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Does a law firm website need an llms.txt file?

Not for Google. Google's guidance on AI features says you do not need new machine-readable files or AI text files to appear in AI Overviews or AI Mode. An llms.txt file is harmless to add, but it is no substitute for clear, indexable pages.

What llms.txt is

A proposed convention: a plain-text file at the root of a site that lists its key pages for large language models. It is not an official standard adopted by Google.

Where the time is better spent

On practice pages that answer client questions directly, on crawler settings that let search crawlers in, and on structured data that matches each page. See which AI crawlers to allow and whether schema helps.

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The AI SEO guide covers the technical foundation in full.

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Sources

  1. Google Search Central, "AI features and your website" (last updated December 10, 2025)

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