Advocate
Advocate's chamber
Plain and dignified, as Bar Council of India Rule 36 requires: visitor notice, enrolment details, qualifications and areas of practice only.
Website designs for lawyers and advocates
Advocates in India may not advertise or solicit work, but since 2008 Bar Council of India Rule 36 allows a website with limited, factual information. A quiet, correct website gives clients your contact and enrolment details in the form the rules permit, and nothing more.
What a advocate website needs
- Name and contact
Name, chamber address, telephone and email.
- Enrolment details
Enrolment number, date of enrolment and the State Bar Council where you are enrolled.
- Qualifications and areas of practice
Academic and professional qualifications, and the areas of law you practise.
- Visitor acknowledgement
A notice that visitors read the site of their own accord, for information only, and that it is not an advertisement or solicitation.
- Chamber timings
When the chamber is open for consultations.
- No claims
No testimonials, success rates, case results, "best lawyer" claims or fee offers.
Tips before you go live
- Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules forbids advertising and solicitation. Its 2008 proviso permits a website with limited particulars (name, address, phone, email, enrolment number and date, State Bar Council, qualifications, areas of practice). Anything beyond that can be treated as misconduct, so keep to it and check the current rules.
- Do not publish client names, case details, wins or reviews, and do not ask visitors to "contact us for a free consultation".
- Keep the design plain and dignified: the design for advocates has no offers, no review section and no chat pop-ups.
Questions
Are advocates allowed to have a website?
Yes, within the Bar Council of India rules: limited, factual particulars only. The design follows that.
Why does the site show a notice when it opens?
Most advocates' websites show a short acknowledgement that the visitor is looking for information of their own accord, as the rules forbid solicitation.
Can I write articles on legal topics?
Be careful: general legal information may be acceptable, but anything that promotes your services is not. Ask your State Bar Council if unsure.
Which platform is the website made for?
Every design is made for Blogger only, Google’s free website platform. It is not for WordPress, Wix or any other platform. You need a free Google account and a Blogger blog (we can set it up with you). There is no hosting bill, you can change text, prices and photos yourself from the Blogger dashboard, and your own domain name can be connected to it.
Get a website for your advocate
Design made for your business: ₹1,000. Full set-up with domain: ask us.