Project Overview
This project is a full-featured law firm website designed for Mutuku Moses & Associates, showcasing professionalism, expertise, and client trust. The public-facing site highlights the firm's practice areas, legal team, blogs, and client testimonials, while the admin panel provides complete control over content management.
Built with Next.js 14 and TypeScript, styled using Tailwind CSS, and powered by Prisma with PostgreSQL, the platform ensures scalability, security, and responsiveness. It integrates Cloudinary for media uploads and an SMTP email service for client inquiries. The website also includes legal compliance sections such as privacy policy, terms of use, and attorney-client privilege safeguards.
My Role
As a full-stack developer, I built responsive UI and firm branding pages, developed a comprehensive admin panel with CRUD functionality, integrated Cloudinary for media management, configured the email system for client contact requests, and implemented legal compliance sections including privacy policy, terms of use, and confidentiality protections.
Technologies Used
- Next.js 14 (App Router)
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Prisma ORM
- PostgreSQL
- Cloudinary
- SMTP (Email Integration)
Key Features
🌐 Public Website
- Modern Homepage (Hero, practice areas, testimonials)
- About Page (firm information, education, experience)
- Practice Areas (detailed legal service descriptions)
- Team Directory (profiles with expertise and photos)
- Blog System (legal articles & news)
- Gallery (firm events & achievements)
- Contact Form (with email integration)
- Search Functionality (site-wide search)
- Testimonials (client reviews with star ratings)
- Mobile Responsive Design
🔐 Admin Panel
- Dashboard (stats & quick actions)
- Content Management (full CRUD)
- Blog Management (rich text editor)
- Team Management (staff profiles & credentials)
- Practice Areas Management
- Gallery Management (Cloudinary uploads)
- Contact Requests (manage inquiries)
- Testimonials Management
- Mobile-optimized admin UI
🛡️ Legal Compliance
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Use
- Law Society of Kenya compliance
- Attorney-client privilege protections
- Custom 404 & error handling
Challenges & Solutions
One major challenge was handling diverse legal content across multiple sections while maintaining professional standards. I solved this by building a modular admin panel with Prisma models for each content type, ensuring efficient content management.
Maintaining professional brand identity while ensuring responsiveness across all devices was another challenge. I addressed this by using Tailwind CSS for flexible, consistent styling that adapts beautifully to different screen sizes.
For media and gallery uploads with performance optimization, I integrated Cloudinary for storage, automatic optimization, and CDN delivery, ensuring fast loading times and professional image presentation.
Ensuring confidentiality in client communications was critical. I implemented secure form handling with SMTP email service and added comprehensive privacy safeguards to protect attorney-client privilege.