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# AI Receptionist for Law Firms | After Hours AI

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# AI Receptionist for Law Firms

A prospective client who can't reach anyone calls the next firm on the list. The AI answers every call, captures the case details, and texts your intake team a complete lead in seconds.

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Keep your number. Remote setup, most businesses live within 48 hours.

Jessica, the After Hours AI receptionist, answering calls for law firms

A caller, 11:40 pm

“Caller or a family member has just been arrested and needs immediate legal help.”

Jessica flags it urgent, gets the address and details, and texts your on-call team in seconds.

The problem

## Why law firms lose jobs to voicemail.

### Intake calls are highest-value in the first hour

Personal injury and urgent-matter leads shop multiple firms the same day. The firm that responds first has a real edge in signing the client.

### After-hours calls are still real leads

An accident or an arrest doesn't happen on business hours. A caller who reaches voicemail at 9pm often just calls the next firm instead of waiting.

### Unqualified calls waste an attorney's time

Not every call is a case. The AI captures the basics, screens for fit, and hands your team a qualified lead instead of a cold transfer.

Intake that fits the trade

## What Jessica asks your callers.

The questions a good dispatcher asks, asked every time, so the lead that lands on your phone is ready to schedule.

- Can I get your full name, please?

- What is the best phone number for the attorney to reach you?

- Can you give me a brief description of the type of legal matter, for example criminal, family, injury, or something else?

- Is there another party involved? If so, can I get their name so the firm can run a conflict check?

- Is there a court date, deadline, or time-sensitive situation we should know about?

- Have you spoken with anyone at the firm before, or is this your first time reaching out?

Triage

## Emergencies she flags right away.

When a caller describes one of these, Jessica gives any safety instruction first, including telling the caller to call 911 when a life may be at risk, then treats it as urgent and gets it to you fast instead of filing it with the routine calls.

### Urgent

- Caller or a family member has just been arrested and needs immediate legal help

- Caller is being questioned by police or law enforcement right now

- Caller has just been served with an emergency protective order or restraining order

- Caller describes an imminent court hearing scheduled for today or tomorrow

- Caller was just involved in a serious accident and is still at the scene

### Routine, booked normally

- Caller is planning ahead for estate documents such as a will or trust

- Caller has a general question about a business contract or lease

- Caller wants to schedule an initial consultation at their convenience

- Caller is following up on an existing matter with no pending deadline

- Caller is asking about general fee structures before deciding to hire an attorney

Speaks the trade

## She knows the words your callers use.

intake

The process of collecting a new potential client's basic information before an attorney reviews the case.

consultation

An initial meeting or call between an attorney and a prospective client to evaluate the matter.

retainer

An upfront fee a client pays to secure legal representation, held in a trust account until earned.

conflict check

A review the law firm runs to make sure representing a new client does not conflict with existing or past clients.

opposing party

The other side in a legal matter, needed for conflict check purposes.

matter type

The category of legal issue, such as personal injury, family law, criminal defense, or estate planning.

Hear it for law firms

## Have Jessica call you.

Jessica is the AI receptionist on this page. Leave your number and she calls you in about a minute, answering the way she would for a law firm. Your trade is already filled in.

Jessica, AI receptionist for Law Firms

**Jessica, After Hours AI**[Call or text her at (813) 822-0280](tel:+18138220280)

Or use the form and she calls you.

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How it works

## Live in a day or two. Nothing to install.

01

### Forward your existing number

No new number for customers to learn. Forward your current business line to your After Hours AI number. Takes one code, no hardware, no app.

02

### The AI answers, every time

Nights, weekends, lunch rushes, all of it. It answers in your business's name, in English or Spanish, and follows the caller's language mid-call.

03

### It captures the job, not just a message

Name, number, address, and the details specific to your trade -- equipment, service type, urgency -- captured before the call ends.

04

### You get a text, not a voicemail

The lead lands in your phone in seconds, ready to schedule or dispatch. No inbox to check, no messages to return.

Questions

## What law firm owners ask.

Do I have to change my phone number?

No. Customers keep calling the number on your truck, sign and Google listing. Your carrier forwards unanswered calls to After Hours AI. Turning it off takes one code.

How is this different from an answering service?

A live answering service reads a script and takes a message. The AI actually answers questions about your business, captures job-specific details, and books or dispatches, the same as a trained employee would.

How fast can I be live?

Most law firms are live within 48 hours of signing up. Setup is entirely remote, no one has to visit your shop.

What does it cost?

Plans are month to month with no long-term contract. Current plans and what each includes are on the [pricing page](/pricing).

Near you

## Live in 74 cities.

See the law firm page for your metro, or browse [every city](/cities).

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## Stop sending law firms calls to voicemail.

See every plan on the pricing page, or start with the number you already have.

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