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What to post on Instagram as a lawyer

Twenty posts that need no client, no fee and no promise, a seven-day plan, and the lines the bar draws. Built from 64 viral law Reels we transcribed.

9 min read Instagram · lawyers Updated August 2026

What to post, in one paragraph

Post the line somebody said to your reader, and the article that answers it. "Repaint everything or you don't get the deposit back", "store credit only", "position of trust, so no overtime". Those lines are what traveled in the 64 viral law Reels we transcribed: 11 of the 15 Reels that passed half a million views, across every niche we read, came from lawyers, and the biggest lesson among them, 3.5 million views, was about handing back a rental. None of them showed a client, a fee or a result.

The other route, the case your office won and the "message me" at the end, is what the bar looks at first. Brazil's rules ban both outright, and they are the strictest we have read. Everything here stays inside that line.

3.5M

views on a Reel about whether you have to repaint a rental before handing back the keys. Lease law, no client.

11 of 15

Reels that passed half a million views in our sample, across every niche we read, came from lawyers.

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client cases, results or fee figures needed for any idea on this page.

The five things a law account posts every week

The right you didn't know you had

A scene the reader has lived, the line the other side said, and the article that answers it. It is half the week, and it fits consumer, labor, family, lease and benefits.

"'With a defect we don't give money back. Store credit only.' The code disagrees, and the article number fits on one slide."

The new law, against what everyone heard

The news in one sentence, what everyone got wrong, the date it takes effect and who is covered today. Correcting the misreading travels further than announcing the law, and it has to go out the week it happens.

"'The new law passed today.' Two things you heard about it are wrong, starting with when it takes effect."

The public case, never your own

A ruling in the news, a celebrity's divorce, a will opened in court. You comment on what is already public and the bar has nothing to say. Your client's case stays in the file.

"'Read the ruling before you comment.' Here is what the judge wrote, and what the headline left out."

The opinion question, with the twist

Present a case, let the reader pick a side, then swap the characters. Comments arrive without a promise and without a client.

"Now imagine she is the one who earns more and he is the one who needs support. Does your answer change?"

The behind the scenes, and who it talks to

The barbecue question, the bar exam, the hearing that ran late. It travels, and it talks to colleagues and students. If what you want is clients, keep it as the side dish.

"'Quick question, since you're a lawyer.' Every barbecue. Every single one."

Why the lesson beats the win

The most-watched law Reels in our sample, 5 to 41 million views, are trends with music and no content, and the format that engages most today, filming a real consultation at 11 and 9.4 million, is closed to a licensed lawyer because it is a client's case. What is left is the lesson, and it lives between 1 and 5 million views. The 3.5 million came from an account explaining the lease law.

Ten carousels

Five to seven slides each. The example is the text of the first slide, and it is always the line somebody said to your reader.

01Dialogue · 6 slides

Repaint the whole place before you get the deposit back

Moving out, and the agency wants fresh paint on walls that show normal wear. Who pays for wear, who pays for damage, and where the code draws the line.

Slide 1

"'You only get the deposit back after you repaint everything.' Walls with normal wear? Read that again. Then read the lease law."

02Dialogue · 6 slides

Store credit only, we don't refund

The product came back broken and the shop offers a voucher. After the repair deadline runs out, who chooses between a swap, the money and a discount is the buyer.

Slide 1

"'With a defect we don't give money back. Store credit only.' The consumer code sets a repair deadline. After it, the choice is yours."

03Myth or fact · 7 slides

Bought it, it's yours. We don't undo sales

A purchase outside the shop, online, by phone or at the door, can be undone within a short window, with no reason and no penalty. Seven questions, seven one-word answers.

Slide 1

"'Bought it, bought it. We don't undo a sale.' Bought it on the website? Then the code gives you days to change your mind."

04Checklist · 7 slides

Who gets to skip the line

The list of who has priority service is longer than the sign says, and it includes the parent with a baby in arms and the disability nobody can see.

Slide 1

"'Priority here is only for people over 80.' Says the sign. The law has a longer list, and you may be on it."

05Checklist · 5 slides

This price only works if you take the insurance

Tying one product to the purchase of another is banned even when it comes wrapped as a combo or a discount. One slide per disguise, and the answer to each.

Slide 1

"'That price only comes out if you take the insurance with it.' The consumer code has a name for this. Slide 2."

06Explainer · 6 slides

Trusted position, so no overtime

The legal definition of a position of trust is narrow, and most of the people who hear this phrase sit outside it. The tests, one per slide.

Slide 1

"'You're in a position of trust. Positions of trust don't get overtime.' Who decides that? The labor code does, and it is picky."

07Checklist · 6 slides

Child support covers more than groceries

The one who pays thinks the month's food is settled. The list the code covers is longer: housing, school, health and transport. One item per slide, no judgment of anyone.

Slide 1

"'I pay the support, so the food for the month is covered.' Food is one line on the list. Here are the other four."

08Myth or fact · 7 slides

I'll leave everything to the one who took care of me

Part of the estate is reserved by law for the heirs the code names, and a will that ignores that gets cut down in court. Seven yes-or-no questions.

Slide 1

"'I'm leaving it all to the one who looked after me.' Can you? Seven questions about wills, seven one-word answers."

09Which is which · 7 slides

It broke while you lived here, so you pay

Structure, plumbing and a problem that was there before the lease belong to the owner. The list of what falls to each side, in two columns the tenant can screenshot.

Slide 1

"'It broke while you were living there, so it's on you.' The boiler? The crack in the wall? The law has a column for each."

10Case ladder · 7 slides

Flight delayed: what the airline owes, hour by hour

Assistance is staggered by hours of delay and starts earlier than most passengers think. One slide per tier, and what to ask for at the desk on each one.

Slide 1

"'A delay doesn't entitle you to anything. It was out of our hands.' One hour, two hours, four hours. Each one has a different answer."

Having the idea is the easy part. The problem is the time it takes to create.

You open the Studio, pick a carousel, a post or a Reels script, type the topic, and ZapPost builds the image and the caption for your niche. You review and publish.

See the plans

Ten Reels

Fifteen to twenty-five seconds. The hook is the line the shop, the boss or the landlord said, in quotes. The example is the first line on screen.

11Chain · 20 s

It was a system error, we'll reverse it

You paid a charge that was never owed. What the code makes them give back when the charge was wrong, and who has to prove the error was honest.

On screen

"'System error, we'll reverse the amount.' You already paid it. Here is what the code says comes back, and who proves the error."

12Explainer · 15 s

The warranty's over

The factory warranty and the legal deadline are two different clocks, and the legal one starts when the defect shows up. One question to camera, one answer.

On screen

"'Sorry, the warranty's over.' Which one? There are two clocks on that product, and the shop only told you about one."

13Case ladder · 20 s

The label's out of date, the till price is the right one

A price on display binds whoever put it there. Three cases, from the shelf tag to the ad in the window, and what you can ask for in each.

On screen

"'That label's out of date. The till price is the right one.' Case one: the shelf tag. Case two: the flyer. Case three: the window."

14Chain · 20 s

Paid the debt, name still blocked

Whoever listed you has a deadline to clear the record after you pay, and missing it costs them without you having to prove a loss. The chain, step by step.

On screen

"'The payment takes up to 30 days to show in the system.' You paid. The credit check still says no. Here is what happens next."

15Deadline · 15 s

Your final pay comes when we close the month

The labor code gives a short deadline for the final settlement, counted in calendar days, and missing it carries an automatic penalty paid to the worker. Date on screen.

On screen

"'Your final pay comes out at the end of the month, when payroll closes.' Fired on the 3rd? The code has an earlier date."

16Myth or fact · 20 s

Quit and I'll pay you off the books

There is a third door between quitting and being let go, with its own rules on penalty and on what the worker keeps. The verbal deal is none of them.

On screen

"'Hand in your notice and I'll pay your settlement on the side.' True or false: that deal exists in the labor code."

17Chain · 15 s

Have lunch in twenty minutes, it's busy today

A break that gets cut does not vanish. It turns into overtime with the extra on top, and the verbal agreement does not count. One consequence per screen.

On screen

"'Eat in twenty minutes today, we're slammed.' Fine. Now watch where the missing minutes go on the payslip."

18Opinion twist · 15 s

We never married on paper, so nothing gets split

Living together has its own property rules and they apply without a certificate. What separates the two cases is proof of the life in common. Ask, then swap the roles.

On screen

"'We never signed anything, so she gets nothing.' Twelve years, one house, two kids. Now swap who said it. Does your answer change?"

19Read the ruling · 25 s

The kids want to sell the house, and she'll have to leave

The surviving partner has a right to keep living in the family home, and it does not depend on owning the whole of it. Read the article on screen first.

On screen

"'Dad died, the kids want to sell, and the widow has to move out.' Before you take a side, read the article on screen."

20Deadline · 15 s

Your bag is in the system, check back in 30 days

The airline has a short deadline to return a lost bag, different on domestic and international flights, and past it the bag turns into compensation. The two dates on screen.

On screen

"'It's logged in the system. Give it 30 days.' The regulator gives them fewer. Domestic flight, one number. International, another."

The lines a law account can't cross

Brazil's bar rules are the floor here, because they are the strictest we have read. If your board is looser, you lose nothing by staying inside them. The rule that organizes all of it: a lawyer's publicity is informative, discreet and sober. If the post looks like an ad, it is wrong.

Never

  • A result, promised or hinted. "Get your money back", "secure your benefit", "you are owed this much".
  • A case from your own office, even with the name removed. "Client won 80,000 in court" is the most common post in the niche and the first one the bar reads.
  • Fees. Price, installments, free first consultation.
  • Client solicitation. "Send me a DM", and the post written so the reader sees themselves as a victim and messages you.
  • Urgency and persuasion. "Act now", "don't lose your right", "hurry".
  • The office and the competition. The meeting room with the view, the size of the team, comparisons with another firm, promotions and giveaways.

Always

  • Your name and bar number, with the chapter, on every post, including the 15-second Reel.
  • An informative tone. Law explained, what changed, how a process works. That is what is allowed, and it is where a law account grows.
  • Two sources for every article, one of them the official text. Laws change and articles get renumbered.
  • A public case when you comment on one: a ruling, a news story, an opened will.

The week, day by day

Seven days is the full menu. Three of them, every week, already beats seven posts in one week and silence after. None of the seven needs a client, a photo of the office or a result. If keeping the grid going daily is the part that worries you, posting daily without burning out comes down to batching the work instead of starting from scratch each morning.

1

The right you didn't know you had

Dialogue carousel
2

What to do when it happens to you

Checklist carousel
3

The new law, against what everyone heard

News Reel, text on screen
4

The right you didn't know, another area

Explainer Reel
5

The opinion question with the twist

Comment-bait post
6

A public case, commented

Explainer carousel
7

The legal myth everyone repeats

Myth-or-fact Reel

All seven run without a client, a case from your office or a number from a settlement.

What to write under the post

The call at the end, in the order the biggest accounts use it. None of the first three offers a service, and that is the point. The profile does the same job in fewer words, and what to write in an Instagram bio is what a reader checks before deciding to follow you.

1

"Save this and send it to someone who needs to know."The most common call in the niche, by a wide margin. For the rights and the checklists.

2

"What's your opinion? Comment."After a case, never before one. It feeds day 5.

3

"Liked this? Follow for more."The quietest one and the safest default. No urgency, no offer.

4

"Send me your case by DM."The one that stays out. Some large accounts use it, and it is solicitation under the bar's rules, along with "free assessment".

Hashtags: in the 467 carousel captions we read across niches, the median was zero. Put that effort into the first line of the caption, which in this niche is the line somebody said.

How to put this into practice

Ideas are the easy part. What decides the account is whether the week still runs when a hearing eats the afternoon.

  1. Start with the line you hear most in your own practice. What the landlord, the boss or the shop says to your clients every week. That is slide 1.
  2. Check the article before it goes on screen. Two sources, one of them official. A wrong article is the worst mistake this niche allows.
  3. Name and bar number on every post. Including the Reels. It is the first thing the bar checks, and it is free.
  4. Run the week once before judging it. Seven days, in order. Keep the two that got saved and sent to someone.

Results vary by niche and by consistency. Posting three times a week for months works better than posting seven times in one week and disappearing after that.

Common questions from lawyers

Can a lawyer post a case they won?

Under Brazil's bar rules, no, even with the name removed: using a real case to offer your services is the first thing the bar looks at, and the "client won 80,000 in court" post is the most common one in the niche. The case you can comment on is the public one, a ruling in the news or a will opened in court. Every idea on this page works without a case of your own.

How often should a lawyer post on Instagram?

Three to five times a week, from the seven-day plan above. The accounts we read lean hard on Reels, 60 percent of the 230 posts in the sample, with carousels at 20 percent. Three posts a week for months beats seven in one week and silence after.

Do I have to show my face?

For the carousels, no: the dialogue, the checklist and the myth-or-fact run as text on the slides. The Reels work better to camera, because the sketch needs someone saying the landlord's line and someone answering it, and the viral ones we transcribed were spoken. If you would rather not, the line on screen with your voice over a shot of your desk still carries the structure.

Someone describes their case in the comments and asks what to do. What do I say?

Answer the rule in public, in one sentence, and stop there: "The code gives you a deadline for this, and it counts from the day the defect showed up." Do not assess their case in the comments, and do not write "send me a DM", which the bar reads as solicitation. The question itself, with the name removed, is next week's Reel.

I do corporate or criminal work. The examples here are consumer, labor and family. Does this still apply?

Yes. The line somebody said and the article that answers it works in any area: "the contract says we can change the price", "you signed, so you can't complain". The sample we read leaned toward consumer, labor, lease and family, because that is what reached the most people, so those are the examples we can back with numbers. Same five pillars, your lines.

How does ZapPost work for a lawyer?

You open the Studio, pick a carousel, a post or a Reels script, type the topic ("do I have to repaint the rental before handing back the keys") and it builds the slides and writes the caption in your niche's language. You review, download and publish. Nothing is generated on its own. Cancel whenever you want.

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