Methodology

SEO audit methodology for law firms

The audit turns technical, content, local, AI-search, competitor, and conversion checks into a practical review worklist.

SEO audit methodology for law firms

Plain answer

What the audit checks

The audit reviews whether important law firm pages are understandable, indexable, useful, safe, and connected to consultation behavior.

  • No ranking promises
  • Manual competitor page inputs
  • Attorney review before legal content publishes
01

Technical and content checks

Review metadata, headings, internal links, image alt text, schema, sitemap, robots/noindex, broken links, and speed data.

02

Local and trust signals

Review office details, attorney bios, practice pages, FAQs, disclaimers, contact paths, and clear service language.

03

Actionable output

Findings become prioritized issues, draft improvements, and page-level recommendations for attorney review.

Questions

Common questions

Is Search Console required?

No, but it improves query and page signal quality when connected.

Does the audit scrape Google?

No. Competitor page links are supplied by the firm unless an approved data provider is connected.