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Criminal law

Qualified consultations for criminal defence law firms.

We generate pre-qualified clients who need criminal defence representation and are actively looking for a lawyer — ready to hire.

The market

Criminal defence generates urgent, high-value legal enquiries with immediate hiring intent.

Being investigated, charged, or detained creates one of the most urgent legal situations a person can face. Searches for "criminal lawyer", "defence attorney", or "charged with [offence]" have extremely high commercial intent — these people need a lawyer right now.

Criminal defence cases tend to have significant value and fast decision cycles. Clients and their families search quickly and decide quickly. Being visible to the right people at the right moment is everything in this market.

Most criminal defence firms build their practice entirely on referrals and reputation. Digital acquisition remains rare in this practice area — creating a structural first-mover advantage for firms that establish a digital channel early.

1M+
Criminal proceedings initiated each year in Spain
The process

Targeted acquisition for criminal defence firms

We manage Meta Ads and Google Ads reaching defendants or their families at the most critical moment. Leads arrive in your CRM. You make the sale.

Meta & Google Ads targeting moments of urgency

Google captures defendants, detainees, or those summoned who are searching for immediate defence. Meta reaches family members of those under investigation. Creatives designed for criminal urgency: investigated, detained, charged.

Landing pages & firm website optimised for conversion

Pages designed for the urgency of a criminal case: clear process explanation, trust signals, and direct call-to-action. We also work on your firm's website to reinforce the credibility of your criminal defence team.

Leads to CRM. You call and close.

Leads arrive with offence type, procedural stage, and urgency level in your pipeline. Instant notification for rapid response. Follow-up automations included. Your team calls, evaluates the case, and closes the representation.

One criminal defence firm per city.

Every consultation we generate in your territory is exclusively for your firm. We don't distribute the same case to competing firms or sell contacts to multiple practices. Your market is protected.

In criminal defence, client trust is paramount. Exclusivity is what allows us to deliver the quality and conversion rate that makes our model viable for high-value criminal practices.

Real result

"Criminal defence cases used to come entirely through police station duty solicitor work and referrals from other lawyers. Legalead opened a completely new channel — direct enquiries from people who need a defence lawyer and have chosen us specifically. The quality of cases has been excellent."

Criminal defence law firm, Barcelona

Does your criminal defence firm have capacity for more cases?

If you can take on more criminal defence cases and want a consistent, exclusive pipeline of pre-qualified clients, let's talk. No commitment.

Geographic exclusivity guaranteed. We only work with one criminal defence firm per city.