Every email from a law firm typically needs a confidentiality notice alongside the usual name, title and contact details - that's easy to forget when you're building a signature from scratch.
Updated August 2026
Counsel keeps contact details compact on one side and your name/title on the other, with a dedicated disclaimer line built into the layout by default - so the confidentiality notice isn't an afterthought you have to paste in manually.
It's not a universal legal requirement, but it's standard practice at most firms and often required by internal policy or malpractice insurance guidelines - check with your firm's compliance or IT department for the exact wording they require.
Yes - the disclaimer field is fully editable, so you can paste your firm's exact required wording instead of a generic one.
Most law firm signatures include both - a direct line for people who already know you, and the main number as a fallback, often alongside your assistant's contact.
Generally not for client-facing correspondence in traditional practice areas - many firms restrict signatures to text and a logo. If you do add a LinkedIn icon, keep it small and secondary.
Yes - build the signature once, then anyone at your firm can duplicate it and swap in their own name, title, and bar number while keeping the same firm branding and disclaimer.
Start from the Counsel template, then customize colors, fonts and contact details to match your brand - free, no signup required.
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