What website platform is best for a small law firm?

Honest answer: there's no single winner — it depends on what the firm needs. The main options:

• A static site — the most secure option. No database, nothing to exploit, nearly maintenance-free. Hosting is often free, and it's plenty for practice-area pages, attorney bios, and contact info.
• WordPress — more flexibility for client portals, blogs, and intake forms, but that freedom carries real upkeep: regular updates, security patches, and backups.
• Wix or Squarespace — quick to set up, but you're locked into the platform and SEO control is more limited. Fine for a basic presence, harder to grow with.

We're not selling you a hammer. We work with all of them and we'll tell you honestly which fits your budget and what the site has to do.

Yes — and for a lot of firms they're the right call. A static site is extremely secure, loads fast, and nearly runs itself. Hosting is often effectively free.

If you later want a blog or dynamic features, those can be added through third-party services without switching platforms. Don't let anyone convince you a law firm automatically needs a CMS to look professional or rank locally.

Yes. Google doesn't care what platform you use — it cares about speed, content quality, structure, and relevance. A well-built static site loads fast and can carry clean meta tags and the right schema.

For a firm focused on practice areas, bios, and contact info, static can beat a bloated WordPress site every time. The ranking advantage comes from good pages and good content — not from the platform underneath.

At minimum, a firm site that brings in clients needs these:

• A dedicated page per practice area — each one able to rank for a real search like "family law attorney [your city]" or "DUI lawyer [your city]." Don't lump it all into one "Practice Areas" page.
• Attorney profiles — bios with experience, bar admissions, and a bit of personality. These build trust and convert well.
• A resources section — pages that answer what people are actually typing into Google, like "what to do after a car accident in [state]." These rank and bring people in.
• A contact page — phone, email, address, and a form, easy on any device.
• Testimonials or case results — anonymized if needed. Trust is everything in legal work.

It depends on the platform.

• A static site needs very little — mostly occasional content updates.
• WordPress or a builder site needs regular security patches, plugin updates, backups, and monitoring. Outdated software is a security risk, and for a law firm a compromised site is a professional liability.

Whichever you choose, we can handle the platform, the upkeep, and the work around it — so your firm's site stays secure and working without you babysitting it. You email us the task. We handle it. No jargon, no surprises.

It depends on the platform, and we'll be straight about it.

• A static site you mostly leave alone is cheap — hosting often free, a domain around $12 a year, and no monthly maintenance bill.
• A WordPress or builder site that changes and needs upkeep carries a real monthly cost — professional maintenance starts at $49 a month.

We scope it to what the firm actually needs rather than quoting one catch-all number. A single case that finds you through the site can more than pay for years of upkeep.