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QualitySolicitors to put desks in 500 WHSmith branches

I note the reference to Specsavers above. Therein lies a great example of what Quality Solicitors could achieve. Specsavers are the most successful opticians out there. Why? Because the brand and stores are everywhere, the eye tests and glasses are cheap and the service is quick and adequate. Smaller independent opticians may offer more caring, thoughtful eye care but the majority of the public don't give two hoots because independents' glasses and tests are more expensive. In an age of austerity coupled with a culture of wanting-and-often-getting-everything-for-next-to-nothing, QS will be a success, without question. They obviously won't touch the high-end commercial work of the top firms but work of will drafting, conveyancing, PI claims etc will inevitably be channelled to them at the expense of high street firms. If QS can cosy up with a few more multi-store brands like W H Smith thus expanding their exposure to the public further, they will become huge. I am sure there are a few snobby middle-class folk, who shop at Waitrose even though you can get the same grub far cheaper at Morrisons, who will turn their nose up at QS and pay higher legal fees to pseudo corporate-private client firms. However, to suggest that most folk will turn down cheap, easily accessible legal advice handed to them on a plate is totally short-sighted.

9-Apr-2011

11:46 am