Marketing for Law Firms

Law firm marketing agency.

Get more high-value enquiries from the right kind of clients. We build the local search visibility, paid search and website that turn people looking for a lawyer into new matters for your firm.

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The problem

Losing high-value clients to bigger firms?

Legal clients don't shop on price. They look for trust. We help your firm be the trusted choice. Not just another search result.

✕ Local pack shows competitors, not your firm
✕ Practice areas you're best at aren't ranking
✕ Lawyer bios buried. Clients don't see expertise
✕ Referrals only. No new client channel beyond word of mouth
How we help law firms

Three channels, one plan for your firm.

Most firms need a mix of search visibility, paid search and a website that turns visits into enquiries. Each has its own page with the detail.

SEO for law firms

Search engine optimisation (SEO) gets your firm found in Google's local results and organic listings: a page for each practice area, a properly built Google Business Profile, and content that shows the expertise behind the advice. Read more about SEO for law firms.

Google Ads for law firms

Paid search puts your firm in front of people searching for a lawyer right now. Campaigns are split by practice area and location, with call and form tracking so you can see which matter types each dollar produces. See how we run Google Ads for law firms.

Website design for law firms

Your website does the convincing once someone clicks. Clear practice-area pages, solicitor profiles, fast load times on a phone and an obvious way to make contact. Learn more about website design for law firms.

Our approach

How we help law firms win better matters.

01

Google Business Profile, properly built

Many law firms have a half-set-up Google Business Profile (GBP). We rebuild it to win the local 3-pack. Primary category, services list, review velocity, photo strategy, weekly posts. Local pack ranking is one of the biggest channels for law firms.

Why it works for law firms: people looking for a local lawyer see the local pack first. Google's quality rater guidelines treat legal as a Your Money or Your Life (YMYL) topic. Strong local signals carry a lot of weight for these searches.
02

Practice-area landing pages

Family law, criminal defence, conveyancing, wills, commercial. Each practice area gets its own ranking page targeting that area's specific search terms. Separate funnels because the buyer journeys are completely different.

Why it works for law firms: a criminal client and a conveyancing client have nothing in common. Treating "law firm marketing" as one thing leaves money on the table.
03

Lawyer bio pages with schema

Each partner and principal gets a properly optimised profile page with structured data that tells Google who they are, what they practise and where they're admitted. Clients search for individual lawyers as well as firms.

Why it works for law firms: a referral usually comes with a name, not a firm. When someone searches that name, a strong profile page is what they find first.
04

Expertise-led content strategy

Long-form practice-area content. A guide such as "What happens if you're charged in Queensland" ranks for the question, demonstrates expertise, and reaches clients at the moment they're deciding. Google holds this kind of content to a higher standard.

Why it works for law firms: Google's quality guidelines hold legal content to a higher standard of experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trust (E-E-A-T). Content that demonstrates expertise is no longer optional for legal SEO.
★ Built for law firms

Clients in crisis search for someone they can trust.

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Real client results · Google Ads

Google Ads results from a Darwin law firm.

$10.21
Cost per enquiry
+137%
Conversion rate lift
70
Monthly enquiries

Real numbers from a Google Ads account rebuild for a Darwin law firm. Measured Jul 1 to Jul 31, 2026. Results vary.

Real client results

A Darwin law firm's Google Ads rebuild.

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Case study · Google Ads · Darwin law firm

Multi-practice Darwin legal firm. Full account rebuild around highest-value clients.

A multi-practice Darwin law firm came to us after 24 months of Google Ads with modest results. We audited the account, rebuilt it around the firm's highest-value matters, realigned the ad copy to what clients were searching for, and layered organic visibility on top. The firm now ranks #1 for searches of its own brand name, up from page 4. Read how we approach Google Ads for law firms or see the full case study.

+137%
Conversion rate lift
3.3×
Google Ads impression share (13.36% to 43.95%)
70
Monthly enquiries
$10.21
Cost per enquiry

Measured Jul 1 to Jul 31, 2026.

Practice areas we market

Areas we help firms put in front of clients.

From criminal defence to conveyancing. Each practice gets its own funnel.

✓ Family law
✓ Criminal defence
✓ Conveyancing
✓ Wills & estates
✓ Commercial
✓ Migration law
✓ Personal injury
✓ Employment law
Where we work

Law firms across Australia.

Gold Coast based, currently working with a Darwin law firm. We can work with firms anywhere in Australia.

DarwinGold CoastBrisbane SydneyMelbournePerth AdelaideCanberraHobart CairnsTownsville+ Australia-wide
Advertising rules for law firms

Marketing a law firm within the rules.

Nothing false, misleading or deceptive

Rule 36 of the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules says a firm's advertising must not be false, misleading or deceptive (or likely to mislead or deceive), offensive, or prohibited by law. The same rule bars giving a false impression of specialist expertise, and using the words "accredited specialist" unless the solicitor holds that accreditation. The Australian Consumer Law applies as well. It prohibits misleading claims by any business, whether or not the business meant to mislead, and that includes testimonials as well as ads and websites.

Each state and territory has its own framework

The Legal Profession Uniform Law applies in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. The other states and territories regulate lawyers under their own legislation. In the Northern Territory that is the Legal Profession Act 2006, and the Law Society Northern Territory's Australian Solicitor Conduct Rules (NT), in force since 1 September 2025, contain the same advertising rule.

Personal injury advertising is restricted in some places

Some jurisdictions go further for personal injury work. In Queensland, the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 limits an advertisement for personal injury services to the name and contact details of the lawyer or firm and its areas of practice, and only through the publication methods the Act allows. That rules out many common advertising channels, and promotional statements such as "no win, no fee" have been found to breach it. A firm's own website may also carry a statement limited to how the law of negligence works, a person's rights under it, and the conditions on which the firm takes on personal injury matters.

How we handle it

We write ad copy, landing pages and posts against the rules in your firm's own jurisdiction, and nothing goes live until your firm signs it off. We don't promise outcomes, we don't imply accreditation a lawyer doesn't hold, and we only use genuine reviews, presented as they were written. For personal injury work we check the local restrictions before any campaign is planned, because they can rule out a channel or a message entirely.

This is general information, not legal advice. Your firm is responsible for its own compliance, so check the current rules for your jurisdiction.

Common questions

The questions law firms ask us.

Do you understand legal advertising rules?
Yes. Every state and territory regulates legal advertising, and some add specific limits for personal injury work. We write to the rules in your firm's jurisdiction, your firm signs off before anything goes live, and we won't suggest content or ads that create professional conduct risk. There's a plain-English summary in advertising rules for law firms above.
Can you help us rank in the local pack?
Yes. For searches like "family lawyer near me", the local pack is often the first thing a client sees, and many firms have an incomplete profile. The work covers primary category, services list, a steady flow of genuine reviews, schema and citations. It's part of our SEO for law firms.
What practice areas do you work with?
Family law, criminal defence, conveyancing, wills & estates, commercial, migration, personal injury, employment. Each practice area gets its own funnel because the buyer journeys are different.
Do you work with barristers?
Yes, for barristers who take direct briefs. The work is different: the personal profile and practice-area writing do most of it, and the audience is usually solicitors rather than the public, so we'd talk through whether consumer search is even the right channel before recommending it.
How long until we see ranking improvements?
Google Ads is the fastest of the three, because ads can show as soon as campaigns are approved. Google Business Profile fixes usually show up next, and organic rankings for practice-area pages build more slowly, depending on how established your site is and how competitive each practice area is in your city. We won't put a timeline on it we can't back, and we'll give you a realistic view for your practice areas in the free marketing review.
Can you handle Google reviews ethically?
Yes. We never write or solicit fake reviews. Our review system is post-matter SMS + email asking real clients to leave honest reviews. We draft replies for the firm to approve, because a reply cannot confirm who was a client or anything about their matter.
Do you work with law firms outside the Gold Coast?
Yes. Our law firm client is in Darwin and we're based on the Gold Coast. The method works nationally. What changes is the location targeting and the conduct rules for your jurisdiction.
What does a typical law firm engagement cost?
It really depends. Three things drive the right number: your location (click costs differ a lot between major-city and regional markets), your competition (how many other specialists are bidding on your terms), and your account setup (a properly built account converts far better than a poorly built one). We give a real recommendation in the free marketing review based on your specific business, not a generic range.
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Tell us a bit about your business and we'll do a free review. We'll look at your current situation and give you honest advice on what would work for your firm.

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Adrian FowlerWritten by Adrian Fowler, Co-Founder, CLIQE. Last updated 17 September 2026.