Francisco Leon de Vivero Toronto, Ontario, Canada

LLM Ranking Factors

Legal Services LLM Ranking Factors

How ten Ahrefs signals coincide with ranked ChatGPT recommendations for business legal services in this 66-run sample.

LLM Ranking Factors

A sample-level view of how ten Ahrefs signals coincide with ChatGPT recommendations for business legal services.

The analysis covers only domains recommended at least once. There is no control group of domains that were never recommended.

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runs
66
ranked positions
660
domains
128
Core set
85

01

Key findings

  1. Ahrefs Rank strength has the largest full-universe association (rho 0.529, n=128), followed closely by Domain Rating (rho 0.524).

  2. In the 85-domain core set, referring domains has the largest association (rho 0.411), while URL Rating remains the smallest (rho 0.134).

  3. The core-set coefficients are lower than the full-universe coefficients for all ten signals in this sample.

02

Signal associations

Spearman rho measures the direction and strength of association within this sample. The squared display uses the label rho² (%) only.

03

Lift among the most-recommended domains

The source compares median signal values for the leading recommendation group with the rest of the sampled recommended domains.

Lift among the most-recommended domains
Signal Top-group median Rest median Lift
Domain Rating (DR) 76 70 1.09×
URL Rating (UR) 5 4.8 1.04×
Ahrefs Rank (lower is stronger)The source calculation uses inverted Ahrefs Rank; a lower original Rank is stronger. 29,774 103,534 0.29×
Referring domains 7,716 4,111 1.88×
Referring IPs 9,269 5,075 1.83×
Backlinks 161,416 81,544 1.98×
Organic keywords 5,807 2,224 2.61×
Organic traffic 54,425 15,574 3.49×
Traffic value 34,600 11,500 3.01×
Top-3 keywords 1,880 616 3.05×

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Top domains by appearances

Top domains by appearances
Domain Appearances Appearance rate LLM score Best rank Mean rank
lw.com 36 54.55% 32.73 1 5
kirkland.com 25 37.88% 31.36 1 2.72
dlapiper.com 21 31.82% 17.12 1 5.62
cooley.com 20 30.3% 22.27 1 3.65
sidley.com 18 27.27% 13.03 2 6.22
goodwinlaw.com 17 25.76% 13.33 3 5.82
wsgr.com 16 24.24% 19.09 1 3.12
clerky.com 16 24.24% 7.73 3 7.81
hoganlovells.com 15 22.73% 11.52 2 5.93
bakermckenzie.com 14 21.21% 16.21 1 3.36
fenwick.com 14 21.21% 14.39 3 4.21
weil.com 13 19.7% 12.88 1 4.46
orrick.com 13 19.7% 10.15 4 5.85
legalzoom.com 12 18.18% 14.55 1 3
gibsondunn.com 12 18.18% 8.94 3 6.08

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Top domains by LLM score and SEO metrics

Top domains by LLM score and SEO metrics
Domain LLM score Appearances DR UR Ahrefs Rank Referring domains Organic keywords Organic traffic
lw.com 32.73 36 77 7 26,288 12,073 9,696 80,024
kirkland.com 31.36 25 72 4.9 70,296 6,627 5,949 58,636
cooley.com 22.27 20 76 9 26,904 7,273 3,697 27,232
wsgr.com 19.09 16 75 4.8 35,219 6,985 2,201 12,076
dlapiper.com 17.12 21 82 6 8,353 19,688 11,248 119,191
bakermckenzie.com 16.21 14 80 6 13,710 16,340 8,809 54,425
legalzoom.com 14.55 12 83 11 7,038 23,179 27,335 251,348
fenwick.com 14.39 14 73 6 49,962 3,142 1,153 8,484
goodwinlaw.com 13.33 17 73 5 56,165 7,716 3,623 40,522
sidley.com 13.03 18 76 5 29,774 9,390 5,807 58,427
weil.com 12.88 13 70 4.4 104,354 4,346 2,056 16,683
rocketlawyer.com 12.73 11 85 5 4,614 15,080 19,039 103,813
gunder.com 11.97 11 67 4.7 149,802 3,977 606 5,479
hoganlovells.com 11.52 15 78 17 18,438 12,502 5,020 46,037
orrick.com 10.15 13 75 4.8 33,977 7,048 4,143 27,595
wilmerhale.com 10 10 75 4.6 37,353 6,576 3,092 20,626
paulweiss.com 9.85 11 69 4.6 129,835 4,802 2,828 30,988
seyfarth.com 9.09 9 74 5 47,826 5,916 5,302 25,585
littler.com 9.09 6 75 6 35,067 8,487 9,283 42,108
gibsondunn.com 8.94 12 74 4.7 44,436 9,237 4,869 43,998
cov.com 8.79 6 74 4.9 40,483 7,392 2,695 18,392
upcounsel.com 8.64 9 77 4.6 22,104 9,911 840 2,481
finnegan.com 8.64 6 63 4.4 210,087 3,801 1,239 5,743
ropesgray.com 8.48 12 74 4.5 46,818 6,516 2,575 20,443
morganlewis.com 8.48 10 77 6 23,718 11,639 7,690 47,903

06

Persona panels

Every industry contains 11 persona panels. Across all reports, 23/33 persona panels have n<20 and are visibly marked Exploratory.

01

neutral

domains
29
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Domain Rating (DR), rho 0.623, p=.00031, n=29.

  1. legalzoom.comLLM score 58.33 · 83.33%
  2. lw.comLLM score 55 · 66.67%
  3. rocketlawyer.comLLM score 50 · 83.33%
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neutral
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Domain Rating (DR) 0.623 38.8% p=.00031 29 Positive
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.620 38.47% p=.00033 29 Positive
Referring domains 0.570 32.44% p=.00126 29 Positive
Referring IPs 0.565 31.88% p=.00142 29 Positive
Top-3 keywords 0.550 30.23% p=.002 29 Positive
Organic keywords 0.527 27.78% p=.00331 29 Positive
Organic traffic 0.453 20.49% p=.01367 29 Positive
Backlinks 0.399 15.89% p=.03223 29 Positive
Traffic value 0.386 14.88% p=.03878 29 Positive
URL Rating (UR) -0.099 0.97% p=.61041 29 Negative

02

Startup Founder

Exploratory · n<20
domains
16
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted), rho 0.322, p=.22424, n=16.

  1. wsgr.comLLM score 98.33 · 100%
  2. cooley.comLLM score 90 · 100%
  3. gunder.comLLM score 80 · 100%
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Startup Founder
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.322 10.35% p=.22424 16 Positive
Domain Rating (DR) 0.305 9.31% p=.25059 16 Positive
Referring IPs 0.182 3.3% p=.501 16 Positive
URL Rating (UR) -0.176 3.1% p=.51452 16 Negative
Organic traffic 0.164 2.68% p=.54431 16 Positive
Top-3 keywords 0.155 2.4% p=.56656 16 Positive
Organic keywords 0.153 2.36% p=.57031 16 Positive
Referring domains 0.114 1.29% p=.67514 16 Positive
Backlinks 0.034 0.12% p=.90067 16 Positive
Traffic value 0.006 0% p=.98269 16 Positive

03

SMB Owner

domains
24
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted), rho 0.525, p=.00842, n=24.

  1. legalzoom.comLLM score 100 · 100%
  2. rocketlawyer.comLLM score 90 · 100%
  3. upcounsel.comLLM score 76.67 · 100%
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SMB Owner
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.525 27.57% p=.00842 24 Positive
Backlinks 0.519 26.93% p=.00936 24 Positive
Domain Rating (DR) 0.518 26.84% p=.0095 24 Positive
Referring domains 0.508 25.77% p=.01133 24 Positive
Organic traffic 0.452 20.41% p=.02667 24 Positive
Referring IPs 0.451 20.37% p=.02683 24 Positive
Organic keywords 0.433 18.72% p=.0347 24 Positive
Traffic value 0.432 18.68% p=.0349 24 Positive
Top-3 keywords 0.413 17.03% p=.04509 24 Positive
URL Rating (UR) 0.059 0.35% p=.78273 24 Positive

04

HR Compliance Lead

Exploratory · n<20
domains
18
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Organic keywords, rho 0.262, p=.29341, n=18.

  1. littler.comLLM score 100 · 100%
  2. ogletree.comLLM score 83.33 · 100%
  3. jacksonlewis.comLLM score 80 · 100%
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HR Compliance Lead
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Organic keywords 0.262 6.87% p=.29341 18 Positive
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) -0.218 4.77% p=.38391 18 Negative
Domain Rating (DR) -0.200 4.01% p=.42571 18 Negative
URL Rating (UR) 0.186 3.47% p=.45902 18 Positive
Top-3 keywords 0.131 1.72% p=.60423 18 Positive
Referring domains -0.107 1.15% p=.67223 18 Negative
Referring IPs -0.095 0.9% p=.70873 18 Negative
Traffic value -0.063 0.4% p=.80251 18 Negative
Backlinks -0.023 0.05% p=.92819 18 Negative
Organic traffic -0.023 0.05% p=.92819 18 Negative

05

Enterprise Procurement Counsel

domains
28
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Organic keywords, rho 0.700, p=.00003, n=28.

  1. dlapiper.comLLM score 80 · 100%
  2. lw.comLLM score 41.67 · 50%
  3. hklaw.comLLM score 36.67 · 50%
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Enterprise Procurement Counsel
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Organic keywords 0.700 48.93% p=.00003 28 Positive
Top-3 keywords 0.695 48.24% p=.00004 28 Positive
Organic traffic 0.666 44.36% p=.00011 28 Positive
Traffic value 0.651 42.34% p=.00018 28 Positive
Referring IPs 0.542 29.39% p=.00288 28 Positive
Referring domains 0.538 28.97% p=.00313 28 Positive
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.519 26.91% p=.00468 28 Positive
Domain Rating (DR) 0.501 25.12% p=.00658 28 Positive
Backlinks 0.478 22.84% p=.0101 28 Positive
URL Rating (UR) 0.419 17.59% p=.02629 28 Positive

06

GC at Scaleup

Exploratory · n<20
domains
17
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Backlinks, rho -0.323, p=.20618, n=17.

  1. cooley.comLLM score 85 · 100%
  2. wsgr.comLLM score 81.67 · 100%
  3. goodwinlaw.comLLM score 63.33 · 100%
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GC at Scaleup
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Backlinks -0.323 10.43% p=.20618 17 Negative
URL Rating (UR) 0.244 5.95% p=.34535 17 Positive
Traffic value -0.120 1.45% p=.64553 17 Negative
Top-3 keywords 0.098 0.96% p=.70764 17 Positive
Organic traffic 0.070 0.49% p=.78955 17 Positive
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.066 0.44% p=.80041 17 Positive
Organic keywords 0.066 0.44% p=.80041 17 Positive
Domain Rating (DR) 0.034 0.11% p=.89793 17 Positive
Referring IPs 0.028 0.08% p=.91433 17 Positive
Referring domains 0.009 0.01% p=.97388 17 Positive

07

Private Equity Operator

Exploratory · n<20
domains
15
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Top-3 keywords, rho 0.359, p=.18848, n=15.

  1. kirkland.comLLM score 100 · 100%
  2. lw.comLLM score 90 · 100%
  3. stblaw.comLLM score 76.67 · 100%
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Private Equity Operator
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Top-3 keywords 0.359 12.91% p=.18848 15 Positive
URL Rating (UR) 0.338 11.43% p=.21769 15 Positive
Traffic value 0.298 8.91% p=.27988 15 Positive
Organic keywords 0.256 6.53% p=.35788 15 Positive
Organic traffic 0.211 4.45% p=.45054 15 Positive
Referring domains 0.143 2.04% p=.6112 15 Positive
Referring IPs 0.054 0.29% p=.84948 15 Positive
Backlinks -0.034 0.12% p=.90437 15 Negative
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.007 0.01% p=.97983 15 Positive
Domain Rating (DR) 0.001 0% p=.99747 15 Positive

08

Regulated Industry Executive

domains
20
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Backlinks, rho -0.301, p=.19752, n=20.

  1. cov.comLLM score 96.67 · 100%
  2. arnoldporter.comLLM score 80 · 100%
  3. wilmerhale.comLLM score 78.33 · 100%
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Regulated Industry Executive
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Backlinks -0.301 9.05% p=.19752 20 Negative
Traffic value -0.231 5.32% p=.32783 20 Negative
URL Rating (UR) -0.123 1.52% p=.60498 20 Negative
Organic keywords -0.102 1.05% p=.66711 20 Negative
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.087 0.76% p=.71391 20 Positive
Organic traffic -0.072 0.52% p=.76173 20 Negative
Referring IPs -0.032 0.1% p=.89458 20 Negative
Top-3 keywords -0.032 0.1% p=.89458 20 Negative
Domain Rating (DR) 0.031 0.1% p=.8959 20 Positive
Referring domains -0.005 0% p=.98238 20 Negative

09

IP Protection Founder

domains
37
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Organic keywords, rho 0.290, p=.08151, n=37.

  1. finnegan.comLLM score 95 · 100%
  2. fr.comLLM score 80 · 83.33%
  3. wilmerhale.comLLM score 30 · 50%
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IP Protection Founder
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Organic keywords 0.290 8.42% p=.08151 37 Positive
Organic traffic 0.285 8.11% p=.08762 37 Positive
Top-3 keywords 0.283 8.02% p=.08938 37 Positive
Traffic value 0.279 7.78% p=.09452 37 Positive
Referring IPs 0.247 6.1% p=.14066 37 Positive
Referring domains 0.245 5.99% p=.14425 37 Positive
URL Rating (UR) 0.244 5.97% p=.14487 37 Positive
Domain Rating (DR) 0.225 5.07% p=.18012 37 Positive
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.211 4.44% p=.21086 37 Positive
Backlinks 0.198 3.92% p=.24013 37 Positive

10

Cross-Border Expansion VP

Exploratory · n<20
domains
12
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: Referring IPs, rho 0.368, p=.23953, n=12.

  1. bakermckenzie.comLLM score 100 · 100%
  2. cliffordchance.comLLM score 78.33 · 100%
  3. whitecase.comLLM score 65 · 100%
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Cross-Border Expansion VP
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
Referring IPs 0.368 13.53% p=.23953 12 Positive
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.357 12.76% p=.25425 12 Positive
Referring domains 0.336 11.31% p=.28523 12 Positive
Domain Rating (DR) 0.321 10.3% p=.309 12 Positive
Organic traffic 0.252 6.36% p=.42908 12 Positive
Backlinks 0.175 3.07% p=.58616 12 Positive
Organic keywords 0.158 2.48% p=.62468 12 Positive
Top-3 keywords 0.151 2.27% p=.64033 12 Positive
URL Rating (UR) -0.144 2.06% p=.65609 12 Negative
Traffic value 0.077 0.59% p=.81186 12 Positive

11

Distressed Business CFO

Exploratory · n<20
domains
19
runs
6

Top signal in this panel: URL Rating (UR), rho -0.248, p=.30618, n=19.

  1. kirkland.comLLM score 98.33 · 100%
  2. weil.comLLM score 90 · 100%
  3. milbank.comLLM score 61.67 · 100%
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Distressed Business CFO
Signal rho rho² (%) p n Direction Divergent rho bar
URL Rating (UR) -0.248 6.15% p=.30618 19 Negative
Top-3 keywords 0.224 4.99% p=.3577 19 Positive
Organic traffic 0.208 4.35% p=.39158 19 Positive
Organic keywords 0.173 3% p=.4779 19 Positive
Referring domains 0.142 2.03% p=.56047 19 Positive
Referring IPs 0.107 1.15% p=.66181 19 Positive
Traffic value 0.106 1.11% p=.66704 19 Positive
Domain Rating (DR) 0.098 0.97% p=.68855 19 Positive
Ahrefs Rank strength (inverted) 0.090 0.81% p=.71482 19 Positive
Backlinks -0.068 0.46% p=.78286 19 Negative

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Complete aggregated recommended-domain dataset for this sample

Every domain in the report was recommended at least once. Use the raw JSON for every stored field.

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Complete aggregated recommended-domain dataset for this sample
Domain LLM score Appearance rate Appearances Best rank Mean rank DR UR Ahrefs Rank Referring domains Referring IPs Backlinks Organic keywords Top-3 keywords Organic traffic Traffic value
lw.com 32.73 54.55% 36 1 5 77 7 26,288 12,073 13,531 289,923 9,696 3,194 80,024 $98,500
kirkland.com 31.36 37.88% 25 1 2.72 72 4.9 70,296 6,627 8,276 183,882 5,949 2,551 58,636 $36,100
cooley.com 22.27 30.3% 20 1 3.65 76 9 26,904 7,273 7,761 161,416 3,697 1,159 27,232 $34,600
wsgr.com 19.09 24.24% 16 1 3.12 75 4.8 35,219 6,985 8,268 76,917 2,201 666 12,076 $9,500
dlapiper.com 17.12 31.82% 21 1 5.62 82 6 8,353 19,688 19,750 1,979,328 11,248 3,746 119,191 $72,000
bakermckenzie.com 16.21 21.21% 14 1 3.36 80 6 13,710 16,340 17,692 1,310,419 8,809 1,880 54,425 $33,100
legalzoom.com 14.55 18.18% 12 1 3 83 11 7,038 23,179 21,005 1,198,788 27,335 4,594 251,348 $850,000
fenwick.com 14.39 21.21% 14 3 4.21 73 6 49,962 3,142 3,131 56,763 1,153 341 8,484 $7,000
goodwinlaw.com 13.33 25.76% 17 3 5.82 73 5 56,165 7,716 9,269 132,059 3,623 1,475 40,522 $21,000
sidley.com 13.03 27.27% 18 2 6.22 76 5 29,774 9,390 10,820 169,741 5,807 1,954 58,427 $46,500
weil.com 12.88 19.7% 13 1 4.46 70 4.4 104,354 4,346 5,245 85,770 2,056 687 16,683 $5,500
rocketlawyer.com 12.73 16.67% 11 2 3.36 85 5 4,614 15,080 12,481 138,289 19,039 4,554 103,813 $253,000
gunder.com 11.97 16.67% 11 2 3.82 67 4.7 149,802 3,977 4,876 13,671 606 190 5,479 $3,900
hoganlovells.com 11.52 22.73% 15 2 5.93 78 17 18,438 12,502 14,348 5,113,523 5,020 1,440 46,037 $23,800
orrick.com 10.15 19.7% 13 4 5.85 75 4.8 33,977 7,048 7,176 283,980 4,143 1,274 27,595 $26,700
wilmerhale.com 10 15.15% 10 1 4.4 75 4.6 37,353 6,576 6,669 135,373 3,092 852 20,626 $13,500
paulweiss.com 9.85 16.67% 11 3 5.09 69 4.6 129,835 4,802 5,812 140,560 2,828 953 30,988 $11,300
seyfarth.com 9.09 13.64% 9 2 4.33 74 5 47,826 5,916 7,104 90,057 5,302 1,316 25,585 $26,600
littler.com 9.09 9.09% 6 1 1 75 6 35,067 8,487 9,300 354,680 9,283 2,153 42,108 $40,000
gibsondunn.com 8.94 18.18% 12 3 6.08 74 4.7 44,436 9,237 11,330 282,731 4,869 2,041 43,998 $43,400
cov.com 8.79 9.09% 6 1 1.33 74 4.9 40,483 7,392 8,911 68,081 2,695 923 18,392 $10,500
upcounsel.com 8.64 13.64% 9 3 4.67 77 4.6 22,104 9,911 9,222 1,114,866 840 95 2,481 $5,600
finnegan.com 8.64 9.09% 6 1 1.5 63 4.4 210,087 3,801 4,668 41,953 1,239 340 5,743 $6,300
morganlewis.com 8.48 15.15% 10 1 5.4 77 6 23,718 11,639 13,043 205,538 7,690 1,807 47,903 $47,900
ropesgray.com 8.48 18.18% 12 3 6.33 74 4.5 46,818 6,516 6,350 147,188 2,575 869 20,443 $15,300
stblaw.com 8.33 12.12% 8 3 4.12 62 7 229,842 4,034 5,591 213,377 2,510 856 18,922 $19,100
whitecase.com 8.33 18.18% 12 2 6.42 80 4.8 13,746 16,869 17,719 405,162 6,726 1,844 72,088 $37,400
clerky.com 7.73 24.24% 16 3 7.81 60 4.5 265,068 1,129 945 5,836 608 217 7,583 $20,800
ogletree.com 7.58 9.09% 6 2 2.67 73 30 59,323 7,664 8,484 212,107 14,020 3,833 78,269 $53,900
jacksonlewis.com 7.27 9.09% 6 2 3 72 5 64,825 6,305 7,130 315,101 6,826 1,839 32,181 $32,100
fr.com 7.27 7.58% 5 1 1.4 71 4.6 88,991 3,053 3,063 64,039 1,168 306 6,525 $12,100
arnoldporter.com 7.27 9.09% 6 2 3 74 4.5 40,826 7,484 7,763 46,816 2,265 714 13,734 $14,000
cliffordchance.com 7.12 9.09% 6 2 3.17 76 5 27,510 9,759 11,407 285,964 4,285 1,253 38,035 $18,800
milbank.com 6.36 10.61% 7 4 5 60 4.7 281,279 4,317 6,090 41,914 1,177 484 12,826 $4,600
legalshield.com 5.91 9.09% 6 3 4.5 74 6 45,795 3,661 3,612 117,357 18,336 5,583 142,889 $205,000
davispolk.com 5.76 12.12% 8 3 6.25 69 4.5 122,013 6,472 8,381 186,611 1,945 607 16,818 $10,500
fisherphillips.com 5.76 9.09% 6 4 4.67 75 4.6 40,043 8,250 9,052 241,524 4,199 999 22,912 $27,600
perkinscoie.com 5.76 13.64% 9 3 6.78 75 23 33,662 7,818 8,468 295,824 3,256 839 27,057 $75,100
freshfields.com 5.76 10.61% 7 3 5.57 75 5 35,334 7,763 9,331 1,414,209 2,817 905 24,818 $17,600
skadden.com 5.45 13.64% 9 3 7 76 6 27,922 11,001 12,552 193,790 4,704 1,660 35,819 $38,200
hklaw.com 5.15 9.09% 6 2 5.33 78 4.9 19,837 14,403 14,951 718,174 13,940 3,905 87,741 $106,000
proskauer.com 5.15 12.12% 8 4 6.75 72 4.5 65,593 6,605 8,110 261,564 3,448 1,064 20,135 $11,100
mofo.com 4.85 10.61% 7 2 6.43 75 6 39,811 7,762 8,247 187,749 2,835 875 22,749 $68,400
aoshearman.com 4.7 12.12% 8 4 7.12 77 6 25,742 10,503 12,071 1,836,641 3,539 1,173 37,048 $34,900
contractscounsel.com 3.79 6.06% 4 4 4.75 67 4.8 162,249 3,261 3,456 15,642 5,123 1,512 15,574 $17,500
crowell.com 3.48 6.06% 4 4 5.25 73 4.6 51,379 7,159 8,085 96,192 2,926 699 21,243 $20,500
akingump.com 3.18 7.58% 5 4 6.8 74 4.8 48,643 6,179 6,461 159,998 3,212 880 27,154 $13,600
constangy.com 3.18 9.09% 6 6 7.5 55 4.5 421,077 1,131 1,146 30,917 948 252 3,295 $2,200
gtlaw.com 3.03 9.09% 6 3 7.67 76 6 32,115 9,858 11,252 264,122 6,990 1,890 62,958 $50,400
lawtrades.com 2.88 4.55% 3 4 4.67 47 4.5 861,786 723 665 4,309 76 9 519 $1,500
linklaters.com 2.88 7.58% 5 5 7.2 76 4.6 28,352 8,153 9,199 686,651 2,259 774 37,594 $10,800
dentons.com 2.58 3.03% 2 2 2.5 79 12 14,429 15,171 16,556 718,320 9,330 2,239 53,672 $42,000
nortonrosefulbright.com 2.58 13.64% 9 3 9.11 79 7 17,225 13,588 15,283 468,939 9,222 2,677 63,667 $39,700
kslaw.com 1.97 7.58% 5 5 8.4 72 6 72,644 5,500 6,208 131,716 2,004 705 18,963 $15,400
bakerbotts.com 1.97 3.03% 2 4 4.5 68 5 142,839 5,171 6,151 72,752 1,070 342 10,060 $4,300
pillsburylaw.com 1.97 4.55% 3 3 6.67 73 4.8 53,273 7,964 9,723 591,513 2,757 652 16,792 $12,000
debevoise.com 1.97 7.58% 5 6 8.4 71 4.5 98,237 3,630 3,567 59,254 1,480 572 12,640 $4,300
mayerbrown.com 1.82 6.06% 4 7 8 77 6 26,034 11,946 13,612 181,801 7,750 2,459 43,572 $47,500
alston.com 1.82 4.55% 3 4 7 69 4.4 132,429 2,890 2,907 121,209 2,369 605 15,583 $21,000
nolo.com 1.82 4.55% 3 6 7 86 6 3,598 46,231 36,045 873,413 100,695 15,573 379,720 $484,000
priorilegal.com 1.67 3.03% 2 5 5.5 48 4.7 828,567 728 658 4,820 64 14 323 $434
northwestregisteredagent.com 1.67 3.03% 2 4 5.5 72 4.5 68,861 4,962 6,600 57,042 31,484 9,011 264,145 $1,100,000
fordharrison.com 1.67 4.55% 3 6 7.33 52 4.5 543,379 971 932 29,819 961 181 4,230 $3,300
sternekessler.com 1.52 3.03% 2 4 6 52 5 563,566 901 990 15,411 464 119 1,899 $2,900
lawdepot.com 1.36 3.03% 2 6 6.5 75 4.7 37,796 5,630 5,725 106,305 32,332 11,547 345,268 $319,000
zenbusiness.com 1.36 3.03% 2 5 6.5 84 6 5,496 26,692 19,864 784,808 12,396 3,066 136,704 $370,000
knobbe.com 1.21 1.52% 1 3 3 59 4.6 302,490 2,500 3,288 33,070 469 88 2,604 $2,800
bannerwitcoff.com 1.21 1.52% 1 3 3 46 11 934,145 825 842 17,766 141 26 741 $637
jenner.com 1.21 3.03% 2 5 7 68 8 142,325 5,242 6,547 58,930 1,576 468 31,859 $29,500
akin.com 1.21 1.52% 1 3 3 28 4.5 4,505,200 277 180 720 8 5 210 $7
akerman.com 1.06 3.03% 2 5 7.5 66 4.5 162,351 2,232 2,080 53,327 1,353 449 8,656 $8,300
haynesboone.com 1.06 4.55% 3 7 8.67 66 5 171,059 3,454 3,709 61,791 1,258 359 7,414 $5,100
legalfix.com 1.06 3.03% 2 7 7.5 27 9 4,982,979 3,060 5,075 37,899 1,220 166 1,373 $973
steptoe.com 0.91 3.03% 2 8 8 72 4.4 73,662 3,949 3,988 74,213 1,160 334 9,100 $15,700
venable.com 0.91 3.03% 2 7 8 73 4.5 55,241 4,274 4,235 276,096 3,719 1,110 17,797 $18,000
harnessip.com 0.91 1.52% 1 5 5 31 4.6 3,522,704 376 410 2,992 140 27 268 $154
kelleydrye.com 0.91 3.03% 2 6 8 68 4.4 142,450 1,870 1,962 39,645 1,078 230 3,902 $2,700
hunton.com 0.91 1.52% 1 5 5 73 4.6 51,551 7,100 8,961 141,577 3,913 809 14,183 $10,600
willkie.com 0.91 6.06% 4 9 9.5 68 4.7 145,899 2,517 2,674 337,922 2,509 754 21,958 $13,100
paralex.ai 0.76 1.52% 1 6 6 19 6 8,870,263 195 240 3,615 1 1 32 $2
smvrtlegal.com 0.76 3.03% 2 8 8.5 0.2 6 72,362,598 63 39 120 15 3 28 $49
mcguirewoods.com 0.76 1.52% 1 6 6 71 8 87,123 3,897 4,019 827,198 2,695 772 17,867 $19,400
wolfgreenfield.com 0.76 1.52% 1 6 6 45 11 983,860 640 559 6,422 419 111 3,351 $6,100
wnlaw.com 0.76 1.52% 1 6 6 27 4.5 5,334,022 352 300 1,582 49 11 268 $187
cadwalader.com 0.76 1.52% 1 6 6 59 4.5 299,098 1,868 1,974 154,574 941 273 6,845 $2,400
kilpatricktownsend.com 0.76 1.52% 1 6 6 65 9 187,286 1,255 1,234 53,254 0 0 0 $0
bakerlaw.com 0.61 3.03% 2 8 9 73 4.5 50,322 6,533 7,342 185,541 2,660 810 18,573 $21,600
ebglaw.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 67 4.5 161,842 4,663 6,086 1,354,173 1,155 332 5,912 $10,500
priori.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 2.3 0 40,829,840 167 84 178 0 0 0 $0
wachtell.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 9 0 18,884,523 120 90 144 0 0 0 $0
sblglaw.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 0 6 89,016,942 104 80 244 0 0 0 $0
sullcrom.com 0.61 3.03% 2 8 9 70 4.8 117,796 5,083 6,320 59,888 1,522 532 16,371 $6,200
iplawgroup.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 23 4.4 7,013,578 310 227 2,180 22 8 87 $95
pszjlaw.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 36 4.6 2,222,817 503 408 6,418 224 59 612 $1,100
huschblackwell.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 73 5 57,184 3,879 3,798 391,194 4,562 1,086 26,129 $67,000
stripe.com 0.61 4.55% 3 9 9.67 94 55 50 523,345 181,784 152,337,494 167,814 61,735 4,360,028 $6,300,000
jonesday.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 74 9 40,424 9,715 11,096 264,056 5,525 1,550 34,598 $20,900
dorsey.com 0.61 1.52% 1 7 7 70 4.5 103,534 2,438 2,186 206,579 1,143 286 7,063 $4,300
findlaw.com 0.61 3.03% 2 8 9 90 8 1,446 85,455 61,129 14,439,252 292,595 67,534 1,444,562 $1,500,000
loeb.com 0.45 1.52% 1 8 8 71 4.4 85,690 3,808 4,265 37,212 2,135 656 15,051 $18,300
gravislaw.com 0.45 1.52% 1 8 8 39 11 1,584,200 919 968 25,885 559 169 2,255 $3,500
brosslawllc.com 0.45 3.03% 2 9 9.5 6 0 23,658,867 137 124 2,834 13 0 32 $76
bizee.com 0.45 3.03% 2 9 9.5 73 23 51,907 3,583 3,492 73,467 2,692 616 82,515 $308,000
frosszelnick.com 0.45 3.03% 2 9 9.5 31 4.9 3,591,067 254 309 2,995 52 24 481 $383
manningcarroll.com 0.45 1.52% 1 8 8 6 0 24,819,894 127 113 711 0 0 0 $0
cahill.com 0.45 1.52% 1 8 8 47 4.4 837,908 1,506 1,554 31,036 426 145 3,740 $3,700
mintz.com 0.45 1.52% 1 8 8 71 5 81,975 5,607 6,283 106,377 3,216 800 11,945 $17,400
surge.law 0.3 1.52% 1 9 9 30 7 3,890,232 179 213 2,732 80 15 201 $167
foleyhoag.com 0.3 1.52% 1 9 9 68 8 145,666 4,111 4,904 118,588 1,056 362 10,038 $4,800
polsinelli.com 0.3 1.52% 1 9 9 68 4.7 138,204 4,192 5,162 81,544 1,890 608 21,415 $27,700
sgrlaw.com 0.3 1.52% 1 9 9 57 9 349,817 3,310 4,066 13,821 2,224 569 11,476 $9,400
reedsmith.com 0.3 1.52% 1 9 9 76 4.5 30,258 9,897 11,066 364,009 2,290 651 19,791 $14,700
legalmatch.com 0.3 1.52% 1 9 9 74 6 47,228 12,426 13,471 85,097 24,276 4,724 113,141 $157,000
troutman.com 0.3 1.52% 1 9 9 73 4.7 58,632 5,582 5,790 542,473 3,609 1,203 21,059 $24,600
onegc.com 0.3 3.03% 2 10 10 0.2 4.5 72,161,577 98 76 128 1 0 0 $0
axiomlaw.com 0.3 3.03% 2 10 10 65 4.5 177,429 3,246 3,340 19,524 3,140 979 32,461 $60,600
firstbase.io 0.3 3.03% 2 10 10 58 7 315,574 1,290 1,296 19,679 687 142 7,450 $11,500
dwt.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 76 6 31,916 5,682 5,144 169,250 2,912 883 15,204 $10,700
commoncounselcorp.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 25 0 6,264,184 96 120 304 0 0 0 $0
wc.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 49 4.4 730,269 3,074 3,876 19,428 817 270 8,011 $7,900
fennemorelaw.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 57 4.8 365,100 2,953 3,580 21,839 1,254 296 6,301 $6,900
arentfox.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 57 4.4 342,750 1,152 1,058 24,796 1 0 0 $0
businessattorneysandiego.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 1.8 0 45,298,407 156 176 642 32 5 162 $734
kjk.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 42 11 1,296,884 1,779 2,182 77,144 498 130 3,463 $9,100
klgates.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 74 7 47,074 8,603 9,957 565,622 4,364 1,079 41,030 $18,000
sheppardmullin.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 65 4.5 186,286 3,113 3,279 42,012 157 15 265 $213
simpsonthacher.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 29 4.5 4,231,725 256 270 2,295 0 0 0 $0
clearygottlieb.com 0.15 1.52% 1 10 10 71 4.6 97,526 5,579 7,124 79,395 2,232 710 15,635 $6,000

08

Methodology and limits

Each report contains 66 live runs: six runs for each of 11 personas. Each response contributed a ranked top 10, producing 660 ranked positions per industry.

Legal used GPT-5.4 with web search through the DataForSEO API.

Model and collection route
gpt-5.4 (ChatGPT, web search enabled)
LLM source
DataForSEO AI Optimization API - live ChatGPT queries
SEO source
Ahrefs Batch Analysis (account: Level 53 Media Inc.)
  • The scope includes only domains recommended at least once. It does not include a control group of non-recommended domains.
  • No multiple-comparison correction or confidence intervals were calculated.
  • Observations across signals are not independent, and the ten SEO signals are collinear.
  • A zero can record absence in the Ahrefs export; it is not proof that no real-world activity exists.
  • The persona panels are small. Exactly 23/33 panels have n<20 and are exploratory.
  • This is the complete aggregated recommended-domain dataset for this sample, not a complete or auditable web-wide dataset.