Legal is one of the hardest markets in Australian search, and one we’ve been winning in for years.
We help Perth firms build practice-area authority that brings high-value instructions, with marketing as professional as the firm behind it.
Clients aren’t buying a service, they’re buying certainty
Someone searching for a lawyer is usually stressed, time-poor and about to make a decision that matters.
They’re not comparing prices, they’re looking for the firm that clearly knows this area of law inside out.
That’s why generic marketing fails for law firms and practice-area authority wins.
Google applies its highest content standards to legal topics, so the firms that rank are the ones whose expertise is visible on the page, not just claimed in the tagline.
Practice-area SEO
We don’t chase “Lawyer Perth” and hope. We build authority area by area: construction, corporate, commercial litigation, family, IP, whatever your firm’s strengths are. That’s how we took Rowe Bristol Lawyers to number one on “Construction Lawyers Perth” and “Corporate Lawyer Perth”.
Content that answers real legal questions
Potential clients search their problem before they search for a firm. We create the guides and FAQs that answer those questions properly, which puts your firm in front of them early and marks you as the obvious authority when they’re ready to call.
Multi-city and multi-office visibility
Firms with offices in more than one city need each location ranking in its own market. Our work with Culshaw Miller Lawyers built organic visibility across Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne for their core practice areas.
A website that converts quietly
A legal website should be a quiet achiever: fast, professional, easy to navigate, with a clear path to the initial consultation. No gimmicks, nothing that would look out of place next to your letterhead.
Results for Perth law firms
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- Rowe Bristol Lawyers: 178% increase in organic traffic since 2018. “Construction Lawyers Perth” from 6 to 1, “Corporate Lawyer Perth” from 17 to 1.
- Robertson Hayles Lawyers: 189% increase in organic traffic across a campaign running since 2015.
- Culshaw Miller Lawyers: organic ranking coverage across core legal terms in three cities.
Read the full write-ups on our SEO case studies
FAQ’s
Q: How long does legal SEO take to show results?
Legal is competitive, so meaningful movement typically shows in four to six months, with the strongest positions building over the first year and holding from there. Our longest-running legal campaigns have compounded for a decade.
Q: Can you market specific practice areas rather than the whole firm?
Yes, and it usually works better. Deep authority in two or three practice areas outperforms shallow coverage of ten. We build the strategy around where your margins and your strengths actually are.
Q: Do you understand the professional conduct rules around legal advertising?
We do. Everything we publish for a firm is written to sit comfortably within the profession’s advertising rules, no inflated claims, no embarrassments.
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