Leicester's 1st 'Legal Shop' opens its doors to the public on 1st Feb

Douglas Wemyss Solicitors Evington Road Legal ShopLocal law firm, Douglas Wemyss Solicitors are to open Leicester’s 1st ‘Legal Shop’ on Evington Road on February 1st.  With legal aid disappearing and citizens advice bureaus closing it is becoming harder and harder to get good quality legal advice.  Douglas Wemyss Solicitors legal shop bridges the gap between those who need legal advice but who are too apprehensive to meet with a solicitor due to costs and formalities.

Douglas Wemyss are to provide a long overdue service where people can easily access a solicitor, and be confident that they will both be of the highest quality and provide value for money. The firm recognises the demand of reaching out to prospective clients and are progressive and unique in their approach to open a ‘Legal Shop’ which allows anybody to access a qualified solicitor without any fears or doubts.


Customers will be able to drop in anytime without an appointment, and be able to have a FREE consultation with a qualified solicitor on any legal matter they wish to discuss.  The solicitors will talk to you about your issue and advice and support in the best way to help find a solution.
Furthermore, the ‘Legal Shop’ is to be open 7 days a week until late to cater for those who wish to access the services outside of normal working hours

Douglas Wemyss Solicitors, Senior Partner is extremely optimistic about this new venture.  His idea to bring the firm to the public is one which has been welcomed with open arms by the local community who are very excited about the services that will be on offer.  Sameer has quoted as saying, “We at Douglas Wemyss Solicitors are extremely proud to be able to offer our expertise and provide a service to the local community, and more importantly to be accessible to everyone.  We have always prided ourselves on putting our clients first and this is recognition of that.  We feel that with the imminent launch of TescoLaw, we felt it was imperative that we as a fully regulated firm with highly experienced solicitors had to take the first step to become the pioneers in Leicester to launch the city’s 1st retail Legal Shop; giving unique and unrivalled access to the public 7 days a week where our qualified solicitors will be on hand to help.”

Douglas Wemyss Solicitors are a full service progressive law firm with their head office based on Friar Lane in the city centre. They are in touch with the needs of their clients and even offer Mobile Legal Services where a solicitor can visit you in the convenience of your home if you are unable to travel to their offices.  All their solicitors are highly experienced and fully qualified and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

In recent times the firm has also been awarded a founder membership of an exclusive nationwide alliance of high quality solicitor firms, Quality Solicitors. Quality Solicitors is the UK’s first ever truly national legal brand and promotes the use of real solicitor firms over “call-centre law” soon to be provided by supermarkets and banks.  Douglas Wemyss Solicitors is one of these recognised firms who have been chosen for its outstanding levels of service based upon valuable public opinion.

Douglas Wemyss Solicitors can be found at: www.d-w-s.co.uk Senior Partner, Sameer Karim can be contacted on (0116 2999) 199 or 07977212959