I'm afraid I've waded into some nasty politics that I don't have much interest in getting involved in. However, I feel I should clarify that I initially contacted a1writer because he asked me to. I came to this forum because I hoped to find a UK writer experienced in law projects. To correct another little detail, I checked my email exchanges with a1writer and the word I used was, in fact, 'credentialed', not 'credentialised'.

When a1writer told me he didn't know anyone he could recommend for my law projects aside from a site with loads of negative reviews, I decided to give Freelancewriter a chance. Then I did everything possible to vet him, ordered a short paper to sample his work, and then ordered a longer project when I was thrilled by the initial results. I don't have any need to prove any of this to such a bizarrely hostile audience. My only goal has been to find a writer and I reported my experience in a way that might be helpful to other students like me. I thought that was the main purpose of the forum, but I am genuinely sorry if I've triggered some other sort of meltdown. These weird accusations are confusing to say the least. Anyway, I still hope my posts have been helpful to others who are uninvolved in whatever else is going on here.

@noted I do appreciate your concern here, but I feel I should share my experience with vetting FreelanceWriter. I, too, wanted proof that he had a law degree, so I did a fair amount of due diligence before engaging him officially. I first called his law school's registrar's office to see if they could confirm that he is an alumnus. The office indicated that they could not disclose information about one of their students without going through a long process of submitting consent forms and the like. So I asked FreelanceWriter for a scan of his diploma, and he sent that to me along with his New York driver's licence and his alumni association card.

To be extra sure, I even verified FLW's landline phone number independently before even trusting that the number he provided was really his. We then spoke briefly over the phone and I reviewed his .gov reports on the HHS-OIG website, and I also reviewed some redacted UK law writing samples he had provided. These steps, along with the verification of his law degree, assuaged my initial fear about working with him (or with anyone, for that matter).

But most importantly, any of my remaining doubts vanished completely as soon as I saw the first piece of writing I had ordered from him. I'm genuinely thrilled that a freelancer, especially an American, was able to deliver such high-quality work on a UK law project, and so quickly.

Hello all - I've received the completed version of the longer paper from FreelanceWriter and wanted to post a brief update. Once again, the work was delivered a full day earlier than promised, and the quality is fantastic. I truly couldn't be happier with these results. FLW's writing is flawless and shows a mastery of the subject matter and writing conventions for UK legal scholarship, frankly to a greater extent than I was even expecting after doing my due diligence. I am absolutely thrilled.

@a1writer thanks very much for your concern. Like most any student in the UK, especially a law student, I'm quite well aware of that law. FreelanceWriter indicated that I now exclusively own the work, but he was quite clear in his recommendation that I use it only as a model for my own writing, not as a submission for marking.

Another quick update with many thanks for those who offered input. I'm frankly thrilled so far, as I've gotten my first order from Freelancewriter, and almost a full day earlier than promised, even though the deadline was only 3 days. At first glance, it reads brilliantly. I wanted to test him out with a short but challenging assessment I had due soon, and I'm incredibly relieved, to say the least. I intend to leave a full review soon after he delivers the remaining ~4,500 words next week. Again, many thanks to everyone for helping me navigate my first steps, but I feel that I've undoubtedly found the right person for the work I need.

Hello all, I just wanted to post a thank-you to all who contributed, and a quick update. I've found a writer and I'll report back about how it goes, whether good or bad. Hoping for the best, of course, but I hope to give details that may be helpful to other people in a similar position who come across the forum in the future.

@a1writer thanks, I've sent a PM by clicking on your profile... I think I followed the right steps but please let me know if not.

@FreelanceWriter thanks very much for the detailed advice. That all makes a great deal of sense for getting assurances.

The trouble is, I'm not seeing much positive or recent mention of any other UK-based essay companies on the forum, but I'll keep searching.

Precisely what kind of due diligence would you recommend I do as a new customer? The only concrete advice I've been given is to try UKEssays, along with some rather perplexing guidance to trust only the reviews they themselves have published, but also not to really trust any reviews at all. Meanwhile, most everything I've read about UKEssays, including on this thread, does not inspire much confidence.

I confess I hadn't even considered the possibility of blackmail. @Freelancewriter, your explanation seems to make sense. Then again, there has been some suggestion on other threads that the actual locations of some websites are unclear or disputed?

@noted, I'm a little confused... unless I've misunderstood, @a1writer said I might like this company and previously, you encouraged me to consider his recommendations. But I'm seeing quite a lot of negative reviews and your last post here makes me more concerned about their forthrightness. How do you feel about this company overall?

Is it common for essay services to put their papers in public databases? I found this post because I am trying to learn the industry so I can choose a safe writer/company and I have not heard of this before. Hopefully there are options where they guarantee that the work does not get shared with anyone else?

Does anyone know about more current websites specialising in UK law papers? Sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place, but I'm new to the forum and trying to find a trustworthy writer for several law units.