SEO for Lawyers
More new matters from Google, Google Maps and AI answers, with every page written to the rules lawyers advertise under.
- No lock-in contracts
- Tracked to new matters, not rankings
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What is law firm SEO?
Law firm SEO is the work of getting a legal practice found when people search for a lawyer, a practice area or a legal problem on Google, Google Maps and AI assistants. It covers the Google Business Profile for each office, a strong page for every practice area, reviews on Google, site speed, and tracking that ties each search back to a new matter opened, all written within the rules lawyers advertise under.
- Usually moves first
- Maps visibility for each office
- Compounds
- Practice area pages for the matters you want
- Measured by
- New matters opened, not rankings
Why law firms lose new matters online
Most firms we speak to have the same four problems, and none of them shows up in a rankings report.
New matters opened by source
| Source, as recorded at intake | New matters |
|---|---|
| Past client or their family | 9 |
| Referral from an accountant or another firm | 7 |
| Legal directory listing | 3 |
| “Google” | 8 |
| Not recorded | 11 |
| Total new patients | 38 |
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Enquiries you cannot take
The site draws enquiries for practice areas you don't run and matters below your minimum, and a fee earner spends the morning saying no.
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Some of the dearest clicks in search
Google Ads keyword data puts the average click on “personal injury lawyer” at over US$50 and on “family lawyer” at over US$20. Buying every enquiry at that price adds up.
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Referrals you cannot grow
Past clients and referring accountants send your best matters, but you control neither, and neither grows when a fee earner has capacity.
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Intake that loses the source
LEAP, Smokeball and Actionstep record the matter. None of them can tell you which search, which page or which office sent the client.
How people search for a lawyer in Australia
The searches Australians make every month, grouped by what the client needs, with the page or asset that wins each one.
| Search | Searches a month, Australia | What wins it |
|---|---|---|
| Nearby | ||
| lawyer near me | 4,400 | The Maps pack and a complete Business Profile for each office |
| solicitor near me | 2,400 | The same profile, with every practice area listed |
| lawyers sydney | 1,900 | An office page for each city you practise in |
| By practice area | ||
| family lawyer | 12,100 | A family law page that explains the process and how you charge |
| divorce lawyer | 3,600 | A separation and divorce page |
| criminal lawyer | 3,600 | A criminal law page naming the matters you defend |
| employment lawyer | 3,600 | An employment law page that says who you act for |
| immigration lawyer | 3,600 | An immigration page naming the visas you handle |
| will lawyer | 2,400 | A wills and estates page |
| commercial lawyer | 2,400 | A commercial law page written for business owners |
| Property and conveyancing | ||
| conveyancer | 22,200 | A conveyancing page with the fee and what it includes |
| conveyancer near me | 5,400 | The Maps pack, with conveyancing listed as a service |
| Injury and compensation | ||
| workers compensation lawyer | 3,600 | A practice area page that explains the claim process |
| no win no fee lawyer | 2,900 | A costs page that explains how a conditional fee works |
| medical negligence lawyer | 2,900 | A practice area page naming the claims you run |
| personal injury lawyer | 2,400 | A personal injury page, written to Queensland or NT rules if you practise there |
| City and practice area | ||
| family lawyer sydney | 3,600 | An office page that links to the family law page |
| family lawyer brisbane | 3,600 | The same, for each city you practise in |
| criminal lawyer sydney | 2,400 | An office page that links to the criminal law page |
| Cost research | ||
| how much does a divorce cost | 590 | An honest costs guide |
| conveyancing cost | 590 | A fee page |
| how much does a will cost | 590 | A fee page |
| how much do lawyers charge | 390 | A page that explains how you bill |
“family lawyer” is searched almost three times as often as “lawyer near me”. People search for the problem they have, so every practice area needs a page of its own.
Average monthly Google searches in Australia, from Google Ads keyword data, pulled 12 September 2026. Searches with no reported volume are left out rather than estimated.
What our law firm SEO service includes
Six workstreams, run together, each one aimed at a new matter rather than a ranking.
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Google Business Profile and Maps
Each office set up properly: the right categories for your main practice areas, services, accurate hours, and real photos of the office and the team. Most “lawyer near me” searches end on the profile, so it's where we start.
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Practice area pages
One strong page for each practice area you want more of: what the matter involves, the steps, who it suits and how you charge. Written for the question the client is asking, not a list of keywords.
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Office and location pages
Only for places where you have an office or genuinely see clients, and each written about that office. We don't build sets of near-identical suburb pages. Search engines treat those as doorway pages.
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Reviews, handled carefully
We help you ask clients for a Google review and reply to each one without disclosing anything about the matter. Client confidentiality applies to a reply as much as to a file.
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AI search visibility
People now ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI Mode which lawyer to call. We structure your pages, schema and listings so those answers can find, trust and cite your firm.
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Intake and tracking
Calls, forms and online bookings, each tracked in GA4, so your practice manager can compare what search delivered against new matters opened in LEAP, Smokeball or Actionstep.
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LY Lawyers, a criminal law firm with offices across New South Wales, where the work covered Google Ads, landing pages and SEO. Every figure comes straight from their case study.
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Marketing inside the solicitors’ conduct rules
Every state and territory holds solicitors to conduct rules on advertising, and Queensland and the Northern Territory add their own limits on personal injury work. The rules reach your website, your Business Profile and your ads. This is where we draw the line.
What we won’t publish
- Claims that are false, misleading or likely to mislead
- “Specialist” or “accredited specialist” without the accreditation
- Guaranteed outcomes, or claims to be the best or the most successful
- Client testimonials without written consent, or anything that identifies a client
- Personal injury advertising beyond what Queensland and the Northern Territory allow
What we do instead
- Practice area pages that explain the process and how you charge
- Specialist titles only where the accreditation is current
- Reviews earned on Google, with replies that disclose nothing about a matter
- Costs explained plainly, including how any conditional fee arrangement works
- Queensland personal injury pages limited to the law and the terms you act on
We write legal copy to rule 36 of the Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules and, for personal injury work, to the Queensland and Northern Territory Acts. It supports your own obligations as a solicitor; it doesn't replace them. Australian Solicitors’ Conduct Rules, Law Council of Australia
How our law firm SEO process works
Five steps, in order. The pace is set by your firm, your practice areas and your market, so the plan sets it rather than a template.
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Audit
Search Console, each office’s Business Profile, the Maps pack, your site and your intake tracking.
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Growth plan
What to fix and what to build, in order of the new matters each is likely to bring.
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Build
Business Profiles, practice area pages, technical fixes and tracking, with every page approved by your firm before it goes live.
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Compound
Content, reviews and authority, built on what the data shows is working.
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Report
Against new matters opened, not rankings.
How much law firm SEO costs in Australia
Published Australian agency figures put SEO for legal and financial businesses at $2,500+ a month, and most Australian small businesses pay $1,500 to $3,500 a month. No regulator sets SEO prices in Australia, so these are market figures, not a quote.
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$2,500+
a month, what Australian agencies publish for legal and financial businesses
Published Australian agency rate card, verified September 2026
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$1,500 to $3,500
a month, where most Australian small businesses sit
Two Australian SEO cost guides agree, verified September 2026
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US$500 to US$1,000
a month, the most common agency retainer worldwide
What moves the price
- How many offices and practice areas you have
- How contested your practice areas are in your city
- How many practice area pages need building or fixing
- The state of your site and your intake tracking
- Whether Google Ads runs alongside
Set the market figures next to what one new matter is worth to your firm: the useful question is how many matters a month the work has to bring in to pay for itself.
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Law Firm SEO Questions
Do you lock law firms into contracts?
No. We work without lock-in contracts. If the work isn't paying its way for your firm, you're free to stop.
What is local SEO for law firms?
Local SEO is the part of law firm SEO that decides whether you appear in the Google Maps pack and in “lawyer near me” results. It rests on a complete Google Business Profile for each office, consistent firm details across legal directories, reviews on Google, and pages that make clear where you practise and which matters you take.
How much does SEO for lawyers cost in Australia?
Published Australian agency figures put SEO for legal and financial businesses at $2,500+ a month, and most small businesses pay $1,500 to $3,500 a month (both verified September 2026). What moves the price is how many offices and practice areas you have, and how contested those practice areas are in your city. We scope each firm before quoting.
How long does law firm SEO take?
It depends on how contested your practice areas are, the condition of your site and how much authority it has already earned. Business Profile and technical fixes tend to move first, while ranking for competitive practice area searches in a capital city takes longer. Rather than quote an industry average, we set out what's realistic for your firm before you commit to anything.
Does our firm approve what you publish?
Yes. Your firm remains responsible for its own advertising, so every page, profile update and ad goes to you for approval before it is published. We write to the rules; you sign off.
Can you market our personal injury practice?
Yes, within the rules where you practise. Queensland and the Northern Territory limit how personal injury services can be advertised. In Queensland your own website may explain the law and the terms you act on, which the Queensland Law Society says can include no win no fee; the Northern Territory has no such exception. We check which rules apply to your firm before we write a page.
Can you track which searches turn into new matters?
Mostly, yes. We track calls, forms and online bookings in GA4. LEAP, Smokeball and Actionstep don't receive search data, so we match what search delivered against the new matters your intake records.
Do we need Google Ads as well?
Not always. SEO builds visibility you keep, while Google Ads buys it straight away for the practice areas you want more of. Legal clicks are expensive, so many firms use SEO to depend less on ads rather than to replace them. The same rules apply to ads, so we write both to the same standard.
Can you get our firm into ChatGPT and AI Mode answers?
Nobody can guarantee a mention in an AI answer, and it is worth being wary of anyone who does. What we can do is strengthen the signals those answers draw on: clear practice area pages, accurate business listings, reviews on Google, structured data, and mentions on sites AI tools already trust.
Do you work with firms that have several offices?
Yes. Each office gets its own Business Profile, its own office page and its own tracking, so one busy office doesn't hide a quiet one.
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