A law firm website costs more than most small business sites for good reasons. It has more to explain, it has regulatory requirements to meet, and clients choosing a solicitor are making a considered decision about something important, often while anxious. The website has to be clear, credible and compliant at once.
It also has to work for people reading it on a phone, often in the evening, looking for reassurance as much as information.
This guide sets out what solicitors' and law firm websites typically cost in the UK, what the SRA expects to see on them, and where the budget should go for a small or mid-size practice. It is not legal or regulatory advice; check current SRA rules and guidance for your firm.
Law firm website costs by firm size
Firms with a strong referral base may need less than they think: a clear, fast, compliant site with good profiles and pricing pages. Firms that want to win new private clients from search in competitive areas such as conveyancing, family or employment need more content and more ongoing work, and should budget for it monthly rather than only at launch.
| Firm | Typical build cost | Typical monthly cost | What it usually includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sole practitioner or small niche firm | £2,000–£6,000 | £30–£150 | Up to around 15 pages, practice areas, team, compliance pages |
| Small high-street firm, several practice areas | £4,000–£10,000 | £50–£250 | Service pages per area, pricing pages, team profiles, contact routes |
| Mid-size firm, multiple offices | £10,000–£30,000 | £200–£1,000+ | Office pages, extensive content, integrations, marketing support |
| Large or national firm | £30,000–£100,000+ | £1,000+ | Complex content, search, CRM integration, dedicated team |
What the SRA requires on a solicitors' website
Firms regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority must meet the SRA Transparency Rules. In summary, and at the time of writing:
- Price and service information must be published for certain services, including residential conveyancing, uncontested probate, summary-only road traffic offences dealt with at a single magistrates' court hearing, employment tribunal claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal, debt recovery up to £100,000, immigration (excluding asylum), and licensing applications for business premises.
- That information covers the total cost or average cost range, what is included, likely disbursements, VAT, key stages and timescales, and the experience of the people doing the work.
- Complaints information must be published, including the firm's complaints procedure and how and when a complaint can be taken to the Legal Ombudsman and to the SRA.
- The SRA digital badge must be displayed prominently on the website, showing the firm is regulated.
- Firms must also show their SRA number on the website, and letterhead and emails must carry the SRA authorisation number.
Where a law firm's website budget should go
- Content for each practice area, written in plain English for clients rather than for other lawyers. This is the biggest job and the biggest driver of results.
- Pricing and compliance pages that are accurate, easy to update and easy to find.
- Team profiles with photos, qualifications and specialisms, because clients choose people.
- Clear contact routes for each practice area, with call-back or enquiry forms that ask the right questions.
- Trust signals: accreditations such as the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme or Lexcel where held, reviews, and case types handled.
- Security and data handling appropriate to confidential enquiries.
- Where budget is limited, prioritise the practice areas that bring in the most profitable or most frequent new work, and do those pages properly before adding more. Three excellent pages beat twelve thin ones.
What pushes the cost up
- Many practice areas, each needing proper content and pricing information.
- Multiple offices, each with its own page, team and local search presence.
- Integrations with case management, CRM or online quote calculators, for example for conveyancing.
- Client portals or document upload.
- Regular content, such as legal updates or guides, and who writes it.
- Approvals: sign-off by several partners adds time, which adds cost.
- Accessibility work, since clients include older people and people with disabilities, often dealing with stressful matters.
Common law firm website mistakes
- Practice area pages written in legal language that clients do not search for or understand.
- Pricing information buried in a PDF or hard to find from the relevant service page.
- A missing or broken SRA digital badge after a redesign.
- Team pages without photos or with out-of-date staff.
- Contact forms that do not say what happens next or how quickly the firm will respond.
- Slow, heavy sites that are hard to use on a phone, where many clients first look.
- Pricing pages left out of date after fee changes, which is both a compliance problem and a trust problem.
Questions to ask a web designer who builds for law firms
- Have you built solicitors' websites before, and can I see them live?
- How will you handle SRA transparency and complaints pages, and the digital badge?
- Who writes the practice area content, and how do you make sure it is accurate?
- How easy is it for us to update prices and team members ourselves?
- How are enquiry forms secured, and where does enquiry data go?
- How will you keep the SRA badge and complaints pages working after future changes?
Writing practice area pages clients understand
Clients search for their problem, not the legal category. They type 'how to contest a will', 'solicitor for buying a house' or 'unfair dismissal advice', not 'contentious probate' or 'residential property'. The strongest practice area pages start with the client's situation, explain the options in plain English, set out what happens next and what it costs, and introduce the people who will help.
Each page should answer the questions clients ask on the first call: how long it takes, what it costs, what they need to provide, and whether they need to come into the office. Answering those clearly saves fee-earner time and brings in better-qualified enquiries. It also gives Google and AI assistants clear, quotable information to show when people ask about those problems.
Where we fit
For sole practitioners and small firms, our Own It plan covers up to 25 pages designed from scratch, including practice area pages, pricing pages written to fit the Transparency Rules, team profiles and complaints information, with the SRA badge placed where it should be, for £1,795 and £49 a month. Smaller practices can start on Monthly at £299 setup and £99 a month for up to 12 pages. Firms with several offices, integrations or a need for ongoing content are on Pro at £6,950 and £299 a month. Your firm remains responsible for the accuracy of regulatory information, and we build the site so it is easy to keep right.