Ad Hoc Digital
Charlotte Thompson

Co-Founder, Ad Hoc Digital

Charlotte Thompson

Co-founder of Ad Hoc Digital. She leads social media and content, and she's often the first person a new client firm works with.

In short

Charlotte Thompson is co-founder of Ad Hoc Digital. She leads the social media and content side of the agency, both for us and for our clients.

She also runs onboarding for new client firms and joins the regular check-in calls with clients. So she sees how firms actually work day to day: who answers the phone, how fast a lead gets a reply, and where good cases slip away.

She writes our guides on getting Google Verified and on measuring intake, and the practice pages where reputation, reviews and content carry a lot of the weight.

What she does for firms

The work between the ad and the signed case.

A lot of what decides whether marketing pays off happens after the lead arrives. That's where Charlotte spends her time.

Onboarding is hers. Before a new firm's first call she records a short welcome video so the lawyer knows exactly what happens next, then runs the onboarding call and walks the firm through its first audit and the fixes that come out of it.

She works with firms through the practical steps that hold up a launch, like the documents Google asks for during Local Services Ads verification, and keeps them moving so the ads can go live once Google approves.

She sets up review campaigns with clients, because reviews feed Google's rankings, what a firm pays on Local Services Ads, and which firms AI tools recommend.

Social media and content

Content a lawyer can actually keep up with.

Charlotte leads social media and content for the agency and for our clients.

She has a sharp eye for what works on each platform, and the patience to turn it into a routine a busy lawyer can keep: the questions clients already ask, filmed in a batch, edited and posted on a schedule.

For one family law firm we work with, social media became the main source of new clients. Almost all of its intake now comes from Instagram and TikTok.

How she works with firms

Regular calls, plain answers.

Client firms deal directly with the people doing the work, and Charlotte is one of them.

She is on the regular check-in calls with client firms, alongside Santiago, and she is often the person firms hear from between calls, with updates and the questions we need answered to keep their work moving.

Because she sees intake up close, her advice tends to start with the basics that cost firms cases: missed calls, slow replies and leads nobody followed up.

On your account

What Charlotte does for client firms.

The work in one list, next to what client firms say about working with us.

  • Leads social media and content for the agency and for client firms
  • Runs onboarding for every new client firm
  • Joins the regular check-in calls with clients
  • Works with firms through Local Services Ads verification
  • Sets up Google review campaigns with clients
“They are always well-prepared and provide honest feedback, and hold you accountable with regular calls and check-ins.”
Miguel Suro · Suro Rodriguez, PLLC, Miami, FL
“The team is professional, friendly, and genuinely committed to providing excellent service.”
Kathryn Meyer · Kathryn Meyer Law PC, Alexandria, Virginia

Guides and pages

What Charlotte has written.

Each one is checked against the platforms' and regulators' own pages on the date it was last updated.

GuideHow does a law firm get Google Verified (formerly Google Screened)?Every check Google runs before a law firm gets the badge, what to have ready for each one, and what to do when it stalls.Read the guideGuideWhich intake numbers should a law firm track?The seven numbers between a new lead and a signed case, how to measure each in a CRM, and where each one usually leaks.Read the guideGuideHow do reviews affect a law firm's Local Services Ads?Where Local Services Ads reviews come from, why Google recommends 5 or more, how they feed ranking and price, and the rules for asking.Read the guideGuideWhich Local Services Ads categories and job types can a law firm choose?Google's US legal categories, what each one covers, which to pick for your practice, and what to do when yours isn't on the list.Read the guideGuideWhat Facebook and Instagram ad creative works for law firms?Which formats sign cases, where hooks come from, the bar rules on actors and testimonials, what Meta rejects, and when ads wear out.Read the guideGuideHow should a law firm set up its Google Business Profile?The setup end to end: the name Google allows, the address rules that catch law firms, service areas, one phone number, hours, categories, services and the description.Read the guideGuideWhich Google Business Profile categories should a law firm choose?One primary category for the work that pays the bills, a few additional ones for real practices, services for everything else, and how to change them without a re-verification surprise.Read the guideGuideHow does a law firm verify its Google Business Profile?The verification methods Google offers today, how to film a law office without showing a client file, what to do in a shared suite, and why verification fails.Read the guideGuideWhy do law firm Google Business Profiles get suspended, and how do you fix it?The guideline breaks that get law firm profiles suspended, what to do in the first week, the appeal you only get to send once, and the knock-on effect on Local Services Ads.Read the guideGuideCan a law firm have a Google Business Profile for each office or each lawyer?One profile per staffed office, and a profile for each public-facing lawyer if you want one. Google's rules for both, the naming formats, and when bulk verification applies.Read the guideGuideHow should a law firm use Google Business Profile posts, photos and Q&A?Question-led posts with no phone digits, real photos of the firm with no client faces, and what's actually left of Q&A after Google shut it down in 2025.Read the guideGuideHow can a law firm get more Google reviews without breaking the rules?Ask every client, at the same two moments, with a direct link. The system we set up for firms, and the Google, FTC and bar rules that decide what's allowed.Read the guideGuideWhat do bar and law society rules say about asking clients for reviews?New York and Texas say yes with conditions, Quebec says don't solicit testimonials online, the SRA encourages it. The rules on asking, place by place.Read the guideGuideHow should a lawyer respond to a bad online review?The ABA says a bad review doesn't let you reveal client information. When to stay quiet, what a safe reply sounds like, and how to report reviews that break Google's rules.Read the guideGuideCan lawyers use client reviews and testimonials in their marketing?Yes in most places, with conditions that change at every border. A jurisdiction table, the rules on results, and a checklist before a quote goes on your site.Read the guideGuideHow fast should a law firm respond to a new lead?Within minutes, by a person, every time. Why the first few minutes decide so many cases, the setup that makes it possible, and how to measure it honestly.Read the guideGuideShould a law firm use an answering service, and what should it do?Use one for the hours nobody can pick up. Brief it to answer fast, take only what a conflict check needs, and book or capture every caller without screening anyone out.Read the guideGuideWhat should a law firm's lead follow-up sequence look like?Calls first, texts to hold the conversation, email for the slow deciders, and a clear stop. The sequence we build, and the consent rules for each country.Read the guideGuideHow can a law firm get more booked consultations to show up?Most no-shows are decided before the consultation, not on the day. Book soon, confirm at once, remind twice, tell them what to bring, and rebook the ones who miss it.Read the guideGuideWhat does a law firm need from a CRM for intake?One place for every lead, stages that mean something, the source on every record, and follow-up that runs off the stages. What to set up first, and what a CRM isn't.Read the guideGuideHow should a law firm hire and train intake staff?For many solo lawyers the first hire should be the person who answers the phone and runs intake. When to hire, what the role is, how to train, and how to know it's working.Read the guideGuideWhat should a law firm post on social media?Answer the questions clients already ask you, mostly on video, a few times a week. What to post, where, how often, and how to tell if it's working.Read the guideGuideHow should a lawyer use short video on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube?One question per video, filmed on a phone in a monthly batch, captioned and posted everywhere. The setup, the script, and the mistakes that waste a filming day.Read the guideGuideWhat do bar rules say about lawyers posting on social media?When a post becomes an ad, when a DM becomes solicitation, why client stories are off limits, and what changes when you repost a review or pay to boost.Read the guide

Practice-area pages

Who you work with

The founders you work with.

Charlotte works alongside Santiago Alvarez. We work with law firms across the US and Canada, and also in Australia and the UK.

Want to talk it through?

Book a free 30-minute call. Tell us how cases come in today, and we'll tell you straight what we'd change, and whether we can help.