New website launched for the Sheffield Law Society

After working with the Sheffield Law Society for over 12 months to re-design their member's magazine now known far and wide as “The Legal”, we were invited to pitch to re-design and develop their website. Entering into a 3 way pitch in which the Sheffield Law Society's preference was to use a company local to Sheffield so we weren't too expectant to win the contract however our good design work on "The Legal" magazine coupled with our attention to detail, stood us in good stead and we were dually appointed to carry out the work.

A key objective of the new website www.sheffieldlawsociety.co.uk, has been to simplify the orientation of the site whilst providing regular and relevant information for both members and the public. The site will also provide a streamlined service for its members and information on training courses. The Legal, the society’s publication will be available to view, providing relevant editorial information as well as news and opinions from Sheffield’s legal professionals.

Anna Rudkin, President of the Sheffield & District Law Society commented; “The Sheffield Law Society website is a vital tool in terms of conveying information to our members but we also want it to become a much more accessible service for any member of the public looking for legal services. It needs to be simple, professional and functional, Show+Tell’s interpretation of the brief was spot on and we’re delighted with the final version of the website.”

Charlie Hartley, Director at Show+Tell commented; “As a member organisation the Sheffield Law Society’s website is a crucial, central source of information. It’s important that it accurately reflects the professional values of the firms the Society represents, both in its design, functionality and content. “We have worked closely with the Law Society during the redesign and we are confident the new website will go a long way towards helping them to provide a better experience for their members, sponsors and partners.”

The old website: The old website was obviously produced a many years ago and lacked the basics. A poor organisation of information and uninspiring design lead to a poor user experience. The website had no feature of the now popular members magazine and the content was tired.

New website: Worked with SDLS to improve the user journey through the site and helped to arrange the content in a manor so the user can find what they want as quickly as they want. The majority the website can be updated by the Sheffield Law Society through a powerful CMS system. The CMS will allow the Sheffield Law Society to keep their online content fresh and up to date for their users.

Call to actions We asked the client what the most important area of the website were that they wanted to push. These were benefits to their members, training events, and the members magazine. You’ll see that we designed in 4 call to action buttons that feature of every page throughout the site to really promote these areas of important and the call to action buttons will help drive website traffic towards these important areas.

Visual Impact: We saw a real need to improve the visual aspect of the site. There was a massive lack of imagery. The home page now has a 4 image rotating image banner giving the website a much needed injection of energy and imagery.