SharePoint intranet for a law firm
Sector: Law firm · Platform: SharePoint Online · Services: Design and build (fixed fee)
Brief
The firm's public website reflected a premium brand. The intranet did not. Partners and associates used it daily for people finding, news, and internal announcements - but the experience felt like default SharePoint.
The firm wanted an on-brand homepage and a people directory where staff could search by practice area without learning SharePoint.
Challenge
Visual gap between client-facing brand and internal SharePoint
Finding colleagues by expertise was slow, and in a partnership, lawyers need to find the right expert quickly
IT could set up sites, but the firm had no in-house designer for the intranet
A fixed budget for a single project
Approach
Design
Homepage layout with strong imagery, clear news hierarchy, and firm tone. We applied the design through SharePoint Online templates and kept custom code out of the first version. People directory UX: search by practice area, profile cards, consistent photography standards.
Build
Fixed-scope SOW: homepage, people directory, agreed templates. Build in the client tenant - they own the result. Handover documentation for comms and IT.
Governance
Repeatable page templates so authors do not break the visual system. Clear ownership between IT (platform) and comms (content).
Impact
Intranet matches firm brand at first login
Staff find colleagues by practice area faster
Comms team can update news without developer support
Fixed fee, quoted after a scoping call - no ongoing license
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FAQ
What did the project cost?
Fixed-price packages, scaled to your size. We confirm the package and the fee on a short scoping call, before work starts.
Do you only work with law firms?
No. This case is from a law firm - a sector where we have deep experience. See Intranets for the general offer and Law firm intranets for sector detail.
Can you integrate our existing SharePoint sites?
Yes - scope defines whether v1 is a new homepage and directory or broader migration.
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