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Manage what a client reads before trusting you with a serious matter.

Online reputation management for a law firm means monitoring reviews and directory ratings about communication, outcomes and professionalism. A client entrusting a serious legal matter checks this closely before a first consultation. GullySales sets up monitoring and a careful, professional reply process.

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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 reputation management means

Reputation management is watching what is said about your business across Google, social media and review sites, and responding to it before it changes a buyer's mind. GullySales monitors mentions, drafts responses to negative reviews and flags recurring complaints back to your team.

Also for law firms

Sales and marketing for law firms, the overview.

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 review about poor communication needs a professional, careful reply”

    Responding to a complaint about slow updates with a calm, factual note reassures other readers more than silence.

  • “Directory ratings matter as much as general review sites”

    Legal directories often carry their own rating system, and these need monitoring alongside Google reviews.

  • “Client confidentiality limits how a firm can respond publicly”

    A reply must stay general and professional, never confirming or discussing the specifics of a client matter publicly.

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 professional reply routine for communication complaints

    Written guidance for replying calmly and factually to a review about slow updates, without discussing the specific matter.

    Result: A concerned reader sees a measured response, not silence or a dispute.

  2. Monitoring across Google and legal directory ratings

    A regular check of both general review sites and legal directory ratings, since directories carry their own rating systems.

    Result: No rating or review goes unnoticed on a platform clients check.

  3. A confidentiality-safe reply template

    A reply format that stays general and professional, reviewed so it never confirms or discusses a specific client matter.

    Result: Public replies protect client confidentiality by design.

  4. A written rule on client reviews

    A rule agreed with the partners and checked against the Bar Council's rules on whether a client may be asked for a review at all. Where the rules do not allow it, the firm does not ask.

    Result: Review practice follows the profession's rules, not a retail habit.

  5. A review and rating summary

    A summary of new reviews and ratings across platforms, checked against the baseline recorded at the start.

    Result: You can see the firm's public reputation trend at a glance.

How the result is measured

  • Average rating
  • Response time to reviews
  • Negative mentions resolved

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

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What to do with each review

How to reply to reviews without breaching a client's confidence or advertising rules.

Praise from a client
Thank them in general terms and do not name the matter, the court or the outcome. A short line is enough. Check whether your own bar council's rules allow client testimonials before you reuse a review.
Complaint about a lost or delayed matter
Do not discuss the case in public. Write that you cannot comment on a client's matter and invite them to contact the office. Then speak to the client directly and keep an attendance note.
Complaint about fees or billing
Reply that you have asked the partner to look at the fee note, and invite them to call. Check that your engagement letter stated the fee basis, and use it in the private conversation, not in the reply.
Review from the opposing party
Remember the person is not your client and your duty of confidence still applies. Reply briefly that you cannot discuss a matter. Report it through the platform if it states false facts.
Review mentioning a named advocate
Thank them without commenting on the advocate's work. Speak to the advocate privately and note any lesson for the team, such as client updates after each hearing.
Review that looks fake or from a rival
Match the name against your client and enquiry records. If nothing matches, report it through the platform's own process and reply once, saying you cannot find the person as a client.

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 firm has never agreed what may be said in public about a client matter, so any reply risks breaking confidentiality.
  • You are hoping to remove a fair but critical review, which is not something a firm can demand.
  • Your plan is to ask every client for praise, when the advertising rules on testimonials have not been checked with your council.

How it works

How the reputation management 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

    Search your name as a stranger would

    We search the business, its main product names and the owner's name, on a phone and a laptop, and record what appears.

  2. 2

    Catalogue every mention

    Reviews, news, listings, social posts and forum threads are sorted into accurate and positive, accurate and negative, and wrong. Each group gets a different action.

  3. 3

    Agree the replies and the owner of each

    Replies are drafted and approved by you. Anything involving a refund, a clinical matter, a legal claim or a named employee goes to the right person in your business before anything is posted.

  4. 4

    Fix what you control

    Listings, profile details and your own pages are corrected, and pages worth ranking for your name are strengthened with accurate information.

  5. 5

    Monitor and report

    The agreed places are checked on the agreed schedule. The name search is repeated and compared with the first record.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  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

    Sales process design

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

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    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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Can we respond to a negative review with case details?
No, client confidentiality means any public reply must stay general, regardless of what the review claims.
Should we ask satisfied clients for reviews?
Check first. Asking for a review can read as asking for a testimonial, which the Bar Council's rules restrict. Do not ask, script or reward a review unless your own bar council confirms it is allowed.
A client has praised us and mentioned the case result. Can we repost it?
Be careful. Advertising and solicitation rules for advocates differ by body and change, so check with your own bar council before sharing. Never post a client's matter details or a win, and do not repost anything that could look like a promise of results.
Is it all right to tell a former client that their review was unfair?
Do not argue publicly. Reply once, calmly, without case facts, and invite them to contact the office. A reader judges the tone of your reply. If it breaks the platform's rules, report it through the platform and keep your own record of what was said.
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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