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Halden & Ross Legal

Beat national firms on local intent in 6 months.

Halden & Ross Legal, a boutique UK firm, was buried behind national ad-heavy competitors. We built topical authority through legal guides, secured high-authority press coverage, and dominated 34 high-intent local terms.

Duration
6 months
Services
Local SEO, Content, Digital PR
Region
UK
+540%
Leads
+220%
Cases Signed
-63%
Cost/Lead
The challenge

Where they were stuck

  • Outspent by national firms on Google Ads.

  • Weak topical authority for practice-area terms.

  • Only 2 backlinks from law-relevant domains.

  • No content strategy for local intent.

Our strategy

How we approached it

01
Pillar 01

Practice Area Hubs

8 pillar pages covering every practice area with cluster guides.

02
Pillar 02

Local Content

40 city-specific legal guides answering high-intent queries.

03
Pillar 03

Digital PR

Legal commentary secured in Guardian, Telegraph, LawGazette.

04
Pillar 04

GBP + Reviews

Optimized profile + review generation for client-facing partners.

Execution

What we shipped

Legal compliance review on every piece of content before publish.

Schema markup for Attorney and LegalService types deployed.

3 press-worthy commentary pieces published monthly.

Internal linking overhaul across 220 URLs.

Growth curve

The numbers over time

Traffic & conversions

Traffic Conversions
M1M2M3M4M5M6

Channel contribution

Organic Search66%
Google Maps18%
Referral10%
Direct6%
Proof

Dashboards & screenshots

#1
Ahrefs Rankings
34 keywords ranking #1 by month 6.
#2
Press Coverage
Digital PR placements in top-tier UK outlets.
#3
CRM Leads
Lead volume and cost per lead trajectory.
The results

What changed

  • #1 rankings for 34 high-intent legal keywords.

  • Leads up 540% vs baseline.

  • Cases signed up 220%.

  • Cost per lead down 63% (vs paid channel).

  • 18 authoritative backlinks from top-tier UK press.

"Concept Crew Agency turned our small firm into the most visible boutique practice in our region. Every partner has a full calendar."

JH
James Halden
Partner, Halden & Ross Legal

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