WorkHacker

Be found for the matters your firm wants.

Prospective clients need to judge your judgment before they share their problem. We make your attorneys, practice fit and first conversation easier to evaluate through search pages, useful articles and podcasts. One team carries that expertise into every format, while your firm retains control of legal meaning and representation.

Company program: a monthly search and publishing program

Starting at $2,750/month, plus setup fee

See scope, setup and commitment
A planning sketch beside a closed folder and bound volumes on a desk

Different matters. Different reasons to choose you.

Criminal defense needs direct contact. Injury content supports screening; employment pages name the represented side; immigration separates employer and family pathways. The partner confirms practice fit. Intake controls personal details, and attorneys review every released version.

  • Criminal defense: immediate uncertainty

    Illustrative queries: 'first court appearance after arrest' and 'criminal defense lawyer in my county'. Offer direct intake access; listening must not be a prerequisite to contact.

  • Personal injury: process and firm comparison

    Illustrative queries: 'what to bring to an injury lawyer consultation' and 'personal injury lawyer fees and costs'. Explain preparation and actual fees without predicting compensation.

  • Employment law: identify the side represented

    'Employment lawyer severance review' and 'employer response to discrimination complaint' serve different buyers. Specify employee-side, employer-side or both before commissioning.

  • Employment-based immigration: employer and worker questions

    'Employment based immigration lawyer for employers' and 'documents for employer sponsored immigration consultation' need different next steps. Identify who the firm represents and date agency-procedure discussions.

How people find and compare a business like yours

An episode serves someone researching a process; the linked practice page explains fit, credentials and consultation access. Give people choosing counsel now a direct contact route. State actual consultation costs and availability.

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Before a severance consultation

Proposed episode passage, not a recording

Ask intake which documents the attorney needs and how to submit them. If your letter names a response date, mention it when arranging the consultation. Keep the agreement and employment details out of public comments.

Fictional Florida severance brief and report. No client engagement, finished episode or legal outcome is claimed.

Illustrative companion page, not client work or results

Illustrative employee-side Florida example. Attorney review required before use; not legal advice.

Prepare for a severance consultation

  • Note when you received it and the response date.
  • List the agreement and employment documents.
  • Prepare questions about scope, terms and fees.
  • Ask intake for its secure document-transfer route.

Keep confidential documents and employment facts out of public forms. Ask the firm how to arrange the consultation.

The brief in short: Audience: a Florida employee considering a severance review. Buyer question: 'What should I prepare before speaking to a lawyer?' Search intent: consultation preparation.[8][5]

The editorial decision: The proposed checklist also makes the consultation fee, attending attorney and intake route clear. It prepares a meeting without telling the reader whether to sign. names the audience and jurisdiction, then bounds the answer before practical guidance.

Explore podcast ideas for your business

Start with the practice you want to grow.

A company program focuses on the matters and clients one firm wants to attract. Enterprise coordinates a larger practice or office network. Your attorneys supply judgment and approval; we manage search, production and the upkeep of your public answers.

For one growing business

Company program

  • A search plan for your brand, reviewed with you every month
  • Articles, page improvements and, where it fits, a podcast
  • Publishing systems kept running, with a named person on every release
  • A monthly report on what shipped and what changed

Starting at $2,750 / month

Plus a setup fee, set by your scope.

Is this the right fit for your team?

A good fit

  • Defined matters and geography, attorney review and controlled intake.

Not a fit for

  • Unreviewed publication, promised case outcomes or consultations, or production beyond review and intake capacity.

Delivery, review and your questions.

Production, responsibilities and sign-off
WorkHacker's monthly tasks
Draft source-backed explanations, prepare final formats with approval records, maintain releases and library updates.
Your inputs
Confirm matters and jurisdictions; resolve legal questions, review final audio, and complete required filings.
Practice attorney

Before publication.

Checks law, jurisdiction and the education/advice boundary.
Advertising reviewer

Before publication.

Checks credentials, confidentiality, channels and required filings.
Intake owner

Before publication.

Verifies fees, contact facts and controlled handoff.
Editor and producer

Before publication.

Prepares sources, final formats and approval records.

One label hides different clients

Employers and individuals need different answers. State the represented side, accepted work and actual intake route.

Education sounds like advice

General content can imply an individual recommendation. Attorneys check jurisdiction and the meaning of each finished format.

Contacts are counted as matters

Busy intake can conceal poor fit. Separate suitable enquiries, attended consultations and accepted engagements; keep personal facts with the firm.

Answer the questions before a consultation

Choose one accepted matter type. Build the page around who the firm represents, what the first meeting covers and how to prepare for it.

Prepare the meeting

Draft preparation and fee explanations with verified intake facts.

Clear each version

Attorneys review meaning; the advertising reviewer clears final formats.

Learn from intake

Review aggregate fit and update dated guidance.

Set the practice-area brief

Choose the question and establish a baseline.

WorkHacker: Map search questions and existing pages into a podcast-led plan.

Your team: Confirm desired matters, exclusions, jurisdictions, credentials and reviewer.

Partner clears the brief and review rules.

Research and draft

Flag disputed interpretations and dated authorities.

WorkHacker: Draft from public sources and approved subject input.

Your team: Resolve legal questions and consolidate corrections.

Practice attorney clears every script and article.

Produce and listen

Check terminology and spoken qualifications.

WorkHacker: Produce the agreed outputs and check quality and disclosures.

Your team: Review final audio and supporting pieces; confirm voice permissions.

Attorney clears finished pieces; meaning changes return for review.

Release through approved channels

Schedule around required filings, not just production completion.

WorkHacker: Keep dated approvals and check release destinations.

Your team: Complete required filings and clear contact wording.

Firm clears the exact package and release date.

Review enquiries and maintain the library

Use aggregate feedback to set the next priority.

WorkHacker: Review agreed measures and propose library updates.

Your team: Report consultation stages and legal or service changes.

Attorney clears substantive updates; partner clears scope changes.

What we measure, and what it can establish

Suitable consultations

What we check
Intake reports deduplicated enquiries, practice fit, booked consultations and attendance as separate stages.
What it can establish
Attendance does not establish representation. Capacity and conflicts remain firm decisions; self-reported discovery does not prove causation.

Enquiry-to-consultation progression

What we check
Compare relevant enquiries, bookings and attendance by period; distinguish duplicates and reasons the firm cannot proceed using aggregate categories.
What it can establish
Staffing, response handling and capacity affect progression. Keep case details within the firm.

Practice-area search relevance

What we check
Review queries and landing pages against a dated baseline, grouping research questions and counsel-selection intent separately.
What it can establish
Search visibility is an intermediate measure. A visit or click does not establish consultation quality.

Podcast contribution

What we check
Use aggregate episode-page referrals and the firm's approved 'how did you hear about us?' question alongside available listening data.
What it can establish
Listening, word of mouth and later searches cannot be fully attributed. Downloads are not consultations.

Review and publication reliability

What we check
Record approved releases, review bottlenecks, corrections and outstanding source updates against the agreed plan.
What it can establish
Volume cannot demonstrate accuracy or commercial value; legal review remains necessary for every piece.
Professional rules, privacy and publishing boundaries

Attorney review of every final format

Practice attorneys clear every script and article, with final listening preserving spoken qualifications and clips approved separately. Shared research reduces preparation, not review obligations; a booking does not establish a viable claim or representation.

Treat advertising review as part of production.

ABA Model Rule 7.1 addresses false or misleading communications. Rule 7.2 covers service communications, recommendation payments, certification claims and responsible-lawyer identification. Rule 7.3 defines solicitation directed at someone known to need services in a particular matter and restricts certain live contacts. The firm's adopted jurisdiction rules govern; model rules are a reference.

Review titles, introductions, articles, notes, artwork, clips and calls to action together. Repurposing can remove a qualification or add a misleading headline. Verify credentials and fees. A general disclaimer does not cure every misleading claim.

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A website approval does not settle every channel.

California's Chapter 7, effective November 1, 2018, requires responsible-lawyer or firm identification and addresses guarantees and cost disclosures alongside 'no fee without recovery' claims. Florida distinguishes website filing exemptions from advertisements requiring advance filing; substantive rules still apply. Sources checked October 12, 2026.

For a scoped Florida example, an advertisement requiring filing must be submitted at least 20 days before first use. Work backward from the proposed release: finish production and attorney approval before that filing date, then allow for compliance corrections. Do not equate the minimum interval with guaranteed clearance. The firm classifies each episode, clip, paid placement and email and confirms wording, retention and filing requirements. Federal immigration subject matter does not settle attorney advertising obligations.

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Keep confidential intake out of the publishing workflow.

ABA Model Rules 1.6 and 1.18 cover client information and prospective-client consultations; application requires the firm's judgment. Use public authorities and labeled hypothetical examples. Changing a name alone is insufficient. Keep matter details, correspondence and intake recordings out of production prompts and queues.

The firm controls intake forms, submission warnings, access and routing. Conflict checks and case-specific advice stay with its team. Marketing receives aggregate stages; allegations, immigration status, attachments and identities do not go into analytics, public comments or ordinary campaign automation.

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Legal articles and episodes require extra review effort.

Articles need current primary authorities, exceptions and a review date. Episodes add pronunciation checks and final listening to preserve spoken qualifications; clips need approval too. Shared research reduces preparation, not review obligations.

A settled process explanation may need less review than a multi-state comparison or agency update. Agree attorney input, jurisdictional checks and final-format approval with the firm. The calculator compares program costs with available marketing budget and collected professional-fee economics; it does not estimate attorney review time or legal outcomes.

Each practice and location page needs a real job.

Google's spam policies, updated August 28, 2026, address doorway pages and scaled low-value content. Plan pages around actual services, jurisdictions and distinct questions. A county-name swap across dozens of identical pages adds little. A useful page explains the firm's service there, its relevant attorneys and a working contact route. Automation should support that editorial work.

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Complete reporting definition and limits

Qualified consultations

Firm intake reports aggregate consultations meeting agreed practice, geography and capacity criteria, separated into booked and attended stages.

Qualification is the firm's judgment. A booking does not establish a viable claim, a conflict-free matter or representation.

Owned legal show demonstrations in development

Owned concept in development, not client results.

Owned practice-area show concepts remain in development, with no available audio or client consultation results.

Can automation answer prospective clients' legal questions?

Case-specific advice stays with attorneys. Routing or administrative replies need approved boundaries. Wider intake automation requires separate confidentiality, access and conflict review.

What defines scope and price?

Compare approved fees, setup and minimum term with planned outputs. Confirm jurisdictions, revision limits, distribution, hosting, filming and specialist review. Additional production or systems work needs agreed scope; pending allowances and rates are not commitments.

Are rankings or consultations guaranteed?

No. Competition, demand, intake and capacity affect results. Measure against a baseline; marketing measurement must not imply guaranteed legal outcomes.

More questions and topics worth exploring

What happens at an initial criminal defense consultation?

What should I bring, and who will I speak to?

Podcast episode with a written preparation checklist

Attorney checks local terminology and boundaries; intake confirms the actual process.

Fees and costs in a personal injury engagement

If there is no recovery, could I still owe costs?

Article and separately approved episode

Partner verifies the firm's fee terms and required advertising qualifications.

Preparing for an employee-side severance review

What documents does the lawyer need before we talk?

Podcast episode and consultation-preparation article

Employment attorney checks jurisdiction and avoids a universal deadline or signing recommendation.

An employer's first immigration counsel meeting

What should HR prepare before discussing sponsorship?

Podcast episode with a dated companion article

Immigration attorney checks current agency sources, representation boundaries and what can be discussed publicly.

Do you handle problems like mine?
Name matters accepted, jurisdictions and the side represented. Employment content needs a clear employee or employer audience. Intake decides individual fit; content explains services without assessing a visitor's case.
What will the first meeting cost me?
State the actual consultation fee or how to confirm it before booking. Distinguish representation fees and costs. The ABA consumer guide highlights these questions; the firm's reviewer approves its fee description.
Can I explain what happened without everyone seeing it?
Show a firm-approved route into controlled intake and explain what to avoid submitting publicly. Do not invite detailed allegations under a podcast clip. The firm establishes confidentiality wording and handles the conversation.
Will I work with the attorney I heard on the show?
Explain who conducts consultations and handles matters. A recognizable voice must not imply unavailable personal access. Intake confirms assignments; biographies and episode notes describe actual roles.
Should we start with a podcast or fix our practice pages?

Fix an unclear contact journey first. Episodes should connect to pages explaining the matters you handle and how to reach intake. A Free Search Check shows what to fix first.

How much attorney time does review take?

Plan for subject input, a draft review and a final listen on each piece. The first cycle sets the rhythm before volume grows. Complex topics and corrections take longer, and a late approval moves the release date.

Can an attorney use a synthetic voice?

Yes, with the attorney's explicit permission and the firm's approval of each episode. Each episode says, in audio and in writing, that it is narrated by a synthetic version of the attorney's own voice, and the attorney checks pronunciation and qualifications in the final audio.

Do you handle problems like mine?

Name matters accepted, jurisdictions and the side represented. Employment content needs a clear employee or employer audience. Intake decides individual fit; content explains services without assessing a visitor's case.

What will the first meeting cost me?

State the actual consultation fee or how to confirm it before booking. Distinguish representation fees and costs. The ABA consumer guide highlights these questions; the firm's reviewer approves its fee description.

Can I explain what happened without everyone seeing it?

Show a firm-approved route into controlled intake and explain what to avoid submitting publicly. Do not invite detailed allegations under a podcast clip. The firm establishes confidentiality wording and handles the conversation.

Will I work with the attorney I heard on the show?

Explain who conducts consultations and handles matters. A recognizable voice must not imply unavailable personal access. Intake confirms assignments; biographies and episode notes describe actual roles.

Sources and further reading
  1. [1] ABA Model Rule 7.1: Communications Concerning a Lawyer's Services

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    Model-rule text. Publication date not listed. Model rules do not replace jurisdiction-specific rules.

  2. [2] ABA Model Rule 7.2: Specific Rules for Communications

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    Model-rule text. Publication date not listed.

  3. [3] ABA Model Rule 7.3: Solicitation of Clients

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    Page dated April 17, 2019. Describes solicitation, live person-to-person restrictions and exceptions, and coercion or harassment.

  4. [4] State Bar of California: Rules of Professional Conduct, Chapter 7

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    Effective November 1, 2018; current published text checked. Rules and comments address guarantees, fee claims, responsible-firm identification and solicitation.

  5. [5] The Florida Bar: Lawyer Advertising Filing Requirements

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    July 2026 submission guidance: required filings must be submitted at least 20 days before first use. Website filing exemptions do not remove substantive advertising obligations.

  6. [6] ABA Model Rule 1.6: Confidentiality of Information

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    Model-rule text. Publication date not listed. Covers representation information and reasonable safeguards.

  7. [7] ABA Model Rule 1.18: Duties to Prospective Client

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    Page dated April 13, 2020. Duties can arise from a consultation even when no representation follows; application depends on the facts and governing rules.

  8. [8] ABA Public Education: How Do I Know if a Lawyer is Right for Me?

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    Published September 9, 2019. Consumer guidance on experience, fees, who handles the matter and comparing lawyers. It is guidance, not a current buyer-behavior survey.

  9. [9] Google Search Central: Doorway and Scaled Content Abuse Policies

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    Updated August 28, 2026. Addresses substantially similar funnel pages and large amounts of low-value content made to manipulate rankings.

Rob Garner
Rob GarnerSearch and strategy
Portrait of Lam Hoang
Lam HoangSystems and engineering

Senior judgment.
People who build.

Rob leads search strategy and editorial direction. He has worked in search since 1995 and wrote Search and Social (Wiley, 2012). Lam builds the systems behind the work, from research to publishing. His background is software for banks and startups.

Rob separates practice, jurisdiction and audience before production. Lam maintains the approval process. Your responsible attorney clears claims, deadlines and each published adaptation.

Meet the people doing the work

Working together

Start with the accepted matter.

Bring your public site, practice priorities and proposed attorney reviewer. Keep prospective-client details in firm-controlled intake.

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