Law firm websites — from informational, by rule.
An advocate or law firm website that stays within Bar Council of India Rule 36: name, enrolment, qualifications, areas of practice and contact, presented as information, not advertising, and still findable on Google. Built by Neweb for ₹249 a month.
Rule 36 by default
Only what the 2008 amendment permits: name, address, phone, email, enrolment number, professional and academic qualifications, areas of practice. No testimonials, no case results, no "best lawyer" claims.
Advocates and practice areas
Each advocate with enrolment number, courts of practice and areas. Practice area pages that explain the law in plain terms for someone searching "cheque bounce procedure" or "divorce process India".
Articles that inform
Factual explainers on procedure, limitation, documents and timelines. The content a court-bound citizen searches for, written without solicitation.
Contact and office
Phone, email, WhatsApp and the office Maps pin with court proximity. Enquiries arrive because the client searched, which is the informational model the Bar Council allows.
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Rule 36: what an advocate may publish online
Advocates in India are governed by the Advocates Act, 1961 and the Bar Council of India Rules. Rule 36 of Section IV, Chapter II, Part VI prohibits advocates from soliciting work or advertising, directly or indirectly, including through circulars, advertisements, touts, personal communications or interviews not warranted by personal relations. A 2008 amendment added a proviso permitting advocates to furnish, on a website, certain information: name, address, telephone numbers, email, enrolment number, date of enrolment, name of the State Bar Council, professional and academic qualifications, and areas of practice. Advocates were required to declare that the information is true. That proviso is the basis on which law firm websites exist in India, and it defines what they may say.
The practical reading is that a law firm website must be informational. It may say who the advocates are, where they practise, what they practise and how to reach them. It may not promote: no client testimonials, no case results or success rates, no "leading" or "best" claims, no comparative statements, no fee advertisements, no paid promotion. The line between informing and soliciting is tone and claim, and the safe side is a plain, factual site. Neweb builds law firm sites on that side, with the promotional blocks removed entirely rather than merely hidden. Bar Council positions evolve, and some state bar councils have issued their own notes; read the current rules and any state guidance before launch.
Advocate profiles within the permitted list
The profile page is the heart of the site and the part the proviso most directly covers. Each advocate: name, enrolment number and State Bar Council, date of enrolment, academic qualifications (LLB, LLM, additional degrees) and professional ones (Advocate-on-Record, senior designation where applicable), courts and tribunals of regular practice (district court, High Court, NCLT, consumer forum), and areas of practice. Languages are useful for clients and are factual. A professional photograph is customary. Nothing else is needed and little else is permitted.
The firm page follows the same discipline: firm name, offices, year of establishment, the partners, and the areas of practice. A description of the kinds of matters the firm handles, written generically (commercial contracts, matrimonial, property, criminal defence, arbitration), is informational; a list of clients, or of cases won, is not. Neweb presents the profiles cleanly and includes the declaration line that the information furnished is true, in line with the amendment.
The site says who we are, what we practise and where to find us. Clients who read the cheque bounce explainer arrive knowing the procedure. That is all we wanted it to do.
Practice area pages: explain the law, not the firm
Most people who search for a lawyer search a problem first: "cheque bounce case procedure", "how to file for divorce by mutual consent", "property registration documents", "anticipatory bail process", "consumer complaint online". A practice area page that explains the law, the procedure, the typical timeline, limitation periods and the documents needed, in plain language, serves that person and is plainly informational. It also ranks, because it answers the question asked. Neweb's practice area template is written in that style for the areas most firms handle: civil and property, criminal, matrimonial and family, cheque dishonour under Section 138, consumer, corporate and commercial, arbitration, labour, and intellectual property.
The restraint is in the ending. The page does not say "hire us, we win"; it says the firm practises in this area and gives the contact details. The visitor decides. This is the distinction between information that a potential client pulls and advertising that a firm pushes, and it is the distinction the rules draw. Written this way, a practice area page is also the best thing a firm can publish for its own reputation: it demonstrates knowledge without claiming it.
Articles and updates: legal information as a public service
Legal articles are permitted and valuable: a note on a new Supreme Court judgment affecting tenants, an explainer on the new criminal codes replacing the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act, a checklist for registering a will, a summary of changes to consumer protection rules. Written factually, without claims about the firm, these are the kind of content that both the Bar Council and Google treat well. Neweb includes an article editor and a newsletter for sending updates to existing clients who opted in, which is communication warranted by an existing relationship.
Two cautions. Do not frame articles as advice to a particular reader; include a line that the article is general information and not legal advice. And do not use articles as a vehicle for solicitation ("contact us today for the best representation"). A short, neutral "the firm practises in this area" with the contact details is enough.
Being found without advertising
Rule 36 prohibits advertising; it does not require invisibility. A law firm may be listed on Google, may hold a Google Business Profile with its office address, hours and phone, and may appear in organic search for its name and for the legal questions its pages answer. Paid search ads and paid directory promotions are where the risk lies, and Neweb does not run or recommend them for law firms. What Neweb does is claim and verify the Business Profile, keep it consistent with the site, add LegalService and Attorney schema, and structure the practice area and article pages so they rank organically for "advocate in locality", "practice area lawyer city" and the procedural questions.
Reviews on Google raise the same question for lawyers as for CAs and doctors. Most firms do not solicit them and the template's review request flow is off by default. Reviews left unprompted will show on the profile; a courteous, non-promotional reply is reasonable. If your State Bar Council has a position on reviews, follow it.
Office, courts, documents and confidentiality
The office page carries the Maps pin, the courts nearby, floor and landmark, parking, and consultation hours. Many firms sit near the district court or High Court, and a line on proximity helps a client on a hearing day. A short checklist of what to bring to a first consultation (documents, notices, prior orders) is useful and informational. Consultation fees are a matter for the first meeting, not the website, under the rules as commonly read.
Confidentiality is a professional duty and a client concern. The site should carry a privacy policy stating how enquiries and documents are handled, and should not collect case details through open web forms. Neweb's law firm template takes enquiries through phone, email and WhatsApp with a prompt for the matter type and preferred consultation time only, and runs on SSL. A secure document channel is available on the Growth plan for firms that want one; the website itself stores no case files.
Law firm websites, city by city.
Delhi
Firms near Patiala House, Saket and the High Court serve a national clientele; procedure explainers in Hindi and English rank citywide.
Website builder in Delhi →Mumbai
Fort and Bandra Kurla chambers handle commercial and arbitration work; practice area pages on NCLT and arbitration draw corporate searches.
Website builder in Mumbai →Bangalore
Startup and IP matters dominate searches from Koramangala and Indiranagar; trademark and contract explainers rank.
Website builder in Bangalore →Hyderabad
Property and family matters around Nampally and Gachibowli; Telugu-language procedure pages serve the family searches.
Website builder in Hyderabad →Kolkata
Firms near the High Court on Esplanade handle civil and tenancy work; a court-proximity line on the office page helps hearing-day clients.
Website builder in Kolkata →Lucknow
Hazratganj and Gomti Nagar advocates serve a Hindi-first clientele; Section 138 and matrimonial explainers in Hindi bring the enquiries.
Website builder in Lucknow →Lawyers questions
Can a lawyer have a website in India?
Yes, within limits. Bar Council of India Rule 36 prohibits advertising and solicitation, and its 2008 proviso permits a website carrying the advocate's name, contact details, enrolment number and date, State Bar Council, qualifications and areas of practice. The site must be informational: no testimonials, case results, superlatives, comparative claims or fee advertising. Neweb builds law firm sites inside that proviso. Check the current BCI rules and any State Bar Council guidance before launch.
Can a law firm website show client testimonials or past case results?
No. Both read as advertising under Rule 36 as commonly interpreted. The Neweb template has no testimonial, client logo or results block. The firm demonstrates knowledge through factual practice area pages and articles instead.
How do clients find a law firm if it cannot advertise?
Through organic search and the Google Business Profile, both of which are permitted. Practice area pages that explain procedure and articles on legal developments rank for the questions people search; the profile ranks for the firm name and locality. Neweb builds and syncs both without paid promotion.
How much does a law firm website cost on Neweb?
₹249 a month on the Starter plan, including the website, a free domain for the first year, hosting, SSL, Google Business Profile setup, practice area and article templates, a privacy policy for a law practice and SEO. Multi-office firms use the Growth plan at ₹1,299 a month, which also adds a secure document channel.
Can the site mention consultation fees?
The proviso's permitted list does not include fees, and fee advertising is widely read as solicitation. Neweb's template omits fees; discuss them at the first consultation.
Can I publish legal articles on the website?
Yes. Factual explainers and updates on judgments and legislation are permitted and are the best content a firm can publish. Include a line that the article is general information and not legal advice, and avoid promotional endings. Neweb includes an article editor and a newsletter for opted-in existing clients.
Does the site support Hindi and regional languages?
Yes. Each language publishes as its own indexed version. Procedure explainers in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil or Bengali reach the large share of clients who search in their own language, especially for family and property matters.
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