When you've got legal decisions to make, or rights to claim there is one thing you need to be sure of - that you are getting the best possible advice. We can help. We offer a breadth and depth of service to help you establish and run your business - from company secretarial work to employment to commercial property. We guarantee to give you focused advice and an excellent service. You can be assured that whether your transaction is large or small we will handle it with care.www.balfour-manson.co.uk54-66 Frederick Street, EH2 1LS

Blair Cadell Solicitors is an established firm with offices at The Bond, 5 Breadalbane Street, Leith and 1 Harrison Gardens, Edinburgh. We do what we say we are going to do for our clients Our service standards are there to meet your needs. If you are not satisfied or if you have any comments, we want to hear from you. Our efficient and up to the minute network integrates the Blair Cadell team at both offices in real time and aids communication with our clients. Our modern systems are there to help you.www.blaircadell.com1 Harrison Gardens, EH11 1SJ

We are a long established medium sized Scottish legal firm. We are known for the quality of our service and our personal approach to our clients. We enjoy the advantages new technologies offer but never at the expense of a direct relationship with our clients. We strive to provide our clients with the best professional advice. Experienced partners invariably look after our clients but our fees are highly competitive.www.bonarmac.co.uk9-11 Hill St, EH2 3JT

Leslie Deans & Co are long established specialist Property Solicitors and Estate Agents with six solicitors and a further twenty five members of staff based at our three high profile locations in Edinburgh, South Queensferry and Bonnyrigg. As leading providers of conveyancing and Estate Agency services in East Central Scotland we have an intimate understanding of the property market and provide a high quality service to our clients.www.lesliedeans.co.uk3 St Patrick St, EH8 9ES

We are a small friendly two partner Edinburgh firm of solicitors, offering a wide range of legal services with the emphasis on personal partner attention. Our advice will not cost you the earth. We offer a free 30 minute consultation. Whether it is advice on family problems, an accident at work or you are in trouble with the Police - we can help you. Remember, we offer a free half hour initial consultationwww.solicitoredinburgh.co.uk131 Newhaven Rd, EH6 4NP

We advise on planning for succession, inheritance tax mitigation, guardianship appointments, and on the preparation of wills, family and charitable trusts, and powers of attorney. We provide comprehensive and professional Trust and Executry administration and related tax advice. We deal with business acquisitions and disposals, the formation and reconstruction of companies, and with commercial contracts.www.skene.co.uk5 Albyn Pl, EH2 4NJ

Campbell Smith W.S. delivers timely, cost effective and appropriate legal and estate agency advice to both private and commercial clients. We offer a comprehensive range of services to both private and commercial clients, and with two offices in York Place in central Edinburgh we are easily accessibly to all our clients.www.camsmith.co.uk14 Parsons Green Terr, EH8 7AG

This compact established Criminal Practice has over twenty-five years experience in advising and representing accused persons throughout the Scottish Judicial System. This Edinburgh-based firm is pleased to provide assistance to clients in all Courts (District, Sheriff and High) in Scotland. We frequently undertake correspondent work for other lawyers in relation to Bail Appeals and Appeal proceedings in Edinburgh. The emerging Human Rights Cases also form part of our caseload.www.harleyandco.co.uk76 West Port, EH1 2LE

The Lints Partnership was formed in 1990 with the aim of providing a professional property sales and purchase service, at competitive cost and with the emphasis very much on friendly and personal service. Having grown rapidly since that time, our operation has extended into a recently opened state-of-the-art property showroom, yet still retains the personal touch and an all inclusive fixed-fee structure. We are now one of Edinburgh's foremost domestic property lawyers and estate agents, dealing with well in excess of 1000 property transactions each year.www.lints.co.uk8/9 Crighton Pl, EH7 4NZ

Situated in the heart of the Edinburgh's commercial district, McKay Norwell has been representing individual, corporate and business clients since 1932. The firm offers the highest level of commitment, professionalism and expertise to meet the developing legal and business needs of its clients. In an increasingly complex and ever-changing world McKay Norwell provides a complete legal service of exceptional quality. The broad experience and diversity of skills within the practice enables McKay Norwell to meet its clients' needs on an efficient yet personal basis.www.mckaynorwell.co.uk5-7 Rutland Sq, EH1 2AX

Neilsons provides a professional, personal service to ensure that when a person dies or becomes unable to manage their own affairs, matters are handled with minimum difficulty and expense. Neilsons Commercial Division is able to advise on a wide range of topics, including commercial property, construction, and commercial contracts.www.neilsons.co.ukThe Coachhouse/22 St Johns Rd, EH12 6NZ

The MG Partnership advises on all aspects of property purchase and sale and related matters such as tax planning and wills. The aim of the partners is to provide a personal service of the highest quality at an affordable price. Detailed professional and practical advice is offered to both private and commercial clients. For private individuals, The MG Partnership advises on all aspects of house purchase and sale from initial enquiry through to completion, and ties in advice on related matters such as tax planning and wills.www.mgpartnership.co.uk43 Manor Pl, EH3 7EB

Olivers have helped to buy and sell thousands of properties over the years. With our expertise and wealth of experience we aim to provide you with a complete service that is second to none. Olivers was established in 1992 as a specialist legal firm dealing with property conveyancing and marketing. We pride ourselves in offering a professional, attentive, and personal approach from the very first meeting with you, the client, through to the conclusion of your property sale, or purchase. We have spacious offices at 25 Manor Place, conveniently located, in the heart of Edinburgh's West End.www.oliversws.co.uk25 Manor Pl, EH3 7DX

The firm comprises a full service practice. It was established more than a hundred years ago and has grown to 29 partners and a full team of over 200. Commercial and business services of all kinds dominate the firm's work and client base although we remain committed to providing advice and assistance to our many private clients. Our aim is to provide effective advice and support for clients in a complex world. We achieve this through specialisations in the provision of services, although in practice different specialists commonly work together to produce solutions.www.paull-williamsons.co.uk13 North Bank St, EH1 2LP

Purdie & Co., Solicitors and Estate Agents currently have two offices. These are located in Stockbridge, in the New Town area of Edinburgh and at Haymarket in the West End area of Edinburgh. We have a modern and professional approach. Whether you are requiring legal advice, buying or selling a house, or needing to have a will drawn up, you will find that our solicitors and other members of staff are here to help.www.purdiesolicitors.co.uk6 North West Circus Pl, EH3 6ST

The Practice deals principally in Residential House Purchase and Sales and Commercial Conveyancing, acting on behalf of a number of Builders and Developers, also handling Agricultural and Estate Conveyancing, and we have extensive experience in Wills, Executry, and Trust Business. We also deal with Debt Recovery work for a number of substantial clients, and subject to workload may also be willing to handle Divorce and Matrimonial matters, Accident claims and Reparation cases.www.raereidstephen.co.uk3 Grosvenor Gardens, EH12 5JU

Our focus is always on our clients, and we aim to provide as efficient and cost effective a service as possible, with a friendly, approachable manner. We work in the modern environment and respond to ever changing practices and client requirements, while maintaining traditional values and professional integrity. We listen and we care. Our desire is to build a relationship with every one of our clients, founded on trust, and to preserve that relationship over generations.www.sturrockarmstrong.co.uk16 Young St, EH2 4JB

The philosophy on which Turcan Connell is founded is that the needs of private clients and charities are most effectively served by a firm which focuses exclusively on everything that matters to these clients. This philosophy has drawn together within Turcan Connell leading private client lawyers and a powerful combination of other professionals including investment management, financial planning, accounting and taxation specialists.www.turcanconnell.comPrinces Exchange/1 Earl Grey St, EH3 9EE

VMH LLP Solicitors (formerly Valente McCombie & Hunter) has been established for over 20 years, growing to become one of Edinburgh's most recognised property solicitors specialising in the fields of residential and commercial conveyancing. VMH now have four estate agent's offices across the Edinburgh and Lothians area.www.vmh.co.ukRaeburn Pl, EH4 1HN

Winning Defence are an experienced team of criminal defence lawyers who have operated throughout Scotland for the past 12 years on a 24/7 basis, responding to client needs as soon as possible, with no appointment required. We are qualified to practice in the High Courts, Sheriff Courts and District Courts, strongly defending our clients interests from the outset to the conclusion of each case.www.winningdefence.com46 Candlemaker Row, EH1 2QE

TC Young is a long established firm of Solicitors with offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Our roots are firmly embedded in the Social Housing, Charities, Property and Private Client sectors. In recent years, we have grown our business to keep pace with the dynamic and challenging developments in clients' organisations. Radical new legislation in many areas, a rapidly changing business environment and a legal obligation to accountability mean they are facing new and evolving issues.www.tcyoung.co.uk69a George St, EH2 2JG

We specialise in the sale and purchase of residential property in Scotland. Our website aims to provide you with all the information you need prior to instructing us to act on your behalf and to take some of the mystery out of the house buying and selling process. We hope you will find this site to be informative and user friendly. If there is any point you feel we have not covered, please email us and we will respond to you.www.finlaysons.com135 Gorgie Rd, EH11 1TH

With regard to purchases abroad, we can assist with raising of finance, instructing of solicitors in the country concerned and ensuring that the professional advisors recommended by us are well established and fluent in English. Some of our foreign colleagues in the Legal profession are also English or Scottish qualified solicitors. This will allow you to proceed with your overseas purchase in confidence.www.campusintl.com72 Liberton Brae, EH16 6LB

Setting up a new company or business' Buying property' Selling property' Commercial or residential' Need a solicitor' Need an Estate Agent' Want to talk about the Scottish conveyancing system' We are long standing members of Edinburgh's most successful property group - the E.S.P.C.www.richardandco.co.uk4 Alva St, EH2 4QQ

The firm is a firm specialising in residential conveyancing buying and selling houses. We will also undertake executries and draw up Wills for clients. We like to think that we offer a very personal and efficient service to our clients. The firm was established in 1981 by Mary McQueen, a graduate of Edinburgh University in Law and Languages. From qualification as a solicitor, Mary worked with the Bank of Scotland for a number of years gaining experience in banking law, conveyancing, international law and security work.www.maryrmcqueen.co.uk47 Braid Farm Rd, EH10 6LE

We are a firm of solicitors trading as a Limited Liability Partnership. We offer legal services to lenders, small businesses and individuals providing advice on matters relating to all aspects of business law, property law and conveyancing, trusts, taxation, civil litigation, employment law and matrimonial law.www.fyfeireland.com32 Charlotte Sq, EH2 4ET

Knowing that Thorntons is on your side and our team of experts will listen and advise on legal, property or financial matters, including Family Law, Employment Law, Personal Injury Scotland, corporate law Scotland and corporate investment. Thorntons Property Services support your specific needs providing the largest estate agents in Tayside and Angus regions.www.thorntons-law.co.uk49 North Castle St, EH2 3BG

Gillespie Macandrew is a law firm that thinks like you. We achieve this by listening; only then can we help you achieve your aims. That's what makes us more than just a law firm. We don't just understand law; we understand life. We offer a refreshingly holistic approach to legal affairs and to this end every client is allocated to one of our highly experienced, or specialist managers, consultants or partners.www.gardenhaig.co.uk133 Lauriston Pl, EH3 9JN

Gillespie Macandrew is a law firm that thinks like you. We achieve this by listening; only then can we help you achieve your aims. That's what makes us more than just a law firm. The Gillespie Macandrew corporate and business law team understands the need for business solutions that are both strategic and pragmatic. Our commercial client practice aims to meet the needs of Scottish businesses at home and abroad, as well as inward investors and in-house counsel from outside Scotland.www.menziesdougal.co.uk2-4 Comiston Rd, EH10 5QE

We are a small company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland - with experience in debt collection/litigation, family matters, wills and executories, conveyancing, accident claims and employment law. We are experienced in debt collection, family, contract and property law. Home visits and appointments outwith business hours can be arrangedwww.solicitorsandnotaries.com8 Manor Pl, EH3 7DD

Bell & Scott, Scotland's first specialist property law firm, provides high quality legal services to the property industry and those working within it. Our combination of sector expertise and specialist property law expertise is crucial to both the high quality of client service we provide and the success of our business. The focus on property law, investment in people and commitment to delivering excellent legal advice has successfully positioned Bell & Scott at the centre of the Scottish commercial property market.www.bellscott.co.uk16 Hill St, EH2 3LD

Gillespie Macandrew is a law firm that thinks like you. We achieve this by listening; only then can we help you achieve your aims. That's what makes us more than just a law firm. We offer a refreshingly holistic approach to legal affairs and to this end every client is allocated to one of our highly experienced, or specialist managers, consultants or partners.www.gillespiemacandrew.co.ukEyre Pl La, EH3 5EH

Brodies is a top-quality, client-focused, leading UK commercial law practice delivering the highest level of legal services to a strong UK public and private sector client base, with an international perspective and delivery capability. With 52 partners and over 400 staff across its offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, the firm is a major presence in the Scottish market and celebrates rated expertise in its core business areas of real estate, corporate, banking and finance, IT, employment, litigation and private client lawwww.brodies.co.uk15 Atholl Cr, EH3 8HA

We are a leading Scottish personal injury Law Firm. We are committed to providing you with the best service for your personal injury claim, focusing on the most important elements to obtain appropriate levels of compensation. We will lead you through the claims process to help minimise the stress and worry of what is often a daunting and complex procedure.www.lawfordkidd.co.uk12 Hill St, EH2 3LB

The firm of Wright and Co was formed in 1988 by Donald Wright LLB, Dip, NP, SSC., Donald holds a practising certificate from The Law Society of Scotland. Wright & Co achieved the Investors in People national standard award in 1998 and succesfully secured renewal in 2002.An Investor in People business aims to train and develop all its employees to achieve its business objectives.www.propertywright.com5 Giles St, EH6 6DJ

ELP Solicitors is a modern, innovative firm specialising in estate agency and conveyancing and employment law. Our firm was established in 2003, and we have grown steadily since then while maintaining our policy that we will always provide the best possible professional service without charging our clients more than is necessary. We firmly believe that our clients should enjoy high quality, practical legal advice at a reasonable price.www.elpsolicitors.com99 Ferry Rd, EH6 4ET

Ritchie Neill is a prominent Scottish Law Firm based in Edinburgh and Lothians with a client base throughout the UK. At Ritchie Neill we have two partners and some 35 staff with offices in Edinburgh, Broxburn, and Bathgate We provide a wide range of services to corporate commercial and private clients throughout the UK. Our approach is to quickly and accurately recognise our clients needs and react with no nonsense professional and friendly advice.www.gebals.com22 Coates Cr, EH3 7AF

We have provided two Presidents and three Vice-Presidents of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts and our partners are active in many professional associations. We now strive to combine these traditional values with a high quality personal service for the needs of the modern business and private client. We have built on these sure foundations in many areas of law vital to the interests of both the business and private client.www.beveridgekellas.com52 Leith Walk, EH6 5HW

Currie Gilmour & Co. was formed in 1981 by Connell Currie and Jamie Gilmour who had been partners in the Inverness based firm of Squair Middleton & Co. then in existence for more than 100 years. The present partners of the firm are Jamie Gilmour and Neil Campbell. Families of one kind or another are still the building blocks of our society and inevitably Family Law covers a vast complex of laws affecting all of us.www.curriegilmour.co.uk41-43 Warrender Pk Rd, EH9 1EU

Warners is a well-established, high profile Edinburgh Law Firm, providing a wide range of Legal Services, for both individuals and the business community. The firm was founded in 1977 in the South-side of Edinburgh and has progressed and expanded over the years. Currently Warners has five offices - our Head Office, situated at Newington, with satellite offices in Portobello, Corstorphine, Loanhead and George Square. Our George Square office houses our Commercial, Litigation and Private Client departments.www.warnersol.com176 Portobello High St, EH15 1EX

Davidson Chalmers is a specialist firm of commercial lawyers based in Edinburgh. In a market place dominated by a handful of very large firms we offer a very different approach - a truly hands-on partner led service. With teams of highly experienced lawyers in corporate and commercial law, commercial property, employment, commercial litigation, residential development, renewable energy and construction and projects we can satisfy the vast majority of legal demands which any business may have but with an approach that sets us apart from the crowd.www.davidsonchalmers.com12 Hope St, EH2 4DB

Based in the heart of Edinburgh, our legal practice concentrates on providing a range of legal services for the private individual and family businessman. Robson McLean is a long established forward thinking law firm situated in the heart of Edinburgh's city centre occupying classic Georgian offices fully adapted to meet the needs of modern business life. We aspire to be both sound lawyers and good businessmen. The Practice is partner-led with the emphasis throughout on good team work. We pride ourselves on quality of service.www.robson-mclean.co.uk28 Abercromby Pl, EH3 6QF

Dickson Minto is a leading Multi-National Practice law firm providing corporate and commercial legal services to national and international clients. The firm deals with transactions of all sizes and complexity combining global and local expertise on behalf of clients in the UK and around the world. DM operates from city centre offices in London and Edinburgh and has recently doubled office space in both locations to cater for continued expansion. The firm is totally committed to delivering the highest standard of service to all clients whether small, medium or large, private or public.www.dicksonminto.com16 Charlotte Sq, EH2 4DF