Converge Web Legal Firm Marketing Case Study

From website launch to 1,774 tracked enquiries in under 12 months

How an integrated website, organic SEO and Google Ads strategy helped McKenzie Law become visible, generate consistent enquiries and build enough demand to expand its legal team.

IntegratedWebsite, SEO and Google Ads
Built forLegal service enquiries
Focused onMeasurable client intake
Case study New Zealand legal sector
Total tracked actions 1,774

Lead forms, phone clicks and email clicks recorded across the campaign period.

Campaign periodUnder 12 months
Reported outcomeTeam expansion
Active users 6,316

People reached through the website.

Engaged sessions 5,460

Meaningful website interactions.

Average session duration 2:53

Strong engagement for a legal service website.

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Executive summary

A digital foundation built to generate real legal enquiries

McKenzie Law launched its new website in August 2025 with one clear commercial objective: become visible to people actively searching for legal support and convert that demand into genuine enquiries.

Converge Web created a connected acquisition system combining a conversion-focused website, organic search optimisation and paid Google advertising.

Instead of treating the website as a digital brochure, the experience was structured around client intake: clear service pathways, trust signals and direct contact options across desktop and mobile.

The starting point

A newly launched legal website entering a competitive market

The firm needed more than a polished website. It required a complete system for visibility, demand capture and measurable enquiry generation.

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Limited online visibility

A new domain needed relevance, authority and visibility for competitive legal searches.

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Immediate lead requirements

Paid search was needed to capture demand while long-term organic visibility developed.

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Conversion-focused journey

Visitors needed clear service information, trust signals and simple contact pathways.

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Reliable measurement

The firm needed visibility into forms, calls, email clicks, traffic and engagement.

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The Converge Web strategy

One connected system across website, SEO and paid advertising

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Conversion-led website development

The website was designed to move prospective clients from initial search to enquiry with clear positioning and prominent contact pathways.

  • Clear legal service navigation
  • Responsive mobile experience
  • Prominent form, phone and email actions
  • Trust-focused content and messaging
Website
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Organic search optimisation

SEO established sustainable visibility for service and location-based searches while strengthening website relevance and authority.

  • Keyword and search-intent mapping
  • Service-page optimisation
  • Technical and on-page improvements
  • Search-focused content development
SEO
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High-intent Google Ads

Paid search campaigns targeted people actively looking for legal support while organic visibility continued to grow.

  • Intent-led keyword targeting
  • Service-aligned campaign groups
  • Conversion-focused ad messaging
  • Ongoing search-term refinement
Google Ads
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Analytics and conversion tracking

Measurement focused on actions that mattered to the business rather than relying only on traffic or impressions.

  • Lead-form submission tracking
  • Phone-click tracking
  • Email-click tracking
  • Traffic and engagement monitoring
Analytics
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Performance evidence

Consistent growth in visibility, traffic and enquiry activity

Website performance

Search visibility and engagement growth

Aug 2025–Jul 2026
McKenzie Law website performance summary dashboard
6,316Active users
5,460Engaged sessions
36.37%Bounce rate
2:53Average session duration
Conversion activity

Tracked legal enquiry and contact actions

Recorded events
McKenzie Law conversion events dashboard
Lead forms1,50584.8% of recorded actions
Phone clicks178Direct call intent
Email clicks91Direct email intent
Total actions1,774Across all tracked channels
How the growth system worked

From being discovered to becoming a client enquiry

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Be found

SEO and Google Ads placed the firm in front of people actively seeking legal support.

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Build trust

Clear information and professional presentation helped prospective clients assess the firm.

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Drive action

Forms, phone links and email options made it easy to make contact.

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Support growth

Increased enquiry demand supported wider business growth and team expansion.

Beyond website traffic

Marketing performance that influenced business capacity

The value of a legal marketing campaign is not determined by traffic alone. The stronger indicator is whether the activity creates enough demand to affect the business.

Reported commercial outcome McKenzie Law expanded its legal team by hiring additional lawyers to help manage increased demand.
  1. Greater visibility among people actively seeking legal services.
  2. Multiple enquiry channels serving different client preferences.
  3. A scalable acquisition foundation supporting continued growth.
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Who this is for

Built for ambitious legal practices ready to grow online

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Start-up law firms

Establish credibility, build early visibility and generate enquiries without relying entirely on referrals.

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Small legal practices

Build a consistent enquiry pipeline and compete more effectively against larger firms.

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Growing mid-sized firms

Expand into new services, locations or client segments through scalable organic and paid acquisition.

Is this the right approach?

This growth model is most effective when you:

  • Want measurable enquiries, not vanity metrics
  • Have capacity to respond quickly to leads
  • Understand that SEO builds progressively
  • Are prepared to invest consistently
The Converge Web legal growth model

Everything required to move from invisible to in demand

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Position

Clarify who the firm serves, which services it prioritises and why clients should choose it.

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Build

Create a website that communicates expertise and turns attention into contact.

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Acquire

Capture demand through organic visibility and intent-driven Google advertising.

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Measure

Track enquiry actions, channel performance and opportunities for improvement.

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Optimise

Refine pages, campaigns, search terms and content using observed behaviour.

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Scale

Expand successful activity into additional services, locations and search opportunities.

Why Converge Web

Strategy, creative execution and performance under one roof

Legal-sector growth requires website experience, search visibility, paid traffic and measurement to work together toward the same commercial goal.

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Commercially focused

Campaign decisions connect to enquiries and business growth, not just rankings or impressions.

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Integrated delivery

Website, SEO, advertising and reporting operate as one acquisition strategy.

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Built for New Zealand businesses

Campaigns reflect local competition, client behaviour and realistic capacity.

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Transparent measurement

Performance is communicated through clear evidence and meaningful conversion activity.

Ready to build your firm’s visibility?

Turn online searches into measurable legal enquiries.


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