following Divorce

Darcie

December 18, 2024

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Cannot thank Melissa enough!

Melissa worked with us on 2 separate occasions and she was outstanding. She made us feel welcomed and made everything clear throughout so we could understand. After long proceedings we finally got the results we hoped for and we believe this is 100% down to Melissa.

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leanne

leanne

November 27, 2024

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family law

Melissa was a huge help to me
i was very nervous about my situation but she was very welcoming and makes you feel at ease and a great support throughout

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LA

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LA

November 21, 2024

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Excellent

A very sensitive stressful case the lawyer was patient honest professional and very friendly

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Humara

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Humara

November 21, 2024

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Legal service

Thank you to Shauna for providing a detailed and step by step information regarding the case. I appreciate the time she has taken to do this and I would highly recommend her services

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Bradley Wright

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Bradley Wright

October 09, 2024

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Would recommend,fast progress

I felt understandable, over the moon with the outcome solicitor was wonderful and felt that she understood the job

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Julius
Family Law

Matter Type:

Children Act proceedings

Julius

September 16, 2024

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Private Law - Shared Care - Fantastic Support

Melissa has been a tremendous support to myself over the last year as I challenged for equal shared care for my children. She kept me updated throughout the process, providing me with excellent advice and provided brilliant representation in court during the first hearing.
She made one of the most challenging parts of my life easier, gaining support from other departments in JWP when required. Appointments were always available when needed whether that was in-person or on a phone call.
Her advice and support ultimately helped me to obtain the best result (with the support of Barrister Asma Chaudhry in the final hearing).

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July 31, 2024

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Thank you

Thank so so very much for everything you and your colleagues have done for me and destiny I will be forever grateful for the help and quality of your work and for the lovely people that you all are I am still on cloud 9 and destiny is over joyed she's already had Megan and Michael bring a car load of her belongings home she can't wait to be back

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Vera

Vera

July 17, 2024

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Thank you

I would like to thank JWP Legal Limited and especially Melissa Portlock. Melissa worked on my cases over the period of two years. As due to the nature of my case, she was able to react promptly and in the most adequate way every time when I needed legal help. Her and her team have been very patient, supporting and helpful during the most difficult time of my life. They provided me with the confidence, knowledge and honest and clear advise that I needed. I'll be grateful my whole life for everything and I would most definitely recommend JWP and Melissa to anyone.

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David

July 20, 2022

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Great experience with JWP Solicitors.

Excellent interpersonal skills with client, fully supportive, friendly, patient, informative while taking appropriate steps to progress the case to a closure. They have a good scope of services, I suggest you check out their website for more information, alternatively give them a call.

All in all a great experience, highly recommend!

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Karen

Karen

May 13, 2022

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Karen

We had wills & LPA's done with JWP, Lorna was very helpful professional & knowledgeable, she explained everything in layman's terms and made sure we understood everything, she was also very patient & understanding. Joanna also returned a call when Lorna was unavailable, after I called & she was also professional and helpful. The only reason I have dropped a star is the quality of some of the pages of the photocopied documents, they are very lopsided, and unprofessional for legal copies.

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darin

darin

April 14, 2022

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darin

Firstly, thank you Malissa Portlock, and your team, for a great result at Huddersfield family Court. This was a upsetting time, a first for me in this position of being granted a Non Molestation Order due to a relationship breakdown along with Domestic Abuse against myself. Professionally serviced throughout our case, quickly dealt with, very supportive and today I feel a safer place is now in front of me. Guys you have no idea what this means to me moving forward.

Thank you very much 💗💖
Darin Torre's

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Djb

October 31, 2021

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John is fantastic as always

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alexbravoturbo

October 19, 2021

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Gareth is great and really knows how to handle a case, thoroughly recommend him to all my contacts

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About this branch

Description

Formed in 2000, JWP Solicitors has quickly established itself as a provider of premium legal services. Our head office is based in a former wool staplers. The building has been completely refurbished, affording a spacious, relaxing and calm environment for the benefit of both clients and members of staff alike.

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Legal services

Personal areas of law

  • Crime/ Criminal Defence
    • Assault
    • Business Crime
    • Criminal Damage
    • Criminal defence - All
    • Domestic violence
    • Drugs offences
    • Fraud
    • Harassment
    • Juvenile
    • Legal aid
    • Murder and Manslaughter
    • Prison law
    • Professional Conduct
    • Regulatory Defence
    • Sexual allegations including Rape and Sexual Assaults
    • Theft
  • Driving offences
    • Appeal driving conviction
    • Careless driving
    • Convicted in absence
    • Dangerous driving
    • Dangerous vehicle conditions
    • Death By Careless Driving
    • Death by dangerous driving
    • Discretionary disqualification
    • Disqualification removal
    • Drink driving
    • Driving Whilst Unfit
    • Driving Without Due Care
    • Driving whilst disqualified
    • Driving without a licence
    • Driving without insurance
    • Drug driving
    • Drunk in charge
    • Early return of driving licence
    • Exceptional Hardship
    • Failing to notify DVLA
    • Failure to furnish identification
    • Failure to provide a blood sample
    • Failure to provide a specimen
    • Goods vehicles - operators licence
    • Goods vehicles - tachograph offences
    • Mobile phone offences
    • New Driver Provisions
    • Notice of intended prosecution
    • Recognition of disqualification
    • Restoration of licence
    • Road rage incidents
    • Serious injury by dangerous driving
    • Signs and signal offences
    • Special Reasons
    • Speeding offences
    • Stopping and reporting
    • Taxi offences
    • Taxi offences - illegally plying for hire
    • Taxi offences - licensing investigations
    • Taxi offences - points and disqualification
    • Totting Up Driving Ban
  • Family Law
    • Adoption, Surrogacy, Care and Special Guardianship
    • Annulment
    • Asset protection and tax mitigation
    • Change of name
    • Child Abduction
    • Child Access
    • Child Arrangements Following Divorce
    • Child Custody
    • Child Law
    • Child Maintenance
    • Child Relocation After Divorce
    • Child contact
    • Children
    • Children Act proceedings
    • Civil Partnership Dissolution
    • Civil partnerships
    • Cohabitation agreements and disputes
    • Cohabitation and Unmarried Relationships
    • Collaborative Law
    • Divorce
    • Divorce After A Brain Or Other Serious Injury
    • Divorce Mediation
    • Domestic Abuse
    • Domestic Violence
    • Elderly care
    • Elderly care home fees
    • Family Mediation
    • Family law
    • Financial Matters
    • Fixed Fee Divorce
    • Grandparents' Rights
    • High Net Worth Divorce
    • Inheritance Act claims
    • Injunctions
    • International Divorce
    • Lasting power of attorney
    • Legal aid
    • Marriage and civil partnerships
    • Matrimonial finance
    • Out Of Court Divorce
    • Parental responsibility, paternity disputes, surrogacy
    • Pension and property advice
    • Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements
    • Separation
    • Separation Agreement
    • Social Services
    • Unmarried Couples' Rights
  • Money & Tax
    • Inheritance Tax
    • Trusts
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate
    • Disputed Probate
    • Disputed Trusts
    • Disputed Wills
    • International
    • Probate
    • Trusts
    • Wills

Business areas of law

  • Dispute Resolution
    • Mediation
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