How much does a law firm website cost?

A law firm website usually runs $3,000–$15,000 to build and $99–$400 a month to keep running. Here's the honest spread:

• A simple solo attorney site — a clean homepage, one practice area, an about and contact page — usually lands near the low end, around $3,000–$6,000 to build.
• A full multi-practice-area site with staff profiles and working intake forms runs closer to $8,000–$15,000, because there's more to design, write, and structure.
• Managed maintenance starts at $49 a month and climbs with how much hand-holding your site needs — updates, security, backups, speed, and minor edits.

Your monthly upkeep is what keeps the build working for you, and it's the number most owners underestimate. It's the oil change, not the engine rebuild.

A proper build covers the pages people actually look for when they're choosing a lawyer:

• Home page — who you are, what you handle, and a clear way to reach you.
• Practice area pages — one per area you take on, written for that specific kind of case.
• About and attorney profile — who's actually going to handle the case and why someone should trust them.
• A contact or intake form — so potential clients can reach you without picking up the phone.
• Mobile-friendly and fast — most people look first on a phone, so it has to work there.
• Basic SEO — the foundational setup so search engines can read your pages and show them to the right people.

That's the standard set. Anything beyond it — blog writing, review management, ongoing ranking work — is typically scoped separately.

Because legal is one of the most competitive spaces online. A lot of firms, big marketing budgets, and clients who search for very specific terms — "personal injury lawyer near me," "small business attorney" — mean ranking takes more content and more authority built up over time.

• Competition is real. Law is one of the most expensive fields to rank in, which is why prices run higher than, say, a local plumber.
• Content and credibility take time. Winning cases, getting reviews, earning links — none of that happens overnight.

That's a genuine reason prices vary, not a reason to pay a fortune. A fair provider will scope the work honestly and won't promise the moon. You should never feel ripped off — you should feel like you understand exactly what you're paying for and why.

Think of a website like a car: maintenance is the oil change, not the engine rebuild. The ongoing cost covers the unglamorous work that stops small problems from becoming expensive ones:

• Updates keep your software and security patches current.
• Security means monitoring and stopping trouble before it takes your site down.
• Backups mean a mistake or a hack costs you an hour, not your whole site.
• Speed keeps the site fast, which both clients and search engines reward.

An outdated or slow site doesn't rank as well, and if it goes down or gets hacked, you're not just losing a page — you're losing a client who was about to call. That monthly cost is what keeps the site you paid to build actually working for you.

Yes — and for a solo attorney, starting simpler is often the honest right call. You don't have to build the biggest site your money can buy on day one.

• Start scoped. A focused site that covers who you are, what you handle, and how to reach you is plenty to get going.
• Grow as the cases come in. Add full practice-area pages and intake forms when there's real demand behind them.
• Build only what you'll use. Paying for a huge site you never fill is worse than starting small and doing it well.

The fit matters more than the size. You can always build out later — starting small and done properly beats a big site that never gets finished.

We build law firm websites — clean practice-area pages, intake forms, and everything else a firm needs to be found and trusted online. Ongoing help is a retainer starting at $49 a month, spent on whatever needs doing; a specific build or project can be a one-off with a fixed upfront fee, priced for what your firm needs. You email us the tasks. We handle them. No jargon, no surprises.