Doston-Law CMS

Context

The client needed more than a brochure site. They needed a platform where legal professionals could publish articles, manage practice information, and respond to inbound interest without relying on engineering for every content update.

Problem

The original setup made legal publishing slow and operationally expensive. Content updates were fragmented, the writing experience was not designed for non-technical users, and the public site did not support a growing content strategy.

Approach

I treated the work as both a product and a CMS problem. The public experience had to feel clear and trustworthy, while the internal workflow had to make drafting, reviewing, and publishing practical for lawyers and operators.

What Shipped

• A TipTap-based writing workflow with a cleaner editorial experience for legal publishing.
• Secure admin access, role-aware content management, and structured content sections for practices and lawyers.
• Media uploads and asset handling backed by AWS S3.
• A public-facing legal content surface designed to support article distribution and inquiry generation.

Results

• Editorial work moved in-house instead of depending on direct developer support.
• The content operation became structured enough to support steady publishing and better legal-topic discoverability.
• The platform now acts as both a publishing system and a business-development surface, not just a static website.

Technical Notes

The stack centered on Next.js App Router, MongoDB, secure auth, and a headless editor flow. The goal was not just feature delivery, but a system that could keep scaling as the firm’s content library and inbound workflow grew.