Written for partners and marketing leads at UK law firms Insights · UK Law Firm SEO and AI Search Visibility

The reference library on UK legal SEO and AI search.

Thirty-seven substantive pieces covering the four lines of work that matter for UK law firms in 2026: AI search visibility, local pack and Google Business Profile, practice area strategy, and the compliance and engagement reality of senior consultancy. Plain English. Partner-readable. SRA-aware throughout.

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What I write about

Four lines of thinking.

Every piece falls into one of these. The library covers each properly.

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AI search visibility

How ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot and Google AI Overviews decide which UK law firms to cite, and what that means for partners. Platform mechanics, citation patterns and the practical work.

14 pieces
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Local pack and Google Business Profile

What actually works for UK law firms in the local pack and on GBP. Practice-area-specific patterns, multi-office discipline, ReviewSolicitors and review acquisition.

4 pieces
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Practice area strategy

Where the work differs by practice area. Conveyancing, family law, personal injury, private client, immigration, plus the five-mistake foundational piece.

6 pieces
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Compliance, strategy and the consultancy practice

SRA Code of Conduct and the website. E-E-A-T for YMYL legal. Schema deployment. What UK law firm SEO actually costs. The partner’s guide to hiring an SEO consultant. Plus partner-FAQ pieces on visibility, measurement, and consultancy decisions.

13 pieces

The library is not for ranking. It is for the partner who wants to be the one in the room who actually understands what is happening in legal SEO and AI search in 2026.

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Nine pieces to open with.

A representative selection across the four lines of thinking. Open any of them in a new tab; they read on their own.

Partner FAQ

Why is my law firm not showing up on Google?

The seven reasons your firm isn’t appearing, and the correct order to fix them. Written for partners who want a direct answer.

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AI Search

How do I get my law firm recommended by ChatGPT?

How ChatGPT chooses which UK law firms to recommend, and the five things partners must do to be cited.

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AI Search

How AI Overviews are changing UK legal search

AI Overviews now appear on the majority of UK legal queries. What is changing, why, and what UK law firms should do about it.

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Local SEO

The local pack for UK law firms: how to dominate the map

72% of UK legal queries include a location modifier. The local pack is the battleground. Here is how to win it.

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Compliance

The SRA Code of Conduct and your law firm website

Specific Code rules that apply to legal marketing, with practical guidance on staying commercially effective.

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Technical SEO

Schema markup every UK law firm should deploy

The seven schema types every firm needs. Why and how. Without the over-engineering.

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Partner FAQ

What should I ask an SEO consultant before hiring them?

The twelve questions that separate the consultants who deliver from the ones who present well but underperform.

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Strategy

What law firm SEO actually costs in 2026

The four tiers of UK law firm SEO provider, what drives the price within each, and what realistic value looks like.

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Strategy

The partner’s guide to hiring an SEO consultant

Ten questions to ask any prospective consultant. Five red flags to spot. A framework for getting the decision right.

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The rest of the library

Twenty-eight more, by line of thinking.

Every published piece, one card each. Pick the line that matters most to your firm.

AI Search

How does Claude rank UK law firms?

The sources Claude weights most, and how Anthropic’s assistant differs from ChatGPT.

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AI Search · Strategy

SEO vs AI search visibility — which matters more?

The honest 2026 split. Where Google still leads, where AI is gaining, and the resource split that fits.

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AI Search

Why ChatGPT recommends some firms and ignores others

The four signals ChatGPT weights most for UK legal recommendations.

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AI Search

The Perplexity playbook for UK law firms

Perplexity cites every source. That makes it the most measurable AI platform.

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AI Search

Gemini and Copilot for B2B legal buyer journeys

The two AI assistants quietly reshaping how UK legal buyers find information.

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AI Search

Getting cited in ChatGPT: what works for UK firms in 2026

Reverse-engineered from hundreds of live ChatGPT prompts about UK law firms.

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AI Search

How AI assistants source UK legal recommendations

The six primary sources ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot actually use.

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AI Search

ReviewSolicitors and why AI assistants weight it so heavily

The single most influential third-party platform for UK law firm AI citation.

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AI Search

The Perplexity factor: why source-cited AI matters more in 2027

Why being the cited source matters more than being the recommended answer.

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Technical · AI Search

Schema markup for AI search: the parts that move the needle

The handful of schema types that genuinely affect AI assistant citation.

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Local SEO

GBP for solicitors: the 12 settings most firms get wrong

Twelve specific Google Business Profile settings and the precise fix for each.

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Local SEO

Multi-office law firm SEO without cannibalisation

How firms with multiple offices run SEO without competing against themselves.

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Local SEO

Local pack ranking factors that actually matter

An ordered list of what actually moves UK law firm local pack rankings.

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Practice Area

How UK conveyancing solicitors win in local and AI search

Where regional firms still beat the national volume operators.

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Practice Area

Family law search behaviour

What divorce-stage clients actually search. Three buyer phases, three content strategies.

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Practice Area

PI SEO: how regional firms beat the national brands

Why hyperlocal and specialist PI queries are still winnable for regional firms.

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Practice Area

Private client SEO: the ageing demographic opportunity

A 20-year tailwind market most firms have a thin web presence for.

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Practice Area

Immigration law SEO after Brexit

UK immigration search has shifted three times in five years. Most content has not.

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Practice Area

Five SEO mistakes I see on UK law firm websites

Five foundational problems that show up on most UK law firm websites.

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Partner FAQ

How do I know if SEO is working for my law firm?

The five metrics that prove SEO is working, beyond rankings and traffic. Reports your consultant should be sending you.

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Partner FAQ

Should our law firm hire in-house SEO or outsource?

The real economics of in-house versus external for UK law firms, with a decision framework by firm size.

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Partner FAQ

Is SEO worth it for a small law firm?

The honest economics for 1–20 fee-earner firms. When it pays back. When it doesn’t. How to invest properly.

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Strategy

E-E-A-T for legal: what Google looks for in YMYL law

What Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness and Trust actually mean for law firms.

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Strategy

Five things that change SEO outcomes for established UK firms

What actually moves the needle for a firm with existing visibility.

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Engagement

What twelve months of senior-led SEO actually looks like

Month by month. What gets shipped, what gets reported, what gets reviewed.

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Consultancy

Why SEO retainers fail and what to put in their place

The structural reasons most SEO retainers underperform after month four.

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Consultancy

What senior, hands-on actually means in an SEO engagement

The phrase appears on every consultancy site. What it should mean in practice.

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Strategy

Digital marketing for UK law firms: SEO and AI search are the only two channels that matter

Most firms are sold a digital marketing bundle. Honest read on which channels actually produce sustainable enquiries.

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