Web design for law firms
Someone looking for a lawyer is usually having a bad week. They are comparing firms on credibility, not design awards, and they are deciding whether to make contact at all. A law firm site earns the consultation or it does nothing.
How someone chooses a firm
They search the problem, not the practice area
"What happens if I miss a custody hearing" long before "family law attorney". Pages written in the language of the problem reach people earlier than pages written in the language of the profession.
They read the attorney, not the firm
Bios do more work on a law firm site than any other page type. Where you went to school, what you have actually handled, how long you have practised, bar admissions. Vague "dedicated advocates" copy reads as having nothing specific to say.
They are weighing whether it is worth calling
Fee structure, whether the consultation is free, what happens on that call. Firms that answer this plainly get contacted by people who would otherwise have hesitated.
They may not want to leave a record
Depending on the matter, a visitor may be on a shared device or worried about who sees the enquiry. A form that says what happens to the information — and a phone option — matters more here than in any other trade.
Advertising rules, and why we build conservatively
Attorney advertising is regulated by the state bar, and the rules are specific: claims about results, testimonials, "specialist" and "expert", comparisons with other firms, and required disclaimers all have constraints that vary by jurisdiction.
We are not your compliance advisor and will not pretend to be. What we do is build so the risky parts are easy to control: case results in a structured block where a disclaimer can sit with them, testimonials in a component you can switch off, and no superlatives written into the template. Your firm reviews the copy against your state’s rules before launch — we will flag anything that looks likely to need it, but the sign-off is yours.
What goes into the site
Not every project needs all of it — this is the menu, not the invoice. We work out which parts actually apply to you on the call.
- A real page per practice area
- Attorney bios that carry credentials
- Plain-language answers to common questions
- Consultation request with a confidentiality note
- Case results in a disclaimable block
- Multi-office and multi-jurisdiction support
- Content structured for long consideration
- Accessible, conservative design
What we can show you, and what we cannot
We have not yet built a site for a law firm. The design below is our own concept, not a client project, and we are not going to dress it up as one. What we can show you is the standard of the work itself — the live client sites on our portfolio are real businesses you can open and judge, and the case studies are long engagements written up in full.
- Example design — ours, not a client
Legal practice concept
A design we produced to show how a firm site can handle practice areas, attorney bios and a consultation request. Structure and standard are real; the firm is not.
See the design - Live client sites
Work in other trades
Five real client sites across dental, fitness, nonprofit and real estate — all live, all open to inspection. Different industries, same standard of build and the same approach to structure, speed and accessibility.
See the portfolio
$3,500 to build, $250 a month to run
The build is quoted after a free 15-minute call, because the honest number depends on what your site actually has to do. The monthly covers hosting, security, backups and unlimited content updates — the things that keep it working once it is live.
The full breakdown is on our small business website pricing page. If you are in the valley, our Las Vegas website design page covers how we work locally, and our small business web design overview covers the rest.
Law firms — common questions
How much does a law firm website cost?
A custom site starts at $3,500. Practice areas are the main variable — a solo practitioner with two areas is a different project from a twelve-attorney firm covering nine.
After launch, $250 a month covers hosting, security, backups and unlimited content updates, including adding attorneys and practice areas as the firm grows.
Do you handle bar advertising compliance?
No — that is your firm’s call and your state’s rules, and anyone telling you otherwise is taking on a liability they cannot carry.
What we do is build so compliance is practical: disclaimers that sit with the claims they qualify, testimonials and case results in components you can turn off or caveat, and no marketing superlatives baked into the design. We will flag copy that looks like it needs review; you sign it off.
Should we publish case results?
It depends on your jurisdiction and your appetite. Results are persuasive and they are also the most regulated thing on a law firm site.
We build the block either way — with room for the disclaimer language your state requires — so the decision stays yours and does not need a rebuild to reverse.
How many practice area pages do we need?
One real page per area you actually want cases in. Not a page per keyword variation — thin near-duplicate pages compete with each other and Google treats the set as low value.
A single substantial page on an area you genuinely practise beats five shallow ones every time.
Fifteen minutes, no pitch
Tell us what the practice does and who you are trying to reach, and we will tell you what the site needs — and what it does not. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.
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