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Law Firm Marketing Calculators

Work out what a case is worth, what you can afford to pay for one, and where your marketing dollars should go. Results update as you type. No email required.

Maximum affordable cost per lead

Find the most you can pay for a lead in a practice area and still hit your profit target.

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Maximum cost per lead

Overall lead-to-case rate
Leads needed per signed case
Profit per signed case
Max marketing spend per case
Break-even cost per lead

Intake speed loss

Leads go cold fast. See how many cases slow follow-up costs you each month.

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Cases lost per month to slow intake

Contact rate at your current speed
Leads you reach now
Leads you'd reach at under 5 min
Cases signed now
Fee revenue lost per month
Fee revenue lost per year
Return on fixing intake

Practice area profitability

Compare the return on marketing spend for each practice area and see where to move budget.

Practice areaMonthly spend ($)Cases signed / moAvg fee ($)Margin (%)Cost / caseProfit / moReturn

Summary

Blended return on spend

Total monthly spend
Total monthly profit after marketing
Best-performing area
Weakest area

Referral vs. inbound case mix

Referrals feel free, but they aren't. Compare the true cost of a signed case from every source.

SourceCases / moDirect cost / mo ($)Hours / mo Referral fees paid ($/mo)True cost / caseShare of cases

Summary

Blended cost per signed case

Total cases per month
Total true cost per month
Cheapest source
Most expensive source
Cases from referrals

Consultation conversion

Work backward from your monthly case goal to the consults and leads you need to book.

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Consults you need to book

Cases signed at current volume
Consults that must be held
Leads you need
Additional consults vs. today
Attorney hours in consults per month
Revenue at goal

Retainer vs. contingency cash flow

Contingency cases pay big but pay late. See how your case mix affects how long marketing dollars take to come back.

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Retainer / flat-fee cases

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Contingency cases

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Weighted months until spend returns

Retainer cases signed / mo
Contingency cases signed / mo
Retainer fee per marketing $
Contingency fee per marketing $ (expected)
Cash tied up before contingency fees arrive
Months of runway from reserve
Monthly fee revenue at steady state

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