Web Design for Attorneys

A lawyer’s online marketing campaign begins with a well designed website. At Internet LAVA, we employ state-of-the-art techniques for designing professional, visually appealing websites that will inspire your ideal clients to schedule a consultation. Your ideal clients want to find the best attorney and law firm for their case. When your ideal clients begin their search for an attorney they are impressed by:

• websites that look professional and personalize the law firm;
• websites that provide solutions for their legal problems; and
• websites that showcase the unique talents of the attorneys that work for the firm.

The Goal of Any Website Design: Getting Your Ideal Clients to Call for a Consultation

The overall goal for any law firm web design is to generate an inquiry from the visitor. Your ideal clients will begin their search for an attorney by looking for information specific to their legal problem. When that person finds your website, it is important that this information is presented clearly and effectively. A professional designed website will have visually appealing graphics that will give a clear understanding of the information being provided. Providing an easy to use navigate system allows the visitor find the information quickly.

Contact Internet LAVA for a free consultation designed to educate you on the new direction of website design and internet marketing for attorneys. While other companies take a "hide the ball" approach, we can quickly show you how our company can meet your goals. Call us to schedule a website design tutorial that will help you make an informed decision. We know you have your own vision for your website design. Let us show you how we can make that vision a reality.

The Five Second Rule - Website Design Tips

When someone visits your law firm’s website, the viewer will immediately make a judgment as to whether or not they are interested in obtaining your services. This usually happens within the first five seconds. If the viewer is not intrigued by what they see, they will simply leave the site and look elsewhere. Your website must immediately capture the viewer's attention through an effective website design.

When the viewer clicks on your website they should immediately be able to determine the following things about your law practice:

• Your law firm provides solutions for the viewer's specific legal problem;
• Your law firm provides services in the viewer's city or county;
• Your practice is well established and recognized for a particular practice area; and
• How to immediately contact you to discuss their legal problem.

Is it possible to design a website to answer those questions in less than 5 seconds? Visit our website design portfolio to see how we create websites that keep the "five second rule" in mind.

By choosing Internet LAVA as your web design company, you can be confident that your law firm’s image will be presented in a truly professional manner. We want your ideal clients to quickly see that they have found the right attorney for their legal problem. By using the latest techniques to give your law firm a truly professional image, a user who visits your website will immediately feel welcomed and confident that they have found a viable resource. The user will also feel intrigued to continue exploring what you have to offer.

Every Page is the Law Firm's Home Page

Each page of the website can focus on a different practice area. When the website is designed correctly, the search engines will take your client directly to an interior page deep within your website. Therefore, every page is your home page. Every page on your website needs to be designed to keep the attention of your potential client and help them find more information on possible solutions to their legal problems.

We work with the attorney to determine website design ideas that will be most appealing for clients interested in a particular practice area. While other attorney websites are designed with generic software templates, the best websites are designed with photographs of your office, attorneys and staff. The images we select can also help your clients understand your perspective on a particular legal issue. We review the website design with the attorney so that it reflects the attorney's personal style.

The best attorneys know that learning how to design their own website is not the most effective use of their time. Many attorneys have a vision and need an experienced website design company to build the website. We help the attorney understand how to incorporate those ideas into a polished final product.

100% Customized and Personal Graphics - No Generic Templates

Our website designs are personalized just for you. It's our duty to take your vision and bring it to life. At Internet LAVA, we don't use generic templates. Our graphic designs are our own artwork and we take great pride in that fact. You'll be able to say the same thing with your website and brand image. It's 100% yours. Your website design will be completely unique from all other websites.

Visually Stunning Graphics That Showcase Your Practice

The visual appeal of a website is important for achieving a successful website design that will immediately get the users attention. It must be clear exactly what the topic of the website is about. If the consumer does not immediately feel like they have found what they are looking for, they will leave the site and go elsewhere. Keeping the user’s attention can be achieved by using graphics that clearly portray that the user has found a Law Firm that provides the type of legal services they need.

At Internet LAVA, our web designers use the latest technology to create custom web graphics that your audience will instantly be attracted to. We pay attention to every last pixel to ensure high quality graphics each and every time. We utilize strong visual elements to present your law firm as a credible resource for the types of legal cases that are most important to you. Our designs will consist of visually stunning graphics that will make a lasting first impression on your audience and help your law firm stand out from the competition.

A Clear Call To Action - Getting Your Ideal Clients to Call Your Firm

The overall goal of a successful website design is to encourage the visitor to take some sort of action. For an attorney's website, this action will be either picking up the phone and calling your law firm or submitting an email inquiry. Our website designs are specifically geared toward generating leads. When a local consumer visits your website, their eye should be drawn to a visually appealing element that makes it perfectly clear exactly how to connect with you.

A lawyer website designed by Internet LAVA will call upon the visitor to immediately take action to connect with you. It is our goal to consistently connect local consumers with your firm. A clear call to action will inspire your visitor to immediately initiate this type of interaction.

Logo Design - Standing Out From the Crowd of Other Law Firms in Your Area

Professional logo design is important for any law firm to establish recognition with the public. A strong identity and professionally designed logo will compliment your law firm’s recognition as a leader in providing legal services throughout the community. A well-designed logo will serve as the means in which people will remember your firm’s identity. This can make a lasting impression on your audience.

Internet LAVA puts a strong emphasis on the logo as the highlight of your professional image and corporate identity. A professional logo is the first step in designing a professional website and creating a well-recognized brand identity.

Identity Branding - Conveying Trust and Experience

A law firm’s brand image is the impression in the consumers’ mind that is developed over time through direct exposure to advertising materials. In order to establish brand recognition, a law firm’s advertising materials must all maintain a consistent theme. This includes the logo, color scheme, personality, and visual qualities.

At Internet LAVA, we specialize in establishing a true brand identity for your law firm by maintaining consistency across all points of contact. This includes your website, social media, blogs, and other marketing materials. We can also provide you with a high quality image of your logo, and color swatches that you can use for print graphics such as business cards and folders that will follow the same branding as your online materials. This will help further establish brand consistency for your Law Firm.

Social Media Design - Connect with Your Ideal Clients

Many social media websites, such as MySpace, YouTube, and Twitter, will allow for custom designed graphics, templates, and backgrounds to be used on your profile page. It is important to maintain your brand identity and stay consistent throughout each online profile page that promotes your law firm. Presenting a professional image to the user is just as important with your social media as it is with your main website.

At Internet LAVA, our web design skills reach well beyond the website itself. We will continue to use high quality graphics throughout each social media profile that we create for you. The key to achieving a truly professional brand identity is consistency, each and every time.

Professional Blog Design for Attorneys

Publishing and maintaining a blog about interesting legal topics can be a powerful tool that attorneys can use to connect with new clients. It is important to have a blog that is designed with your Law Firm’s brand image. When a visitor reads your blog, you want them to see your law firm’s logo and color scheme just as they would see visiting your website.

At Internet LAVA, we design and publish professional legal blogs for attorneys. Many sites like Wordpress and Blogspot will allow you to use a custom template instead of choosing one of their default templates. Creating a custom blog template requires knowledge of web design and coding. We can create a custom blog design from scratch or we can create a custom template design that will work with the most popular blogging sites.

Web Development and Coding

A professionally designed website will use the most up-to-date technology and web development techniques. It is important for a website to load quickly. You want the user to see your website instantly and not have to wait for the page to load. It also helps search rankings when the page loads quickly. Professional web development requires advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS, and other coding languages.

We use the most trusted open source website design software that allows us to create custom graphics on each page of your website. Every year this technology changes and evolves. Likewise, we continue to review and update our client's website design each year.

Internet LAVA is a professional web development company. We build fast-loading websites for our clients that are developed with the latest technology. We make sure to pay attention to W3C compliance standards to ensure a modern and effective website design.

SEO Friendly Web Design for Attorneys

When designing a website, it is important to keep SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in mind from the very beginning. Many aspects of the website design and development will effect search rankings. SEO for an attorney's website require: 

• faster load times;
• organized site structure;
• file names;
• title tags;
• meta tags;
• alt tags:
• header tags; and
• unique and informative content.

At Internet LAVA, we build websites that are designed for the search engines. We will make sure that your site is SEO friendly and easily readable by search engines. Our design techniques utilize the latest SEO methods to make sure that search engines can easily index your pages and understand your content. Read more about SEO for an attorney's website.

CMS Web Design - Add to or Edit Your Content

A Content Management Systems (CMS) is the platform that supports the website which allows you to edit or add content directly from the web browser. With a CMS website, you will be able to easily add and edit content without any knowledge of web development or coding. DotNetNuke (DNN) is the most widely used Attorney CMS on the market today. Because DNN is an open source product, constant improvement and extensive support are readily available.

At Internet LAVA, we design websites using the DotNetNuke CMS platform. This ensures that our clients will be able to easily manage their own content and that our sites are kept up-to-date with the latest technology. DNN is the most search-friendly CMS on the market. With a open source CMS and effective website design, the attorney can achieve the best results at the best price.

Our Solutions

Contact Internet LAVA for a free consultation to discuss how our company can meet your internet marketing and website design goals. We believe the best attorneys should have the best websites. Visit our portfolio to see the websites we have created for attorneys across the country.

Then call us for a free consultation to discuss your new website. Our website design tutorial will help you understand why our websites dominate the search engines.

Website Design for Attorneys - Information Center

Read more about our internet marketing solutions for legal professionals including:

Website design for criminal defense attorneys - Find out more about the most effective website design techniques for criminal defense attorneys interested in converting viewers to potential clients that call the law firm to schedule an initial consultation. Find out why listing case results on the website and a blog are particularly important to the website design and internet marketing strategy for a criminal defense attorney.

Website design for DUI and DWI lawyers - Learn more about our website design solution for DUI attorneys representing individuals charged with DWI, drunk driving, and driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. See how case results are particularly important and how to harness the power of social media.

Website design for personal injury attorneys - Perhaps the most competitive area of internet marketing and attorney advertising. Website design for personal injury attorneys presents unique challenges and opportunitites. See how video websites, case results, and practice guides are particular important.

Website design for medical malpractice attorneys - A great niche area for website design and internet marketing involves a website dedicated to medical malpractice as the sole focus or as a major practice area on a personal injury website. Find out more about how better content leads to higher rankings in the search engines for this profitable niche area.

Website design for family law and divorce attorneys - More potential family law and divorce clients are turning to the internet to find a family law or divorce attorney. Find out more about important tips and techniques for website design for family law and divorce attorney websites, including providing information particular to your jurisdiction for high income and high net worth divorces, alimony, child support, military divorces, and paternity actions.

Website design for immigration law firms - Website design for immigrations attorneys is becoming more competitive as immigration attorneys become more effective at SEO, social media, and updating websites through great content management systems for immigration attorneys. Call Internet LAVA to discuss building and designing a website for your immigration law practice.