Local agency or remote studio for a law firm website in Luxembourg: how to choose (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

For a law firm website in Luxembourg, a local agency remains the better choice if you need meetings at the firm, a video shoot of the partners, or a site written on the spot in German and Luxembourgish. A remote studio such as Kolonell fits when the firm wants a clear French and English site at a fixed price (2 700 EUR, 4 500 EUR or 8 200 EUR), delivered in 3 to 4 weeks, with the domain and all access in its own name. The right test is how much of the work must happen in person, because Luxembourg agencies often charge 8 000 to 35 000 EUR as a 2026 order of magnitude, and part of their value is precisely their physical presence.

This version is written for the English-speaking partners of law firms in Luxembourg.

Which criteria should you compare between a Luxembourg agency and a remote studio?

The table compares both options on what matters to a firm: presence, languages, timelines, ownership. Prices are cautious orders of magnitude, based on public price lists of agencies in the Grand Duchy and the Greater Region, minimum project sizes shown on Clutch.co and hourly rates published by local agencies (often 90 to 150 EUR per hour).

Payment is by bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % on delivery. The exact content of each package is on our international website offer.

When is a Luxembourg agency the better choice?

To be frank, in several situations a firm is better off with an agency based in Luxembourg.

• The site must exist in German and Luxembourgish with native legal writing in those languages, and you have no texts.
• You want partner videos filmed at the firm, or in-person positioning workshops with the whole management committee.
• The project goes beyond the site: intranet, client extranet for exchanging documents, integration with the firm's practice management software, with a contact your IT team can meet.
• The firm has dozens of lawyers and a marketing team expecting ongoing support on site.

In those cases, the higher price pays for real presence. Kolonell offers neither in-person meetings nor filming, and does not claim to.

When does a remote studio like Kolonell fit?

The remote model works well for firms of two to fifteen lawyers that need a serious, fast, bilingual site:

• Boutiques in corporate, investment funds, employment or family law whose clients work in French and English.
• Newly founded firms or firms welcoming a new partner that want to be online within a month.
• Lawyers serving an international clientele (staff of the European institutions, executives of the financial centre, cross-border workers) for whom native English matters more than German.
• Firms that want a fixed price rather than time billed by the hour.

A client extranet, a document exchange area or custom booking is an application quoted on request. Ongoing SEO and maintenance after the support period are also quoted on request. As a reference for a bilingual French and English site, TR Signing Group (trsigninggroup.com), a notary and apostille service in New Jersey, uses quote requests checked case by case, an appointment calendar and a full back office built by Kolonell.

What must a Luxembourg law firm site respect?

Stay factual. Lawyers registered with the Luxembourg Bar are subject to professional conduct rules governing advertising and communication: accurate information, the dignity of the profession, respect for professional secrecy. The firm, and where needed the Bar, remain the judges of every wording. In practice, the site avoids any promise of outcome, any disparaging comparison and any mention of cases or clients without express consent.

The contact form should not invite people to describe a matter in detail: ask for the practice area, language and a way to call back, and leave the rest for the meeting. Personal data falls under the GDPR, supervised by the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD). WCAG 2.1 AA is a good technical reference for accessibility. This is not legal advice.

Which questions should you ask each supplier?

• Who writes each language, and how fast for a page change?
• Will the domain and hosting be in the firm's name from day one?
• How is form data stored and who has access?
• Is the price fixed or estimated on time spent, with what cap?
• Who organises partner photos, and at what cost?
• What happens after support: compulsory maintenance or free choice?

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Claire D., avocate, opens an employment and investment funds firm near Luxembourg station with two colleagues. Clients are mostly French- and English-speaking executives. A local agency proposes a trilingual FR/DE/EN site at 18 500 EUR in 12 weeks, plus a 2 400 EUR video shoot. Kolonell proposes Premium at 8 200 EUR, bilingual FR/EN, in 5 weeks; the firm books a photographer for 700 EUR and skips video for now.

Launch cost: 20 900 EUR on one side, 8 900 EUR on the other, a gap of 12 000 EUR. With the same maintenance assumption of 120 EUR per month over 30 months (3 600 EUR) on both sides, the three-year total is 24 500 EUR against 12 500 EUR. Claire picks Kolonell, noting that if German-speaking clients become the majority, a German version will have to be ordered separately.

FAQ

How much does a law firm website cost in Luxembourg in 2026?

With a local agency, plan roughly 8 000 to 35 000 EUR depending on languages and scope. Kolonell charges a fixed 2 700, 4 500 or 8 200 EUR. The gap partly reflects the agency's on-site presence.

Can Kolonell write the site in German or Luxembourgish?

No. Kolonell writes native French and English, with a bilingual site included from Premium at 8 200 EUR. German and Luxembourgish are supplied by the firm or quoted separately.

Can we hold meetings at the firm?

No, Kolonell does not hold in-person meetings. Work runs through Google Meet calls at your hour and a written weekly update, with only one to two hours of time difference.

Can the site mention our clients and won cases?

Only with clients' express consent and within the Bar's conduct rules. To be safe, most firms describe types of matters rather than names or results.

What timeline should we expect?

Starter and Growth are delivered in 3 to 4 weeks, Premium usually in 4 to 6 weeks under a written plan. A local agency often quotes 8 to 16 weeks.

Let's scope your project. Send us your practice areas, your list of lawyers and your clients' languages, and we will propose a fixed-price package delivered in 3 to 6 weeks. Request your free quote or see the international offer.