Your next client is comparing
three law firms right now.
Within ten minutes the decision is made - and which firm they choose is decided by your website. Law-firm websites that win the comparison: competence visible, practice areas understandable, costs transparent. Professional, discreet and accessible.
Sound familiar?
Four sentences we hear from law firms again and again.
Our mandates come through referrals - the website is just a business card.
2-3 firms
is who every referral compares you with before calling. Whether the client stays is decided by your website - and you never find out.
Our firm's site is from 2014 - but nobody has time for that.
10 minutes
is all it takes your next client to compare firms and decide - and in a trust-based profession, outdated looks obsolete.
On Google, the lawyer directories come first - not us.
The 1st impression
for “practice area + town” otherwise belongs to a platform full of competitors - your own fast website with local SEO wins it back.
As lawyers we are barely allowed to advertise - what is a website supposed to achieve?
4 things
every firm may present factually: practice areas, qualifications, processes, fees - conduct rules ban loud advertising, not information.
10 minutes is enough. An honest assessment, not a sales show.
Experience it instead of taking our word
See the difference
This is how your law firm website feels to clients on a smartphone - once built the ordinary way, once by WelleWest. Both load at the same time.
Simulation: smartphone on a mobile network
Site builder or WordPress: your client is kept waiting - and many keep searching.
Built by WelleWest (rechtsanwaelte-villach.at) - loaded instantly, contact button ready.
What we actually do
Three things must be right
for your website to bring in clients.
The website itself, findability and measurability - we take care of all three.
A site that radiates competence
Loads in under 1 second and answers what clients really want to know: practice areas, contacts, process, fees - on mobile too.
The technology behind it: hand-built code instead of a site builder, optimised images, law-firm markup for Google (practice areas and contact details right in the search result).
Be found when clients search
Your firm shows up when someone googles “practice area + town” - with your own website instead of only via lawyer directories.
The technology behind it: local SEO, structured data and a properly aligned Google Business Profile.
You see what it delivers
A monthly report in plain language: how many client enquiries came through your website - and from where. In black and white whether the site pays off.
The technology behind it: conversion tracking per enquiry, GDPR-compliant and reliably measured - even with ad blockers.
Law-firm-specific building blocks
What every one of our law firm websites includes.
Practice-area pages in plain language
Every practice area with its own page - employment law, family law, contract law - explained clearly instead of in legalese: clients see at once that this is the right place.
Fee transparency
How initial consultations, hourly rates or flat fees work, explained openly - the question of cost keeps more clients from calling than anything else.
Initial-consultation enquiry
A discreet enquiry form with matter and preferred date - encrypted, straight to your firm's inbox, with a lower threshold than a phone call.
Lawyer profiles
Every lawyer with photo, qualifications and focus areas - people hire people, not firm names.
Discretion & GDPR
Encrypted forms, tracking only after consent, no US data transfers without a legal basis - set up for the lawyer's duty of confidentiality.
Accessibility
Clear contrast, larger type, screen-reader friendly to the legal standard (WCAG 2.1 AA) - and increasingly a legal requirement.
Four guarantees
What we commit to in writing.
An excerpt from our contract - no fine print
Lighthouse 90+
Your site demonstrably loads fast - otherwise we do not take a cent of the setup fee.
Accessible
WCAG 2.1 AA from the start - important for your clients and increasingly a legal requirement.
Ownership instead of lock-in
At the end of the contract you receive the complete website as ready-to-use files - no hostage model.
Response time
We answer e-mail enquiries within 24 hours - on working days usually much faster.
What we do not promise: a certain number of mandates, the top spot on Google or full order books overnight. Anyone who promises that is lying.
Trust & proof
Over 100 projects - certified & verified.
To be honest
Who we are not the right fit for.
The honest 10-second check: three statements, three answers - and you know whether we are a match.
With us, we handle all changes - in return, the technology stays untouchably fast. We deliberately do not offer a site builder for self-editing.
Large firms and networks bound to a central corporate system - there you (and we) have no say.
A website alone does not conjure up clients - visibility is ongoing work (see our three-gears methodology).
Then we are probably a good match. Talk it through briefly - 10 min, phone or WhatsApp →
Transparency
From the quote to live: 14 days.
Not an agency quarter. Our build process is largely automated and the rest is systematic handwork - which is why the schedule is part of the promise, not the marketing.
Diagnosis & quote - free Your effort: 10 minutes
A short phone call or WhatsApp chat with Patrick, an audit of your current website, then a written offer with a fixed price - aligned with professional conduct rules for lawyers. You decide with no obligation.
Go-ahead Your effort: one yes
You commission us. From here, the clock is running.
Build & content migration Your effort: almost none
Copy, images, practice areas and team profiles move over - questions are settled via WhatsApp. Three revision rounds included.
Preview & approval Your effort: one click-through
You click through the finished site on a password-protected preview - on your phone and at your desk. You give the practice-area copy its final review: legal precision is your part, clarity is ours.
Live - at the latest Your effort: final approval
That is our delivery guarantee, not our best case. Every old address is permanently redirected (no ranking loss) - and the setup fee is only due now, at go-live.
Ongoing care - permanently Your effort: practically none
Team changes, new practice areas, articles - we make the changes for you; a call or an e-mail is enough. All included in the monthly fee, with a monthly report.
Ready for day 1?
Talk it through briefly - phone or WhatsAppHonest pricing
What law firms usually pay -
and what they pay with us.
One monthly fee - and everything is taken care of: hosting, updates, security and every change. You drop us a line, we do it.
The usual way
€5,000 - 15,000
- all at once, up front
- Support afterwards? Costs extra.
- every change billed by the hour
- after five years: start all over again
With WelleWest
€790 one-time setup
- then one predictable monthly fee
- hosting, maintenance, support included
- changes included - hours, holidays, services
- the website is yours from day one
All changes, updates & worries included - no extra invoice
One service instead of ten invoices: hosting · maintenance · support · all changes - everything in one monthly fee.
All prices net plus 20% VAT. All changes included with Business and Professional; small changes in Starter.
Frequently asked questions
What law firms ask us most often.
Are lawyers even allowed to advertise with a website?
Professional conduct rules allow factual information - and that is exactly what a good law firm website delivers: practice areas, qualifications, processes and fee transparency, presented professionally rather than loudly.
Can clients request an initial consultation via the website?
Yes - via a discreet, encrypted enquiry form that goes straight to your firm's inbox. Optionally with a matter pre-selection, so the enquiry lands with the right contact right away.
How do the team and practice areas stay up to date?
A short e-mail or phone call is enough - team changes, new practice areas or changed hours are updated by us, with no extra invoice. Your website stays as current as your firm.
What about confidentiality and GDPR?
Forms are transmitted encrypted, tracking runs only after explicit consent, and enquiries reach your firm's inbox only. The cookie solution is set up to be GDPR-compliant - correct from day one.
What does a law firm website cost at WelleWest?
A one-time setup fee of €790, then €69-249 per month - everything included: hosting, maintenance, changes and support. Only 12 months minimum term - cancellable monthly and informally after that - and the website is yours from day one. All prices net.
What is really included in the monthly fee?
First and foremost: from Business upwards, every content change - a new practice-area page, team changes, updated fee information, an additional page. On top of that, the complete technical side: hosting, SSL certificate, daily backups, security updates, maintenance and support with a 24-hour reaction time. Honestly not included: your domain (stays with your provider, roughly €30-60 a year) and e-mail accounts.
“All changes included” - does that really apply to every change?
With Business and Professional: yes. A new practice-area page, team changes, updated fee information - you send us an e-mail, we implement it, no extra invoice. The honest limit: a complete rebrand or a fundamental redesign of the website is a separate project, which we discuss openly beforehand. In Starter, small changes are included; larger ones are done at the discounted care hourly rate of €119 net.
Who owns the website - and what happens if we cancel?
You do - from day one. The website is clean, hand-built HTML/CSS, not a website-builder account. If you cancel, we transfer all files to your server - any other web designer can continue working with them. No lock-in.
How long does the setup take?
Depending on scope, 2-4 weeks from the go-ahead; with many practice-area pages a little longer. After that we handle the content upkeep: you drop us a line, we change it - with no extra invoice.
See your new website before you decide.
Send us the address of your firm's website - we build a draft from it and send it to you. If you would rather talk first: Patrick looks at your site live, checks speed + findability + freshness - and tells you where the leverage is.
Patrick KatholnigYour contact person - no call centre, no sales show.
Or straight from here - nothing is faster:
What you get before you sign anything:
Your new website as a finished draft, with your real content - not just the homepage. Plus a personal comparison page: your current site and the draft side by side, with real Google measurements for both and the mobile loading comparison. Free, within 48 hours, no obligation.