Our web designer built the site. Why didn’t they do this?

Because a Word letterhead usually isn’t in scope. Web and identity packages deliver the logo, the site, and print-ready files; the working Word document is a separate deliverable most agencies never quote. Nothing went wrong — it simply wasn’t on the list.

We don’t have a designed letterhead yet. Can we still do this?

You need a finished letterhead design first — that’s the input. Once you have one in any common form (the designer’s PDF, or a clean PNG or JPG export), it becomes a locked Word file in about two minutes.

What happens when we add a named partner?

Have the designer update the artwork, then rebuild the Word file from the new version — two minutes and $9, same as the first time. No subscription and no per-seat licensing, so a firm can afford to keep the file current as it grows.

Is a confidential client letter safe to type on this file?

The letter never touches our servers — it’s typed in your copy of Word, in your file. WordLetterhead only ever sees the letterhead artwork itself, and only if you buy the clean file; the free sample renders locally in your browser without uploading anything.

Starting a Law Firm? The Letterhead Step Everyone Skips

By the WordLetterhead Team · Last updated: August 31, 2026

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The launch checklist covers the entity, the malpractice policy, the trust account, and the website. It rarely covers the thing the firm produces every single day: letters, typed in Word, that need to look like they came from a real firm.

Why does letterhead get missed when a firm launches?

Because the brand work ends at the website. A designer or web agency delivers the logo, the site, and a print-ready letterhead PDF — a complete package by their standards. Nobody’s deliverable list includes a Word file, so the first engagement letter gets typed on whatever someone improvises: a pasted logo, a converted PDF, a blank page with the address typed at the top.

That improvised file is the one that gets copied, emailed, and reused for years. It’s much cheaper to fix in week one than in year three, once twelve broken variants are circulating.

What does a new firm actually need?

One Word file with the letterhead locked in the header layer, saved where everyone can reach it. The design repeats on every page, prints at full strength by default, and can’t be clicked or dragged while anyone types. New associates inherit a file that works instead of a file they have to be warned about.

From there, the daily work product follows — engagement letters, demand letters, and representation letters all come off the same file. The longer-form version of the firm’s setup is in law firm letterhead in Word.

How long does this step take?

About two minutes, using the letterhead the firm already paid for — the designer’s PDF, or a PNG or JPG of it. WordLetterhead builds the .docx around it at 300 DPI, on Letter or Legal:

Upload the letterhead the firm already has.
Drag the typing area where letters should sit — it becomes the margins.
Download the .docx and make it the firm’s letter file from day one.

$9 one time, no account, nothing to install on anyone’s machine — a rounding error against a launch budget, checked off before the first letter goes out.

Common questions

Our web designer built the site. Why didn’t they do this?: Because a Word letterhead usually isn’t in scope. Web and identity packages deliver the logo, the site, and print-ready files; the working Word document is a separate deliverable most agencies never quote. Nothing went wrong — it simply wasn’t on the list.
We don’t have a designed letterhead yet. Can we still do this?: You need a finished letterhead design first — that’s the input. Once you have one in any common form (the designer’s PDF, or a clean PNG or JPG export), it becomes a locked Word file in about two minutes.
What happens when we add a named partner?: Have the designer update the artwork, then rebuild the Word file from the new version — two minutes and $9, same as the first time. No subscription and no per-seat licensing, so a firm can afford to keep the file current as it grows.
Is a confidential client letter safe to type on this file?: The letter never touches our servers — it’s typed in your copy of Word, in your file. WordLetterhead only ever sees the letterhead artwork itself, and only if you buy the clean file; the free sample renders locally in your browser without uploading anything.