Website copy examples for lawyers
Nine pages, ten examples each. All of it written from the same short record: your customer is someone with a problem they have been avoiding naming, the credential they check is admitted to practice in this state, and what they are quietly worried about is a bill that arrives with no warning and no way to have predicted it.
- About us An About page has to answer one question fast: why you rather than the other three quotes. These are ten different answers to it. Ten →
- Bio A bio is read by someone deciding whether to trust a person, not a company. Length and person matter more than polish. Ten →
- Tagline A tagline earns its place by saying the one thing you want remembered. Ten angles here, not ten rewordings of one. Ten →
- Services page A services section has two jobs: help the right person recognise their problem, and stop the wrong enquiry before it reaches you. Ten →
- Homepage headline The headline is read in about a second, usually by someone who arrived from a search. It should confirm they are in the right place. Ten →
- Call to action Most calls to action fail because they ask for more commitment than the visitor is ready to give. These vary the ask, not just the verb. Ten →
- Elevator pitch An elevator pitch fails when it describes the business instead of giving the listener a reason to ask a second question. These end somewhere the other person can pick up. Ten →
- About me An About me page is read by someone judging a person rather than a company, which is why it is first person even when the business is not. Ten →
- FAQ page An FAQ page is where the objections go that the rest of the site is too polished to name. Answer the money question first or the visitor leaves to find it. Ten →
Writing for lawyers
What should a lawyer’s website say that a generic one does not?
Three things, in this order. That you are admitted to practise in this state. That you understand the thing people are actually worried about, which for lawyers is a bill that arrives with no warning and no way to have predicted it. And what happens next: a paid or free initial consultation, stated clearly which. Everything else on the page is decoration by comparison.
What does someone with a problem they have been avoiding naming check first?
The credential, then the proof. For lawyers it sounds like this. We quote flat fees wherever the work allows. You speak to the lawyer, not an assistant. We estimate before the work starts. Put at least one of those above the fold rather than on a separate page nobody opens.
What is the most common mistake on a lawyer’s website?
Writing about the business instead of the customer. "We have been established since 1998" answers a question nobody asked. "We start with a paid or free initial consultation, stated clearly which" answers the one they are actually holding. If you only fix one thing, fix that.
How long should the copy be?
Shorter than you think, except where trust is being built. An About page of 120 well-chosen words beats 500 vague ones. The exception is anything explaining a bill that arrives with no warning and no way to have predicted it — there, specifics earn their length.