This law firm website design service in Indonesia builds websites for notary offices, land deed officials (PPAT), and law firms. Each site introduces the office without breaking the advertising ban in the codes of ethics. It shows the office's identity and appointment decree (SK) number, its seat, office hours, and the authority written as plain information. It lists the documents clients need to bring, with a WhatsApp button for contact. No testimonials, no claims of being better, no sales pitch. I do all the work myself from Jakarta as a website engineer and technical lead.
The website is for notaries, land deed officials (PPAT), law firms, and legal consultants. Case management systems and client document storage are not part of the default package. They do not belong on a public website anyway.
In short
- The website stays inside the area the Notary Code of Ethics (Ikatan Notaris Indonesia) exempts: introducing oneself, not self-promotion.
- The content matches what may appear on the office nameplate, plus office hours, the authority under the law, the documents to prepare, and a map.
- No testimonials, ratings, client logos, promo prices, or calls to action; for advocates, no claims about cases won.
- A WhatsApp button and an appointment form serve as contact channels, not advertising.
- Paid once; afterwards only the domain, plus a server if the office picks one. A free malware cleanup guarantee of 3 months.
- First step: tell me about your office through the form on the homepage.
What does the Notary Code of Ethics forbid and exempt on publicity?
The Notary Code of Ethics (Ikatan Notaris Indonesia) does not let a notary publicise or promote themselves. That covers showing their name and office in print or electronic media. The forms it names are adverts, greetings, condolences, thank-you notes, marketing, and sponsorship. The rule is Article 4 point 3 of the code as amended by the Extraordinary Congress in Banten, 2015. Article 4 point 13 adds that the ban also covers the internet and social media.
At the same time, Article 3 point 9 requires a notary to put up one nameplate. It must show the name and title, the date and number of the appointment decree (SK), the seat of the office, and the office address and telephone number. Every quotation from the codes and laws in this article is my English paraphrase of the Indonesian text, not an official translation.
The anchor for a website is Article 5 point 4: an exemption for "introducing oneself without self-promotion as a notary". Hukumonline in December 2024 reached the same reading. A 2023 study by Salsabila and Wijaya in the journal Otentik's notes that the rule can still be read in more than one way. A website may cross the line when its content offers services. So the websites I build stop right at the line of plain information. The final say belongs to the notaries' organisation and the supervisory council.
I am not a lawyer and not a member of any professional organisation. The notary or advocate who owns the office checks and approves every word before the site goes live.
What is allowed: identity, authority, documents to prepare
Notary websites I build carry the same details as the nameplate, plus what helps clients arrive prepared. What the notary may do is written as the law states it, not as a list of services on offer. Article 15 of Law 2/2014 on the Notary Profession says a notary has the power to draw up authentic deeds. A notary may also certify signatures, register private documents, make copies, and give legal guidance on the deeds being drawn up.
For land deed officials, Government Regulation 24/2016 defines a PPAT as a public official with the power to draw up authentic deeds for certain legal acts on land rights. It calls for a nameplate too.
The "documents to prepare" page is the most useful part for clients and the safest in ethical terms, because it is a form of public legal education. Take setting up a limited company (PT). Smartlegal in April 2025 lists what is needed: the ID cards (KTP) and tax numbers (NPWP) of the founders and officers, the director's family card, passport photos, and proof of the business premises. A list like that, arranged by type of deed by the notary, means fewer clients come back a second time because a document was missing.
The FAQ page answers what people usually ask by telephone. Typical topics are the difference between a notary and a PPAT, whether an appointment is needed, how long the process takes, and what happens at the first meeting. Fees are never shown as promo rates. If the office chooses to mention a fee reference, it is written as information under the applicable rules.
For law firms: informative, without claims about cases won
Law firm websites I build follow the Indonesian Advocates' Code of Ethics. Article 8 of that code bans adverts placed only to draw attention, oversized nameplates included. It also bans seeking publicity in the mass media about cases. The website holds each advocate's profile and oath record number, the practice areas, and how the work runs from the first meeting to the handling of a matter. It also holds legal articles that teach. There is no client list, no win count, and no "best lawyer" line.
Hukumonline in October 2019 described a law firm website as a shop window. It should be light and easy to open on a phone, with contact details that are easy to find and service descriptions a layperson can understand. That is exactly the kind of website I build, with legal articles as the way to be found without advertising.
Contact through WhatsApp and an appointment form, with no sales pitch
The WhatsApp button and appointment form on the websites I build are contact channels, not advertisements. The form asks for a name, contact details, a short note on the matter, and a preferred time. It then forwards the request to the office email. The button reads "contact the office" or "make an appointment", with no persuasive line around it. The form never asks for documents or the story of a case; those are shared at the office.
This approach is cheaper and safer. It also fits how clients of a legal office behave: they want to talk and meet before anything else. An online booking system with a calendar and payment is not part of the default package and, for these professions, rarely needed. A large office with several partners may one day need one, once the queue can no longer be handled by phone and chat. It can then be added as an extra feature, without rushing.
The form is protected against spam without a frustrating captcha. It asks only for what is needed to reply, and it includes consent for the use of personal data.
Found when people search for a notary in your city, without advertising
The informative websites I build are found through searches like "notary East Jakarta" or "PPAT Depok". They state the seat, the authority, and the office hours clearly, and the details match the office's Google Business Profile. The notary or advocate can write short legal guides through the panel, say on the documents for founding a foundation or the steps to transfer a land certificate. Each one opens an extra door from search. The content is also structured so that AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity quote it correctly when people ask a machine. None of this needs advertising.
For speed, the target is to pass Core Web Vitals on phones and laptops alike. As a reference, the site you are reading uses the same approach. On 12 October 2026 its Lighthouse mobile score was 94.
Tracking: usually not needed
Notary offices and law firms usually do not advertise, and the websites I build run fully without any tracking. If a law firm chooses to advertise its legal articles, tracking can be installed from the firm's own ad account. It only becomes active after the visitor consents. Form contents are never sent to an advertising platform.
Malware-resistant, with a free 3 month cleanup guarantee
Notary and law firm websites I build use the same security standard as this site. This site scored A+ on securityheaders.com and Mozilla HTTP Observatory on 12 October 2026, and your office can test its own site with the same tools. The how is left out of this page by design, so intruders get no guide from it.
A public official's website that has been broken into and shows gambling ads is a heavier reputation problem than it would be for other businesses. Your office website therefore comes with a free malware cleanup guarantee for 3 months from launch, as stated on the proof of payment. Other packages give 1 to 6 months. During the guarantee period I do the cleanup at no extra cost. That means removing malicious code, restoring the website files from the latest backup, and closing the entry point found on the website I delivered.
Outside the guarantee period, cleanup is billed as separate work, and severe cases can reach tens of millions of rupiah. What is guaranteed is the cleanup work, not compensation. Not covered: staff negligence such as shared passwords, changes made by other parties, and outages at the server or domain provider the office chose. Components left out of date after the guarantee ends without renewal are also outside it. The details are on the terms page. I offer this guarantee because cleaning up websites hit by malware is my everyday work.
Cost: paid once, with light running costs
This notary and law firm website is paid for once, in stages, with a written breakdown. After launch, the running costs are the domain, plus a server only if the office chooses one. An informative website of a few pages usually runs without a monthly server. There is no compulsory monthly subscription to keep the pages online.
After handover, support is there only if you want it: fixes, updates to website components, and limited help when needed, with no year-long commitment. Office staff update office hours, document lists, and legal guides through the panel. Extra features later, such as an English version for foreign clients or a page per partner, are built through the same service at a special rate.
Ready to use, in the office's name, source code if needed
The default of this service is a ready-to-use website. The built files live on the office's domain, and the domain and accounts are in the notary's or the office's name. You also get a panel for changing content and handover documents. The files are not tied to one host; they move anywhere. If the office ever wants to change who manages the site, my access is revoked and the website keeps running.
The source code, meaning the project files used to rebuild the website and change its structure, is not part of the default package. For notary offices and law firms this works in your favour. The cost is far lower, staff still handle office hours and articles through the panel, and my support applies to the version I delivered.
The code is worth buying only when the office has its own IT team or plans a large system. It is a separately priced option, and a far more expensive one. For websites with licensed components it is sometimes not available at all. Its status is written in the offer.
Why a notary office should not build it with AI, use an agency with no clear accountability, or pick a free hosting template
| Consideration | Building it yourself with AI | An agency with no clear accountability | A free hosting template | Built by an engineer (this service) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance with the code of ethics | AI writes "the number one notary, contact us now" | Rarely familiar with the Notary or Advocates' Code of Ethics | Foreign templates full of testimonials and ratings | Text at the limit of introducing oneself, approved by the office owner |
| Confidentiality | Sample documents often get uploaded too | Unclear who holds the access | Built-in forms ask for too much | The form asks only for a name, contact details, the matter, and a time |
| Who is accountable | You, between deeds | Unclear | Nobody | The same person from start to handover |
| Security | Nobody is watching | Untested | Updated together with thousands of other sites | Tested with public tools, 3 month cleanup guarantee |
| Ownership | Yours, but only you understand it | The domain is sometimes in the agency's name | Tied to the hosting | Domain, accounts, and website in the office's name |
| Yearly cost | Subscriptions for AI tools and a builder | A monthly retainer | Free until you need a feature | The domain, plus a server if chosen |
Ask an AI to build a notary website and it will almost certainly produce an advertising-style page: a "free consultation now" button, testimonials, and a "serving since" claim. For a public official, that is not a matter of taste. It is a potential breach of the code of ethics. I have written about unchecked AI-built pages in the case of online stores.
An agency where nobody knows who does the work leaves the office unsure who holds access to a website that carries a public official's name. Free hosting templates are designed for businesses that may advertise. Stripping the promotional blocks out of them is often more work than starting from scratch.
I am not the right choice if the office needs a case management system or a client document portal. Those are internal systems that should not be combined with a public website.
Who is behind this law firm website design service?
This notary, PPAT, and law firm website design service is run by me, Dicky Ibrohim, website engineer and technical lead. My profile is on the about page. Every day I build websites and applications, repair ones that have problems, and clean up ones hit by malware. The cases I have handled now number in the thousands. I use AI to speed up the repetitive parts, then check the results myself and remove every sentence that smells like a sales pitch.
I am not a notary, not an advocate, and not an expert in professional ethics. The authority, the document lists, and the limits of what may be written come from the office owner, who approves them. Material from me is licensed; material from the office is vouched for by the office.
Process: from the nameplate to launch
- Tell me about your office through the form on the homepage: notary, PPAT, advocate, or a combination; the seat of the office; and whether you need two languages.
- A written offer goes out within one or two business days. It covers the page structure, schedule, fees and payment stages, whether a server is needed, the malware guarantee period, and what support covers.
- A short interview: the authority you want explained, the documents per type of deed or matter, office hours, and the questions that come in most often by phone.
- Text and design: I write them at the limit of introducing oneself, and the office owner checks and approves every sentence.
- Preview on phone and laptop: the WhatsApp button and appointment form are tested until messages reach the office email.
- Launch and handover: access, ownership documents, and a guide to the panel are handed to the office.
What the office needs to prepare
- Name and title, the date and number of the appointment decree (SK) or oath record, the seat, office address, telephone, and office hours.
- The list of authority or practice areas you want explained as information.
- The documents clients need to prepare for each type of deed or matter.
- Office photos if you want them shown; a photo of the notary or advocate is your choice.
- The WhatsApp number and email that receive appointment requests.
Eight questions to ask before choosing someone to build your notary or law firm website
- Is the text written to follow the professional code of ethics, with no promotion or testimonials? (Yes, and the office owner approves it.)
- What does the appointment form ask for? (Name, contact details, a short note on the matter, a time; no documents.)
- Can the website be found without advertising? (Yes, through the seat, the authority, and legal guides.)
- Who owns the domain and accounts? (Your office.)
- What do you do if malware gets into the website? (Within the 3 month guarantee stated on the proof of payment, I clean it up at no cost.)
- Which costs recur? (The domain, plus a server if the office chooses one; support is not required.)
- Can office hours and document lists be changed in-house? (Yes, through the panel.)
- Can an English version be added later? (Yes, at a special rate.)
First step: tell me about your office
The codes of ethics stop notaries and advocates from advertising. They do not stop clients from finding your office and arriving with complete documents. A website that stops right at the line of introducing oneself, and is still easy to find, is what this notary, PPAT, and law firm website design service delivers.
Tell me about your office through the form on the homepage or email hello@dickyibrohim.com. I reply with a page structure that suits your profession, the cost, and an estimated launch date.
Frequently asked questions
May a notary have a website?
The Notary Code of Ethics (Ikatan Notaris Indonesia) forbids publicising or promoting oneself by displaying one's name and office in print or electronic media, the internet and social media included, but it exempts introducing oneself without self-promotion. An informative website with identity, seat, office hours, authority, and the documents to prepare sits inside that exemption. The interpretation still belongs to the professional organisation and the supervisory council, and the notary checks the content before it goes live.
What is the difference between introducing oneself and self-promotion on a website?
Introducing oneself: name, SK number, seat, address, hours, the authority under the law, and information that helps clients prepare documents. Self-promotion: invitations to use the service, claims of being better than other notaries, testimonials, promotional prices, and congratulatory advertisements. The websites I build contain only the first.
May the SK number, address, telephone, and office hours be shown?
The Notary Code of Ethics actually requires the nameplate to show the name and title, the date and number of the appointment decree (SK), the seat, and the office address and telephone. The website carries the same information as the nameplate, plus office hours and a map.
May there be a WhatsApp button and an appointment form?
A WhatsApp button and an appointment form are contact channels, like the telephone number on the nameplate. What is avoided is persuasive wording around them; the button simply reads contact the office or make an appointment.
May client testimonials or a client list be shown?
No. Testimonials and client lists are a form of promotion, and for a notary they also touch the duty to keep deeds confidential. The websites I build have no testimonial block, ratings, or client logos.
What about law firms, are the rules the same?
The Indonesian Advocates' Code of Ethics forbids advertisements placed solely to attract attention and forbids seeking publicity through the mass media about cases. The law firm websites I build hold profiles, practice areas, how the work runs, and legal articles that educate, with no claims about cases won and no sales pitch.
Can one website serve a notary who is also a PPAT?
Yes. Each role gets its own section with its own SK number, because the authority and the legal basis differ: notarial deeds under the Law on the Notary Profession, and certain land deeds under the regulation on land deed officials (PPAT).
Do I receive the source code?
The default is a ready-to-use website: the built files live on the office's domain, can be moved to any hosting, and come with access and handover documents. The source code is a separate option with its own price and is not always available; its status is written in the offer.
What if the website gets malware?
The website comes with a free malware cleanup guarantee for 3 months from launch, as stated on the proof of payment; other packages give 1 to 6 months. The guarantee is a cleanup service, not compensation; the scope and exclusions are on the terms page.
How much does a notary or law firm website cost?
The build fee is paid once, in stages, with a written breakdown. After launch, the running costs are the domain, plus a server only if chosen; support is optional. The amount depends on the number of pages and whether you need two languages. I send it after you tell me about your office through the form on the homepage.
