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Law firm PPC management

Law Firm PPC, Measured in Signed Cases

Most agencies report clicks. We report signed cases. Google Ads, Local Services Ads, Meta, YouTube and ChatGPT Ads for law firms only, with a monthly report from ad spend to signed cases.

Marketing for law firms only, since 2008

160+ law firms served across the US and Canada

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Illustrative example of the Grow Law Growth Portal: paid pipeline by month, closed/won, closed/lost and open opportunities
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Results

PPC Results for Our Law Firm Clients

Methodology. Stats: every law firm whose ads we've run since January 2023 and that has at least a year of data in our Growth Portal, its first six months there compared with April–September 2026, or with its last six months if it has left. Cases: each card compares the two periods shown on it, of equal length. Figures named after one channel count that channel's leads and ad spend, without our fees; all other costs include ad spend and our fees. Qualified leads and signed cases are counted in each firm's CRM, not as platform "conversions". ROI = (revenue − ad spend − fees) ÷ (ad spend + fees). Results vary by market, practice area, budget and intake.
Personal injury

KJT Law Group

Los Angeles, CA

Channels: Google Ads, Local Services Ads, Microsoft Ads

+380% qualified leads from ads
−21% cost per qualified lead

Apr–Sep, 2024 vs 2026 · budget ×4

Read the KJT case study
Personal injury

Cohen & Malad, LLP

Indianapolis, IN · 30 attorneys

Channels: Google Ads, Local Services Ads

+186% qualified leads from ads
−64% cost per qualified lead

Nov 2024–Apr 2025 vs Apr–Sep 2026 · same budget

Read the Cohen & Malad case study
Early result Personal injury

Lowe Trial Lawyers

Cleveland, OH

Channels: Google Ads

+152% qualified leads from ads
−61% cost per qualified lead

Jun–Jul vs Sep–Oct 2026 · same budget

Family law

Dailey Law Offices

Hilliard, OH

Channels: Google Ads

+62% qualified leads from ads
−82% cost per signed case

Sep 2025–Feb 2026 vs Mar–Aug 2026 · same budget

Family law

Hopper Hopper & Strebe

Roseville, CA & San Francisco, CA

Channels: Google Ads, Local Services Ads

+62% qualified leads from ads
−23% cost per qualified lead

Apr–Sep, 2025 vs 2026 · budget +24%

Estate planning

HagEstad Law Group

Surprise, AZ and Missoula, MT

Channels: Google Ads, Local Services Ads

+50% qualified leads from ads
−35% cost per qualified lead

Oct 2023–Mar 2024 vs Apr–Sep 2026 · same budget

Read the HagEstad case study
Criminal defense

The Law Office of Ryan Deck

Round Rock, TX

Channels: Local Services Ads

+139% revenue from signed cases
262% ROI from ads, up from 90%

Jan–Oct, 2025 vs 2026 · budget +25%

Personal injury

Lehmbecker Law

Bellevue, WA

Channels: Google Ads, Microsoft Ads

+179% qualified leads from Google Ads
−32% cost per qualified lead from Google Ads

Apr–Sep, 2023 vs 2026 · Google Ads budget ×2

Read the Lehmbecker case study
Estate planning

Barr & Douds

Danville, CA

Channels: Google Ads, Local Services Ads

+83% qualified leads from Google Ads
−60% cost per qualified lead from Google Ads

May–Oct 2023 vs Apr–Sep 2026 · Google Ads budget −25%

Read the Barr & Douds case study

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What clients say

Law Firms on Working With Us

Trusted by growth-focused law firms:

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With my previous agency, I felt like I was the one chasing them for updates. With Grow Law, it's the opposite. … our closing rate nearly doubled, and we consistently meet or exceed our monthly revenue goals.

… we value Grow Law's ability to tailor solutions, streamline processes, and stay ahead of evolving SEO and Google Ads requirements. We've seen meaningful, measurable results since partnering with them. …

… Above all, they get results: our leads have increased year-over-year, along with our revenue. I enthusiastically recommend them if you are looking for legal marketing experts.

… Since then, we have seen a major influx of leads from web and ads, so we're finally on the way to achieving the goals we've been working towards all these years. …

Grow Law firm does SEO and PPC digital marketing for our law firm. They have helped our firm dramatically increase revenue and find great long term clients (and associated monthly recurring revenue). …

Grow Law is reliable, accountable, and collaborative. I highly recommend it to any firm looking to grow their online presence.

… Their expertise and support have truly transformed the way we do business online, and we couldn't recommend them more!

Is this for you?

Who We're a Good Fit For, and Who We're Not

A good fit if

  • Your ad budget covers about 30 qualified leads a month: around $7,000 on Google Ads in personal injury or $3,500 in other practice areas, at our clients' median cost per qualified lead.
  • You get too few leads, or the wrong ones, and no one can tell you why.
  • Your ad budget went up, but signed cases didn't.
  • Most of your leads come from Local Services Ads, and you can't tell which channel brings the cases.
  • An agency burned you before, and you want proof from your own account, not promises.
  • You judge marketing by cost per signed case, or you want to start.

Not a fit if

  • Your ad budget is under about $7,000 a month in personal injury or $3,500 in other practice areas. That's fewer than 30 qualified leads, too few for campaigns to learn.
  • No one at your firm answers calls and follows up on inquiries. Ads can't fix intake.
  • You want guaranteed leads or cases. Nobody honest can promise them.
  • You want ads for a month or two to test. Campaigns need about three months to learn and be optimized.

What PPC costs

How Much PPC Costs for Lawyers, From Our Clients' Accounts

You pay two things: ad spend, billed by Google or Meta straight to your firm, and our management fee.

LSA Pro Paid+ Accelerate Paid+ Dominate Paid+ Enterprise
Best for Firms starting with paid leads in one local market Firms adding Google search to Local Services Ads Firms competing across a metro or a whole state Multi-office firms spending $50K+ a month on ads
Monthly ad budget Sized to your market Up to $25K $25K–$50K $50K+
Management fee, PPC only A flat monthly fee: no percentage of ad spend and no setup fee. If your ad budget grows past your plan's range, the fee moves to the next plan. A channel is a separate ad platform with its own account, auction and budget; we add channels as the budget grows, so each one gets enough spend to learn. Every plan comes with a dedicated account manager and a monthly report from ad spend to signed cases. 3-month minimum for PPC (6 months with an SEO plan), then month-to-month with 30 days' written notice. $1,150/mo $1,950/mo $3,000/mo $4,500/mo

SPECIAL OFFER Run PPC together with SEO and save $200–$600/mo: one team, one plan and one report.

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Channels in your plan

PPC Services for Lawyers: Where Your Ads Run

Each channel has its strengths and limits, and results come from the right mix. We pick channels by your practice area, market and budget, then move spend toward the ones that bring signed cases.

Example from our clients. For Dailey Law Offices (family law), we turned off Local Services Ads and Facebook and moved the budget into one search campaign: cost per signed case fell 82%. For The Law Office of Ryan Deck (criminal defense), Local Services Ads became the main channel, and revenue from signed cases grew 139%.

Switching agencies?

Clicks Are Easy to Buy. Signed Cases Aren't.

Four things we fix most often in accounts that come to us from another agency.

The problem

You pay for clicks, not cases

What we do

Campaigns split by case type and area, search terms reviewed every week.

The problem

The report counts "conversions"

What we do

We report qualified leads, consultations and signed cases from your CRM.

The problem

The agency owns the account

What we do

The account is in your firm's name. Ad platforms bill your firm directly, we bill our fee separately.

The problem

Junk leads reach intake

What we do

Every call and form is screened by case type and practice fit, so your team knows which leads to call back first.

How we work

Who Runs Your Account, and What You Keep

You own the account and the spend

Your Google Ads account is in your firm's name, and we work in it with manager access. Ad platforms bill your firm directly, and our management fee is billed separately. No black-box billing and no bundled fees.

Contract terms

3-month minimum for PPC (6 months with an SEO plan), then month-to-month with 30 days' written notice. Why three months: the first month goes to setup, and Google needs about two more to collect data. From the third month the results start to mean something.

  1. Within 5 business days of the intake call Written PPC plan Traffic sources, search volume, competitors, landing pages, tracking and intake handoff.
  2. Weeks 1 to 3 Build and launch Campaign structure, ad copy and conversion tracking, including signed cases from your intake or CRM, so Google's bidding learns from your real clients. Most campaigns go live within 2–3 weeks.
  3. Every week Optimization Search terms, negatives, bids and budgets. Spend moves toward the campaigns that bring signed cases.
  4. At least monthly 1-on-1 review Lead growth, cost per lead, ROI and a plan for the next 30 days. When the market shifts (a new competitor, rising costs, a slow season), we agree the change with you here. More often when needed.
  5. Around month 3 Optimized and scaling Allow about three months for campaigns to be optimized.

What you see

Your Growth Portal: From Ad Spend to Signed Case

The dashboard we run your account on, open to you in real time.

  • Spend and cost per click Ad platforms
  • Calls and forms CallRail
  • Qualified leads AI screening
  • Consultations and signed cases Intake and CRM
  • Cost per qualified lead and ROI Portal
Client Growth Portal
Illustrative example of a client dashboard

Practice areas

PPC for Your Practice Area

Personal injury

High search volume, high case value and prospects who need urgent help.

PPC for personal injury lawyers

Criminal defense

Urgent, time-sensitive searches that convert fast when campaigns are built right.

PPC for criminal defense lawyers

Family law

Emotionally driven searches with strong local intent and consistent lead volume.

Google Ads for family lawyers

Estate planning

A longer decision cycle, where retargeting and Meta keep your firm in view until the client is ready.

Estate planning PPC

Another practice area?

We also run PPC for other practice areas. Tell us about your firm and market, and we'll show you what PPC can do for your practice.

Get a free PPC account review

Meet the team

The People Who Run Your PPC

Behind your campaigns are experienced PPC specialists, a senior strategist and an account manager who knows your firm. They are part of our agency, founded in 2008, with 95+ legal marketing specialists dedicated to law firms only.

Read our story
Michael Kofman, PPC Lead at Grow Law

Michael Kofman

PPC Lead · Chicago, IL

In paid search and Facebook advertising since 2008, including as Director of Search Marketing at Main Event Digital and President of Process Mint, a PPC consultancy. Leads the strategy for your account.

Kamil Patel, Senior PPC Strategist at Grow Law

Kamil Patel

Senior PPC Strategist · Los Angeles, CA

15+ years in paid advertising at digital marketing agencies, running large, high-budget campaigns in Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta and YouTube. At Grow Law he works on Local Services Ads, bidding and conversion tracking, so your budget goes to qualified leads, not wasted clicks.

Free PPC account review

Too Few Leads, or the Wrong Ones? Let's Find Out Why

A free 1-on-1 review of your ads, or your market if you don't run ads yet. You get:

  • ✓How much of your recent ad spend went to searches that won't become cases
  • ✓Which channels bring cases, not just calls
  • ✓What's missing between the click and the signed case

Plus a written roadmap: channels, budget and how many qualified leads to expect.

If we are not the right fit, we will say so. No obligation, and you keep the roadmap.

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    Questions Lawyers Ask Before Hiring a PPC Agency

    How do you choose a PPC agency for a law firm?+

    Ask five questions. Does the agency work only with law firms? Will the ad account be in your firm's name? Does it report qualified leads and signed cases, or only clicks and conversions? Can it show what leads cost in accounts like yours? Who works on your account every week, and how often do you review results together? This page answers each of them for Grow Law.

    In-house, freelancer or agency: what works best for a law firm?+

    In-house specialist: knows your firm well, but one person has to cover search, LSA, tracking and bar rules, and you carry hiring and turnover.

    Freelancer: often cheaper, but has limited time, and tracking often stops at calls and forms.

    Generalist agency: gives you a team, but your account sits next to dentists and roofers, and reports often stop at conversions.

    Law-firm-only agency: knows intake, case values and bar rules, and should report cost per signed case. Ask whether it also works with firms competing in your market. Whoever you choose, ask the five questions above.

    How much does PPC cost for a law firm?+

    Two costs: ad spend, billed by the platforms to your firm, and our management fee from $1,150/mo (Local Services Ads only). In the accounts we manage, a qualified lead from Google Ads costs a median $241 in personal injury and $119 in other practice areas.

    How soon will we get leads?+

    Most campaigns go live within 2–3 weeks of kickoff. Allow about three months for campaigns to be optimized and effective.

    Should we run Google Search ads or Local Services Ads?+

    Often both. LSAs charge per lead and show the Google Screened badge. Search ads give you control over keywords, ads and landing pages. Your PPC plan recommends the mix for your practice area and market.

    We already work with an agency. What happens if we switch?+

    It depends on who owns your ad account. If it's in your firm's name, or you can get access, we keep working in it: we audit it, set up call tracking, lead qualification and reporting, then optimize the campaigns that already have history. If your current agency keeps the account, we build a new one in your firm's name and launch within 2–3 weeks. To avoid a gap in leads, keep your current campaigns running until the new ones are live.

    What are we paying for after six months, once everything is set up?+

    PPC doesn't stay set up. It's an auction: competitors enter your market and raise bids, demand shifts with the seasons, Google adds new placements and changes how ads work, and the way people search changes. Local Services Ads need work too: service areas, case types, disputing invalid leads and answering fast. Every week we cut spend that doesn't bring cases and move it to what does. Every month we review results with you and plan the next 30 days.

    Do you guarantee leads, cases or ROI?+

    No. Results depend on your market, practice area, budget and intake. We commit to the work, the reporting and the monthly review.

    What decides whether PPC turns into signed cases?+

    Clicks are easy to buy. Three things decide whether they turn into signed cases:

    • A goal in cases, not clicks. Set a target cost per signed case from your average case value and judge the campaign by it.
    • A landing page for each practice. Ads that send every search to the homepage lose people who were looking for a specific answer.
    • Tracking past the click. Calls and forms have to be matched to intake and signed cases, or the budget follows the wrong numbers.

    Reviewed by Michael Kofman, PPC Lead · Last reviewed November 2026