FindLaw Firm Directory Scraper

Scrapes law firm profiles from FindLaw's firm directory at lawyers.findlaw.com/firm/. Returns structured data on firm identity, contact info, practice areas, attorney rosters, ratings, and reviews.

This is not a lawyer scraper. FindLaw maintains a separate /firm/ tree for law firm rollup pages — the ones with headcount, founded year, and a partners list. This scraper covers that tree. The per-attorney profiles are a different product.

What You Get

Each record is a firm. Fields include:

Field	Description
firm_id	Unique ID from the FindLaw URL slug
firm_name	Law firm name
findlaw_url	FindLaw profile URL
firm_size	Size bucket: solo / small (2–10) / mid (11–50) / large (50+)
founded_year	Year founded, when listed
practice_areas	Array of practice areas
description	Firm overview text
address	Street address
city	City
state	State
zip	ZIP code
phone	Primary phone
website	Firm website URL
email	Contact email, if listed
languages	Languages spoken
rating	Average rating (0–5)
reviews_count	Number of client reviews
reviews	Review text array
partners	Partners/attorneys listed ("Name — Role" format)
awards	Award and recognition names
insurance_accepted	Insurance providers accepted
free_consultation	Boolean — does the firm offer a free consult
hours	Business hours

Not every firm fills every field. Empty fields are omitted from the output.

Modes

Catalog (default) — discovers firms by crawling state listing pages, paginates through results, and scrapes each firm detail page. Set state to limit coverage, or leave blank to sweep all 50 states.

Firm Detail — supply specific /firm/ URLs in startUrls and the scraper hits those directly. No discovery, no pagination. Useful for refreshing known profiles.

Input

{
  "mode": "catalog",
  "state": "california",
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://lawyers.findlaw.com/firm/california/los-angeles/" }
  ],
  "practiceArea": "personal-injury",
  "includePartners": true,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": []
  }
}

Parameter	Type	Default	Notes
mode	string	catalog	catalog or firm_detail
state	string	—	US state slug, e.g. california, new-york. Blank = all states
startUrls	array	(see default)	/firm/ listing or detail URLs. Overrides state filter
practiceArea	string	—	FindLaw practice-area slug, e.g. family-law. Filters output
includePartners	boolean	true	Pull the partners/attorneys roster
maxItems	integer	10	Cap on firm records returned. 0 = unlimited
proxyConfiguration	object	residential	Leave as-is for best results

FindLaw's URL Structure

• Listing: lawyers.findlaw.com/firm/<state>/ or .../firm/<state>/<city>/
• Detail: lawyers.findlaw.com/firm/<state>/<city>/<slug>/

The scraper respects maxItems at both the listing and detail stages. It won't fetch pages it doesn't need.

Performance Notes

FindLaw runs Cloudflare protection. This actor uses a Playwright-based browser crawler with residential proxies and fingerprint rotation to pass the challenge automatically. That's why memoryMbytes defaults to 2048 — the browser costs memory.

Throughput is deliberate. Two concurrent pages, 800ms pre-request delay. This is by design: rate limiting is more predictable than scraper bans.

Use Cases

• Legal-marketing agencies building prospect lists by state and practice area
• Legal recruiting firms compiling firm headcount and partnership structure
• M&A due-diligence on law firm consolidation targets
• CRM enrichment for law firm contacts
• Market research on legal-sector density by region

Output Example

{
  "firm_id": "NTE4MTg0N18x",
  "firm_name": "Skarin Law Group",
  "findlaw_url": "https://lawyers.findlaw.com/california/el-segundo/skarin-law-group-NTE4MTg0N18x/",
  "firm_size": "small",
  "founded_year": 2005,
  "practice_areas": ["Business Law", "Real Estate Law", "Estate Planning"],
  "description": "Skarin Law Group is a full-service business and real estate law firm...",
  "address": "2161 El Segundo Blvd",
  "city": "El Segundo",
  "state": "California",
  "zip": "90245",
  "phone": "+13104099400",
  "website": "https://skarinlawgroup.com",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "reviews_count": 12,
  "partners": [
    "John Skarin — Partner",
    "Maria Chen — Associate"
  ],
  "free_consultation": true
}

Legal & Usage Notes

This actor scrapes publicly accessible firm profiles. Usage must comply with FindLaw's Terms of Service. Do not use for bulk outreach, spam, or any purpose that would violate applicable law.

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