Banner Jones Solicitors

We are committed (and have been for over 140 years) to providing our clients with no-nonsense legal advice tailored to your individual needs and circumstances.  We employ 130 staff across our 6 offices.

We have specialist departments offering high quality advice across the full spectrum of legal services, including personal matters such as Personal Injury, Divorce, Wills and Probate, Residential Property and Dispute Resolution through to business advice on Company Formation, Commercial Property, Company Finance, Partnership Agreements, Debt Recovery and Employment issues. We also have two Notary Publics in our team. 

Why choose Banner Jones?

We are confident that we can provide specialist legal advice to suit your needs and we want to be your first choice legal adviser.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our service and that's why: 97% of our clients would recommend us to a friend (ongoing client survey)

Here are some other reasons to let us help you:

• We’ll offer you a Fixed Fee wherever possible so you’ll know exactly what you’re paying upfront
• Our solicitors/advisers are experts in their areas of law with many having additional legal accreditations
• We cover a large geographic area, with offices in Sheffield, Chesterfield, Dronfield and Mansfield.
• We care about you as our client and we hold various Customer Service awards to prove it!
• We have been ranked as a 'Leading Firm' in the Uk Legal 500 for the last 10 consecutive years 
   

Our Promise To You:

Listening

• We are committed to listening, understanding and helping you achieve your goals
• We will ask you what you think about our service which may include asking you to complete a client satisfaction survey.

Communication

• We will avoid jargon and use Plain English explaining any necessary legal terms
• We will communicate with you in the way you prefer
• We will tell you how long we expect things to take and update you regularly on progress
• If you contact us we will respond or acknowledge receipt of your communication promptly; wherever possible within one working day
• If the issue is more time sensitive or you tell us you need a response in a particular timeframe we will endeavour to meet your requirements.

Looking after you

• All our clients are valued and important
• We will let you know who will be working with you and give you their direct contact details
• We will let you know what to do if you need to contact us out of office hours
• We are committed to providing excellent service that takes your needs into account
• We will be friendly, approachable and professional.

Fees

• We will be open and transparent about our fees at all times, providing fixed fees where possible
• Where not possible, we will give you the best information that we can on the likely total cost of your case at the outset
• Should anything alter we will contact you before we incur any additional costs
• Any bill we send you will be clear, describing the work done and amount charged.

Our people

• Our firm is committed to ensuring that our clients are central to everything we do
• We will ensure our people are properly resourced and have the appropriate training
• When assigning the right person to your case we will take into account your needs, expectations and budget
• We are committed to providing a positive working environment for our people
• Our firm is regularly audited to ensure we maintain the high standards required to maintain the quality marks we hold
• We will check we are providing excellent service by regularly monitoring client satisfaction with client experience reviews and asking clients what they think.

To provide you with excellent service, we need you to

• Tell us what your objectives are and be clear about your expectations
• Respond as soon as possible to any requests for information
• Let us know straight away if anything changes
• Work cooperatively with us to set and achieve realistic timescales
• Appreciate that we have to follow a strict professional code of conduct
• Help us to keep working for you by paying our invoices on time
• Let us know if we are not providing you with the service you expected.

If things go wrong

• If things go wrong or you are less than happy with our service please tell us immediately – we welcome your feedback as it helps us provide a better service
• If we cannot resolve the problem we will let you know who to contact with your concerns.