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Bring in consultation requests for the practice area you want to grow.

Lead generation for a law firm means directing content, directory listings and referral relationships towards the practice area you want to grow. This informs rather than solicits, in line with the restrictions this profession works under. GullySales builds the pages and tracking that bring in genuine consultation requests.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What lead generation means

Lead generation is the combined work of every channel that brings in a new enquiry, whether from search, adverts, referrals or a stall at an exhibition. GullySales runs these channels together and reports the number of enquiries each one produced, not the activity behind it.

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Last updated 17 Oct 2026. Rules for this trade differ by state and professional body, and they change. We describe restrictions in general terms, so check the current position with your own council or adviser before you publish anything.

For law firms

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “A specific practice area page attracts a better-matched enquiry”

    A person with a trademark dispute responds to a page written for exactly that problem more than a general legal services page.

  • “Referral relationships need the same discipline as content”

    A chartered accountant sending property law clients is a lead source too, and the relationship only grows if it is tracked and maintained.

  • “Directory listings still bring in real enquiries”

    A well-completed profile on a legal directory, with a specific practice area named, brings in enquiries a generic listing would miss.

What we do

What we deliver for law firms.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A consultation-request page per practice area

    A page for each practice area with its own consultation request path, written to inform rather than solicit a specific case.

    Result: A person with a specific matter finds a page speaking to exactly it.

  2. A referral-partner tracking sheet

    A record of which chartered accountants, other lawyers and past clients refer work, and how often.

    Result: You see whether a chartered accountant sent you one matter this year or ten.

  3. A completed profile on relevant legal directories

    Directory profiles filled in fully, naming your specific practice areas rather than a generic legal services listing.

    Result: A person browsing a directory finds the practice area they need.

  4. A referral relationship maintenance plan

    A simple, ongoing way to keep referral partners informed about the firm's capacity and practice areas.

    Result: Referral partners keep sending suitable enquiries without a fresh ask.

  5. An enquiry and referral source report

    A report on consultation enquiries by practice area and source, checked against the recorded baseline.

    Result: You see which source is genuinely bringing in enquiries.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries generated
  • Cost per enquiry
  • Enquiries by source

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

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Where enquiries come from

A law firm receives enquiries from a few kinds of people, and each should be recorded without discussing the matter.

Telephone call to the office
Take the caller's name, number and practice area only, and book a consultation. Do not give legal opinions on the phone, and note whether the caller was referred or found the firm unaided.
Consultation request from a practice area page
Record which page the form was filled from and the type of matter in the caller's own words. Run a conflict check before anyone replies with details of the matter.
Referral from another advocate or a chartered accountant
Log who referred, the forum or court, and the matter type. Thank them in writing after the first meeting. Check your Bar Council rules before any arrangement involving fees.
Profile enquiry from a legal directory
Note the directory and the practice area selected. Directory enquiries are often comparison shoppers, so reply with how a first consultation works and what documents to bring.
In-house counsel or director of a company
Record the company, the person who will instruct you and whether you are being asked to join a panel. Ask for the panel terms in writing before pricing.
Existing client with a new matter
Open a new line against the old file, with the practice area and the date. Past clients return for a second matter more often than a stranger finds you.

Who it is for

This is written for these law firms.

  • Litigation and dispute resolution practices
  • Corporate and M&A law firms
  • Family law practices
  • Intellectual property law firms
  • Real estate and property law practices
  • Tax and compliance law practices
  • Boutique single-practice-area firms

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • The conflict check is done after the first call and not before it, so more enquiries would only add conflicts to untangle.
  • You have not chosen which practice area to grow, so any enquiry would land on whichever partner is free.
  • You expect paid solicitation of the public to work, which the Bar Council rules do not permit.

How it works

How the lead generation work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Understand your capacity

    We ask how many enquiries your team can answer well, who answers after hours, and what a good enquiry looks like. Without this, the system fills a funnel nobody is watching.

  2. 2

    Audit current sources

    We read your call log, WhatsApp chats, enquiry sheet and platform dashboards. The baseline is recorded: enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order.

  3. 3

    Strategise the channel mix

    Search and maps are chosen for people ready to buy, ads for people who are not yet looking, and content and referrals for trust.

  4. 4

    Implement capture and follow-up

    Pages, forms, tags, the lead record and the first-reply message are built and tested end to end. We submit test enquiries ourselves before any media money is spent.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    Enquiries are traced to source and judged by what became orders, not by volume alone. Channels that fill the sheet with poor enquiries are cut back. How often you are reported to is agreed in writing.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Is lead generation compatible with Bar Council rules?
Yes, when it works through informative content and, where your bar council allows it, directory presence, rather than direct solicitation. We structure it that way.
Which practice area should we prioritise?
Whichever has capacity and a genuine local demand, decided in the first conversation.
Do we log a consultation enquiry before the conflict check?
Log it, yes, with the party names and nothing else. Do not discuss facts until the conflict check is done. A short record protects the firm and the caller, and shows which source sent a matter you later had to decline.
An advocate in another city sends us a matter. How do we record and thank them?
Record the advocate, the city, the matter type and the date. Send a note of thanks and a brief update, if the client allows it. Fee sharing between advocates is restricted, so check Bar Council rules before offering anything.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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