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The first firm to answer usually gets the case.

Intake calls arrive while you are in court or with a client. A legal answering service that answers 24/7, qualifies the matter, and books the consultation.

What a missed call costs

In personal injury, immigration and criminal defence, a single retained case can be worth more than a year of what this costs. Those callers are also the least likely to wait: someone who has just been in an accident or had a family member detained is calling firm after firm until a human voice answers.

One case
typically pays for years of the service
Nights & weekends
when urgent intake calls arrive
3–5 firms
a typical prospect calls before retaining one
When these calls arrive

Legal emergencies are not scheduled. Arrests happen at night, accidents happen at weekends, and detention notices arrive without warning. The firm that answers at 11pm on a Saturday is not competing with four other firms — it is competing with four other voicemail boxes.

How it sounds

A call it takes without you.

Your front desk

Thank you for calling — how can I help?

Caller

I was rear-ended this afternoon and I don't know what to do.

Your front desk

I'm sorry that happened. I can get you booked with one of our attorneys. Can I take your name and a number to reach you?

Caller

James Okafor, 555 rather than leaving it...

Your front desk

Thank you James. We have a consultation available tomorrow at 10am — shall I hold that for you?

What your AI front desk does
  • ✓Intake calls answered around the clock
  • ✓Consultations booked automatically
  • ✓Callers qualified by case type and urgency
  • ✓Missed calls returned automatically on AI Front Desk 24/7
Will it give legal advice by mistake?

No, and this is set explicitly. The agent takes intake details and books the consultation. It does not assess a case, estimate a value, or comment on the merits of anything. When a caller pushes for an opinion, it says an attorney will cover that at the consultation — which is also the correct answer from a human intake coordinator.

FAQ

Law Firms answering service — questions

What intake information does it capture?+

Whatever your intake form asks for — name, contact number, case type, when the incident occurred, and a short description in the caller's own words. It arrives in your dashboard as a structured record rather than a voicemail somebody has to transcribe.

Can it screen out cases we don't take?+

Yes. You tell it which case types you handle and which you don't, and it politely declines the ones outside your practice areas rather than booking a consultation that wastes an attorney's hour.

Is it confidential?+

Calls and transcripts are stored in your own dashboard, visible to your firm. Treat it the way you treat any intake coordinator: it should be briefed on what to capture and what not to discuss, and it follows that brief consistently.

What happens to callers we miss entirely?+

On AI Front Desk 24/7, the system rings them back automatically, usually within the minute. For an intake call that is the difference between a retained case and a prospect who has already called the next firm. Callback is not included on the $249 Solopreneur plan.

Can it handle Spanish-speaking callers?+

Yes. One additional language — Spanish, French, Portuguese or Mandarin — is $100 a month. Callers are handled in their language from the moment they speak it.

How does an answering service work?+

Your business line is forwarded to the service, either all the time or only when you don't pick up. From the caller's side nothing changes — they dial your number and somebody answers. Ours answers, asks the questions you've set, and books the appointment into your calendar, then the details reach you.

What is an answering service?+

A service that answers your business phone when you can't. Traditionally that meant an off-site operator taking a message for you to return later. An AI answering service handles the call to a finished outcome instead — qualifying the caller and booking the job rather than passing you a message slip.

How much does an answering service cost?+

Most small businesses pay between $200 and $1,500 a month depending on volume and whether calls are handled by people or AI. Per-minute plans typically run $1.00–$2.00 a minute, per-call plans $1.50–$3.50 a call. Ours are flat: $249/mo with 500 included minutes, or $995/mo with 2,000.

What are the advantages of an answering service?+

Three that matter. Every call is answered, so enquiries stop going to voicemail. Several calls are answered at once, so nobody gets a busy signal on your busiest day. And it covers the hours you can't — nights, weekends and holidays — which is when the most urgent calls tend to arrive.

How do I choose an answering service?+

Call it before you buy it. Published pricing, no long-term contract, and a service built around your trade rather than a generic script all matter — but the only reliable test is hearing how it handles a call. Our demo line is a real number that answers at any hour.

What should I look for in a call answering service?+

Whether it books or only takes messages; what it costs when you exceed the plan; whether hold time and robocalls are billable; how quickly it goes live; and whether it can be briefed on what counts as an emergency in your trade. Ask for the overage rate specifically — it is the number most often left out of a quote.

Stop losing the calls you never hear.

Plans start at $249 a month. Live in two to four business days.