Legal digital marketing
Digital marketing for law firms, joined up and accountable
One plan for your website, search, reviews and client email, built around SRA rules and measured by instructions per practice area rather than clicks or followers.
- One team across every channel
- No cold approaches, SRA-aware
- Tracked to instructed matters
Quick answer
ProntX is a London-based digital marketing agency for UK law firms. We combine law firm SEO, Google Ads, reviews, LinkedIn and email to past clients into one plan with targets per practice area, tracked through to instructions. Digital marketing for solicitors starts from £595 a month on rolling monthly contracts.
Digital marketing for law firms is about joining up the places a prospective client meets you: the Google search, the review they read, the website they land on, the email that reminds a past client you also do wills. ProntX plans and runs that whole journey for UK solicitors, so each channel does one job well instead of every supplier claiming the same enquiry.
Referrals still matter, but they now go online first
Personal recommendation remains a major source of legal work, yet surveys reported in the legal press have found online search overtaking friends and family as the way people find a solicitor, and even referred clients usually check a firm online before calling. If your site is dated, your reviews are thin or your fees are hard to find, part of your referral pipeline leaks before you ever hear about it.
Why a single-channel supplier is not enough
Many firms have an SEO agency, a separate web developer, a partner who posts on LinkedIn when time allows and a newsletter nobody owns. Nobody is accountable for the total number of instructions. A legal digital marketing plan sets one target per practice area and gives each channel a defined role in hitting it.
The plan
What should a digital marketing strategy for law firms include?
A clear picture of which matters you want, where those clients look for help, and what each channel must deliver. These are the building blocks we put in place.
Foundation
A website that converts
Practice-area pages that explain the process, price information where the SRA Transparency Rules require it, named people, and enquiry routes that work on a phone. Our law firm web design team builds or fixes this first.
Demand capture
Search, paid and organic
Google Ads for urgent matters and new practice areas, SEO for steady long-term visibility. See law firm SEO and law firm PPC for the detail of each.
Trust
Reviews and reputation
A consistent review request at matter closure, honest replies that never discuss a client’s case, and visible SRA credentials so every visitor can verify who you are.
Retention
Email to past clients
Conveyancing clients will need wills, LPAs and possibly family or probate help later. Past clients can usually be emailed under PECR’s soft opt-in if they were given a chance to opt out, which makes email marketing one of the cheapest sources of repeat work.
Authority
LinkedIn and thought leadership
For commercial and employment work, partners’ profiles and useful commentary build familiarity with business owners and referrers long before they need you.
Measurement
Enquiry to instruction tracking
Calls and forms are tracked to source, then matched against your case management records, so you know which channel produced paying matters, not just contacts.
Channel mix
Which digital channels work for which practice areas?
Consumer, urgent work leans on search. Business and relationship-led work leans on LinkedIn, content and email. Most firms need a blend weighted to their own mix.
| Practice type | Lead channels | Supporting channels |
|---|---|---|
| Family, criminal, employment (employee) | Google Ads, local search, reviews | Helpful guides, Facebook or Instagram for awareness |
| Residential conveyancing | Local search, quote forms, price pages | Estate agent and broker relationships, email to past clients |
| Wills, probate, LPAs | Local SEO, email to existing clients | Community events, content for adult children of ageing parents |
| Commercial, employment (employer) | LinkedIn, SEO for business questions | Webinars, newsletters, targeted LinkedIn ads |
| Personal injury, immigration | Search ads and national SEO | Multilingual pages where relevant, retargeting within platform rules |
Intake
Why do law firms lose enquiries they already paid for?
Usually because the first response is slow, generic or arrives after a rival firm has already booked the consultation. Fixing intake is part of our digital marketing work, not an afterthought.
Someone with a tribunal deadline or a separation underway often contacts three firms in one evening. The firm that replies first with a clear next step usually wins. We map what happens after each form submission, web chat and missed call, then set up instant acknowledgements, a callback booking link and an internal alert so a fee earner or paralegal sees the enquiry straight away.
We also write short reply templates per practice area, agreed with your team, that explain what happens next, what documents to have ready and whether an initial consultation is charged. Clear expectations cut no-shows and make conflict checks quicker, and our AI and automation team can route enquiries into your case management system where that saves admin time.
Rules first
How do SRA rules shape digital marketing for solicitors?
They rule out some tactics other sectors rely on, and they reward firms that are open about price and service. Your COLP or compliance lead signs off campaigns before launch.
What changes for legal marketers
The SRA Code of Conduct bans unsolicited approaches to members of the public, with exceptions for current and former clients. That rules out cold calling, doorstep leafleting aimed at specific people and the “send letters then phone them” tactic you still see recommended on business forums. Inbound channels such as search, content and reviews are the compliant way to reach new private clients.
Publicity must be accurate and not misleading, including about fees. Referral arrangements and introducers must be disclosed to clients, and referral fees are banned in criminal matters.
How we build that in
- Compliance review step in every content and campaign workflow
- Email lists built on consent or soft opt-in, never bought data
- No cold outreach to members of the public
- Price claims cross-checked with your published fee information
- Client stories anonymised and approved in writing
Why ProntX
Why choose ProntX as your law firm digital marketing agency?
Because one senior team plans, builds and runs every channel, with prices published and no long contract.
ProntX has worked with more than 200 clients over six years across marketing, websites and automation. For a law firm, that means the person reviewing your Google Ads search terms talks to the person writing your practice-area pages and the person fixing your enquiry form. There is no blame game between suppliers when enquiries dip.
You own every account we touch: website, domain, analytics, ad accounts and email platform. Contracts roll monthly, so we keep your work by delivering, not by notice periods.
- One plan with targets per practice area
- Monthly report showing enquiries and instructions by source
- Intake feedback loop: we listen to call outcomes, not just call counts
- AI search readiness so assistants describe your firm accurately
- Reply within one working day, from someone who knows your account
Pricing
How much does digital marketing for law firms cost?
ProntX digital marketing for law firms starts at £595 a month for a focused plan. Firms running several channels at once typically invest more, and Google Ads spend is always paid separately to Google.
| Plan | Typical monthly fee | What it usually covers |
|---|---|---|
| Focused | From £595 | One lead channel plus reviews and reporting for one or two practice areas |
| Integrated | Typically £1,200 to £2,000 | SEO and PPC together, email to past clients, conversion tracking to instruction |
| Full programme | Typically £2,500 and above | Multi-office firms adding LinkedIn content, paid social and regular campaigns |
Final pricing depends on scope and is confirmed after your free audit. A new or tired website is quoted separately as a one-off project. See all prices.
SEO and AI search
from £595/month
Local and small business SEO, GEO and AEO included
What is includedPPC and Google Ads
from £450/month
Management fee. Ad spend is paid direct to Google
What is includedOur free growth audit looks at your website, search visibility, reviews and current spend, then recommends the one or two channels most likely to bring instructions in your practice areas. It arrives as a personal video within two working days.
How it works
What happens after you get in touch
- 01Free audit
We review your site, search visibility, ads and competitors, then send a short video walkthrough with the quickest wins.
Request audit - 02Plan and price
A one-page plan with goals, channels, timeline and a fixed monthly price. No surprises later.
See prices - 03Launch in weeks
Tracking first, then quick wins, then the bigger builds. You see progress in the first month.
See our work - 04Report and grow
Monthly report in plain English: leads, sales, cost per result and what we do next.
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FAQ
Law firm digital marketing questions, answered
Still unsure? Ask us anything. We reply within one working day.
What is the best digital marketing for a small law firm?
Start where intent is highest and cost is lowest: a clear website with practice-area pages, a verified Google Business Profile, a steady flow of reviews and a simple email to past clients. Add Google Ads for one or two high-value services if you need enquiries quickly. Spreading a small budget across every platform at once usually produces little.
How much should a law firm spend on marketing?
There is no fixed rule, and published percentages vary widely. A better approach is to work out what a new matter is worth in each practice area, how many you want each month and what you can afford to pay per instruction. That gives a budget grounded in your own numbers rather than an industry average.
Can solicitors cold call or send unsolicited letters?
Not to members of the public. The SRA Code of Conduct prohibits unsolicited approaches to the public to advertise legal services, although you can contact current and former clients. Business-to-business outreach is treated differently, but still needs care. That is why our plans for private client work rely on inbound channels such as search, content and reviews.
Can we email past clients about other services?
Usually, yes. Under PECR's soft opt-in, you can email individuals whose details you collected during a matter about similar services, as long as they were given a clear chance to opt out then and in every message. Corporate contacts can be emailed without prior consent but must also be able to unsubscribe. We set this up properly before any campaign.
How do we know which marketing produces instructions?
Track every call and form to its source, then match enquiries against your case management system each month. That shows instructions and fee value by channel, not just enquiry counts. We set up call tracking, analytics goals and a simple monthly reconciliation with your intake team.
Do law firms need social media?
It depends on the practice. Commercial and employment teams often get real value from LinkedIn, especially through partners' own profiles. Consumer practices can use social for awareness and trust, but it rarely replaces search as an enquiry source. We recommend social only where it fits your client base and you can sustain it.
Should we use a specialist legal marketing agency?
Sector knowledge matters, especially on SRA publicity rules and the Transparency Rules. So does delivery across channels and honest reporting. Ask any agency how they handle compliance sign-off, who owns the accounts, how long the contract runs and how they measure instructions. We answer all four on this page.
How long before digital marketing brings results?
Google Ads can produce enquiries within days of launch. Review and Google Business Profile improvements often show within a couple of months. SEO and content usually take four to six months to build momentum in a competitive area. A good plan uses the faster channels to fund the patience the slower ones need.
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