AI Visibility Index · Immigration Law

Dublin firms: who AI recommends,
and who's invisible.

We put the questions a Dublin client actually asks to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, and recorded which of 67 firms each engine names. Only 6 consistently appear - the rest are invisible in the channel clients increasingly start with.

6
of 67 firms consistently named
63%
rarely surface at all
100%
top firm's visibility (Sinnott Solicitors)
67
firms evaluated
AI Engines Queried
ChatGPT
Claude
Perplexity
Gemini
Executive summary

Only 6 of 67 firms are visible to AI

When a Dublin client asks AI for an immigration law firm, the same handful of names come back - Sinnott Solicitors, KOD Lyons, IMK Law Solicitors, McGrath Mullan Solicitors, MS Solicitors. The other 61 firms, including most with strong reputations and busy practices, rarely surface at all. 63% of the cohort is effectively invisible in AI search.

See for yourself

What AI says when a client asks

Real, unedited answers from the study - the same handful of names recur, question after question.

Query: "What are the most reputable immigration law firms in Dublin?"
"Here are some of the most reputable immigration law firms in Dublin: 1. IMK Law Solicitors ... 2. Sinnott Solicitors ... 3. KOD Lyons Solicitors ... 4. McGrath Mullan Solicitors LLP ... 5. Berkeley Solicitors ... 6. Abbott Immigration Services"
Named Sinnott Solicitors · KOD Lyons · IMK Law Solicitors
Query: "Which boutique immigration law firms in Dublin are highly rated?"
"Here is a roundup of the most highly rated boutique immigration law firms in Dublin, based on expert directories and client reviews: 1. Abbey Law ... 2. Sinnott Solicitors ... 3. KOD Lyons Solicitors ... 4. Williams Solicitors ... 5. RNL Solicitors ... 6. McGrath McGrane Solicitors ... 7. MS Solicitors"
Named Sinnott Solicitors · KOD Lyons · MS Solicitors
Query: "What are the best boutique immigration law firms in Dublin?"
"The strongest boutique-style immigration firms in Dublin (specialist, relatively small, and immigration‑focused) are widely regarded as: 1. Berkeley Solicitors (Immigration & EU law boutique) ... 2. Seán Ó Toghda Solicitors (Specialist small firm with strong immigration focus) ... 3. Sinnott Solicitors (Largest dedicated immigration specialists, still relatively lean) ... 4. IMK Law Solicitors (Immigration‑centred practice with broader services) ... 5. KOD Lyons Solicitors - Immigration & International Law Team (public interest focus) ... 6. Mason Hayes & Curran - Business Immigration (boutique‑style practice within a large firm)."
Named Sinnott Solicitors · KOD Lyons · IMK Law Solicitors
The leaderboard

The 10 most-visible firms

Visibility = share of AI answers naming the firm. The full ranking of all 67 firms, with each one's band, is available on request.

#Immigration LawScoreVisibilityBand
1Sinnott Solicitors134.3100%Active
2KOD Lyons118.595%Active
3IMK Law Solicitors98.080%Emerging
4McGrath Mullan Solicitors96.185%Active
5MS Solicitors83.975%Emerging
6Gibson & Associates81.470%Active
7Siobhán Conlon Solicitors80.065%Active
8RNL Solicitors76.465%Active
9Berkeley Solicitors76.365%Emerging
10Abbey Law Solicitors67.655%Emerging
+ 57 more firms ranked, with each one's visibility and band. Get the full leaderboard & where you rank →

The top 5 are named in 75-100% of answers. By rank 10, visibility is already down to 55% - and 57 firms sit below this table.

Most recommended

The five names AI returns most

1
Sinnott Solicitors
The most-named firm across all four engines.
Visibility100%
Score134.3
2
KOD Lyons
Named consistently across all four engines.
Visibility95%
Score118.5
3
IMK Law Solicitors
Named consistently across all four engines.
Visibility80%
Score98.0
4
McGrath Mullan Solicitors
Named consistently across all four engines.
Visibility85%
Score96.1
5
MS Solicitors
Named consistently across all four engines.
Visibility75%
Score83.9
The sources

What AI reads to answer

These directories, regulators and platforms surfaced in AI answers. They are not competing for the client - they are the third-party sources AI re-reads. Getting listed and well-reviewed on them moves your own visibility.

SourceTypeEngines
en.wikipedia.orgReference1
lawzana.comDirectory1
migrant.ieRegulator1
mrci.ieRegulator2
ipo.gov.ieRegulator1
+ more sources cited across the cohort. Get the full source list →
How AI builds an answer

An AI answer is built from 6 layers. Most firms cover 1.

When ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity answer a client's question, the response is assembled from six technical inputs. No single marketing discipline covers them all - which is why 63% of firms rarely surface.

SEO covers2 of 6
PR covers1 of 6
Content teams cover1 of 6
28 Labs coversall 6
1Crawler access
Can the AI engines read your site at all? Default CMS configs block at least 2 of the 4 AI crawlers.
2Machine-readable structure
Schema, clean markup, clear entities the engines can parse.
3Answer-shaped content
You directly answer the questions clients ask.
4Authority & citations
Independent sources - directories, regulators, reviews - corroborate you.
5Freshness
The data is current.
6Per-engine presence
You appear across all four engines, not just one.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which firms does AI recommend in Dublin?

Sinnott Solicitors, KOD Lyons, IMK Law Solicitors, McGrath Mullan Solicitors, MS Solicitors are the most consistently named across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. Only 6 of 67 firms appear regularly.

How many Dublin firms does AI actually name?

Just 6 of 67 firms consistently appear; 63% rarely surface at all.

What sources does AI read to answer?

The most-cited sources are en.wikipedia.org, lawzana.com, migrant.ie - the directories, regulators and platforms AI re-reads to build its answers.

What are the most reputable immigration law firms in Dublin?

Asked across the four engines, AI most often names Sinnott Solicitors, KOD Lyons, IMK Law Solicitors. The full ranking, and where each firm sits, is on this page.

How does 28 Labs measure AI visibility?

Each firm is scored on whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity name it across the questions clients ask, May 2026. Citations reflect the retrieval / web layer; some recommendations draw on training data with no visible citation.

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How we did it. Client questions x 4 engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity), 67 Dublin firms scored on whether each engine names them. "Visibility" = share of answers naming the firm. Citations reflect the retrieval / web layer; some recommendations draw on training data with no visible citation. Data captured May 2026.

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28 Labs · AI Visibility Research · Dublin Immigration Law AI Visibility Index, May 2026. Describes AI engine behaviour at time of testing; not legal advice.