Websites for Solicitors

When someone needs a solicitor, they are usually dealing with something significant — buying a house, writing a will, going through a divorce, facing an employment dispute, or handling the aftermath of a personal injury. They are often stressed, sometimes confused by the legal process, and looking for someone they can trust to guide them through it. Your website is where that trust starts. We build WordPress websites for solicitors and law firms that communicate competence and clarity in equal measure — like the website we built for Woodhouse Law.

Practice Areas — Clear, Detailed, and Jargon-Free

Your areas of practice are the core of your website. Each practice area deserves its own dedicated page — not a bullet point on a list, but a properly written page that explains what the area of law covers, the kinds of situations where someone might need your help, and what the process of working with you looks like. A page about family law should address divorce, child arrangements, financial settlements, and pre-nuptial agreements as distinct but related services. A page about commercial property should be clearly different from residential conveyancing.

The challenge is explaining complex legal matters in plain English without being condescending or oversimplifying. Your clients are intelligent people who are not experts in law — they need you to bridge that gap. We help you write content that is authoritative and accessible, giving prospective clients enough understanding to feel confident instructing you, without turning your website into a legal textbook.

Fees and Transparency

The SRA requires solicitors to publish price and service information for certain types of work — conveyancing, probate, employment tribunal claims, and others. Beyond compliance, transparency about fees is simply good business. The traditional reluctance of the legal profession to discuss money openly feels increasingly out of step with what clients expect. People want to understand what they will be paying, how fees are structured, and whether there might be additional costs.

We help you present fee information in a way that is clear and honest without underselling the value of your expertise. For conveyancing, this might include a quote calculator or a clear fee table showing costs for different property values. For other areas of practice, it might mean explaining whether you charge fixed fees, hourly rates, or offer a free initial consultation. Being upfront about costs builds trust and filters enquiries — the clients who get in touch are more likely to instruct you because there are no surprises.

SRA Compliance and Professional Standing

Your website must comply with SRA requirements, including displaying your SRA number, confirming your firm’s regulatory status, and meeting the transparency rules around pricing and complaints procedures. These are not optional, and getting them wrong can lead to regulatory action. We make sure every law firm website we build meets current SRA website requirements and presents this information in a way that reinforces your professional credibility rather than feeling like a grudging box-ticking exercise.

Your firm’s professional indemnity insurance, your complaints procedure, and links to the Legal Ombudsman and SRA websites should all be present and easily findable. We handle the placement and presentation of these details so they satisfy regulatory requirements while fitting naturally into your site’s design.

Client Testimonials — Within the Rules

Testimonials from satisfied clients are enormously valuable for solicitors. A recommendation from someone who has been through a difficult divorce, a complicated probate, or a stressful conveyancing chain carries real weight with prospective clients in similar situations. However, testimonials on solicitor websites must be genuine, not misleading, and compliant with SRA advertising rules.

We help you collect and present testimonials appropriately — attributed where you have permission, anonymised where you do not, and always honest about the nature of the work. Integration with third-party review platforms like Google Reviews or Trustpilot can also add an independent layer of credibility.

Making It Easy to Get Started

For many people, contacting a solicitor for the first time feels like a big step. They are not sure if their problem is “serious enough” to warrant legal advice, they are worried about costs, and the formal reputation of the legal profession can be off-putting. Your website should make that first step as easy as possible.

If you offer a free initial consultation — even a brief phone call — make that offer prominent and clear. A simple enquiry form that asks only what is necessary gets more responses than a long, detailed form. Click-to-call phone numbers work well for people browsing on mobile who want to speak to someone immediately. Every element of your website should reduce the barriers between a prospective client and the decision to get in touch.

Built on WordPress, Built to Last

We build law firm websites on WordPress because it gives you genuine control over your content. When a new solicitor joins the team, you can add their profile. When you want to publish an article about changes to employment law, you can write and publish it without waiting for a developer. When you expand into a new area of practice, you can add a new page. We provide thorough training and ongoing support, but the aim is always to give you a website you can manage with confidence.

If your firm needs a website that reflects the quality of your legal work and makes it easy for the right clients to find and instruct you, call us on 01225 667 977 or get in touch through our contact form.