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Law firm leads

Build your own list of law firms, fill in the missing emails and reach them in small batches. No credits, no rented data.

  • Public sources for law firms
  • Fields and email prefixes that fit
  • Every city we cover, one click away
Contacts list in Riftjaw with company, phone, email, segment, campaigns and tags

What law firms are like as prospects

Law firms vary from sole practitioners to large partnerships with a practice manager or operations team. Purchases often go through a practice manager and a partner, and anything touching client data gets close scrutiny.

Midweek mornings tend to work better than Mondays and Fridays, when lawyers deal with deadlines and court dates.

Where lists of law firms sit in the open

You do not need to buy data to reach law firms. Most of them are listed publicly, with a name, a website and often a phone number.

  • Law society and bar directories
  • Legal directory listings
  • Google Maps listings
  • Regulator registers of firms
Read the guide to public listings
Paste and collect in Riftjaw: a pasted web page turned into a table of companies
Paste and collect in Riftjaw: a pasted listing page turned into columns of companies.

Fields worth recording for law firms

Record these and you can split the list later, write sharper mails and see who fits your offer.

FieldWhy it helps
Company nameThe key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website.
WebsiteNeeded to derive an email when the export has none.
Practice areasFamily, property or corporate law firms buy different tools.
LawyersHeadcount shows budget and whether there is a practice manager.
Practice managerOften the person who handles suppliers day to day.
Case management systemTheir current system matters for any software pitch.
OfficesFirms with several offices need central tools.

Working a list of law firms in Riftjaw

You check every step before anything is saved or sent.

Import into one lead file

Drop the file into a lead file for law firms. Columns are matched for you and duplicates are flagged before anything is saved.

Import in Riftjaw: every column matched to a profile field, with all rows previewed
Columns from a maps export matched to profile fields such as company, phone, website and city.

Fill in the missing emails

No email in the export? Tick info@, enquiries@, reception@ and office@ and addresses are derived from each website.

Database in Riftjaw with active contacts, segment, lead file and source
The database in Riftjaw: concept, active and archived contacts, each with its lead file and source.

Reach them in small batches

Pick the segment, keep only status New, write one mail with placeholders like {company|your team} and send it in small batches.

Segments in Riftjaw, each with its own name and number of contacts
Segments such as property managers in London or roofers in the North, each ready to use in a campaign.

Follow up on replies and clicks

Opens and clicks show up on each record. Add up to 5 follow-ups for those who did not open or click, and set the ones who answered to Replied or Customer so they get no follow-up.

Campaign results in Riftjaw with sent, opened and clicked per contact
Campaign results in Riftjaw: delivered, opened and clicked for every contact.

What gets in the way, and how it is handled

Generic enquiry addresses are screened by staff who expect client work, not sales.

Test several prefixes, record which ones got replies and adjust your prefix choice for the next list.

A list of law firms covers practice areas that need entirely different messages.

Store practice areas as tags and send each campaign to a saved filter on one tag.

Firms ask where you got their details.

Every record keeps its source and date, so you can answer the question honestly.

Angles that get law firms to reply

Write one mail with placeholders and let the details change per record. These openings tend to work with law firms.

  • Address confidentiality and data security directly, before they have to ask.
  • Speak to one practice area, such as conveyancing, rather than law in general.
  • Keep the message formal and brief, and offer a short call rather than a long demo.
Campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and set the button
The campaign editor in Riftjaw: pick a segment, write the mail and check the preview.

Questions people ask

Riftjaw stores the source and date on each record, so you can say exactly which public listing it came from. Unsubscribed contacts are never mailed again.

Yes, if your list records practice areas. Add them as tags or a field and save a filter for conveyancing, then use it as the campaign audience.

If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, enquiries@, reception@ and office@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.

Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.

Build a database you own

Create your account, import your first list and see it turn into records you can work.

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