Exhibit A
Criminal Defense Lawyers work in Worcester
Worcester is a cathedral city with a county court, a Crown court and a busy magistrates court all within a short walk of the centre, and the criminal defence firms that practise here cluster around Foregate Street and the roads running off it. Search demand for criminal defence work in Worcester is steady rather than seasonal, because arrests and charges do not follow a calendar. The firms competing for that demand are mostly small partnerships and sole practitioners, with a handful of larger regional practices that cover the county from offices elsewhere. Paid search in this trade in Worcester is dominated by a small number of firms bidding on arrest and court hearing terms, which leaves the organic results open to practices that publish consistently. The searches themselves are local and specific: people look for a solicitor near the court, for legal aid representation, and for help at a named police station.
