What is an AI voice receptionist for attorneys?

An AI voice receptionist for attorneys is a system that answers your phone calls 24/7, conducts a professional intake conversation with callers, and emails you a full summary — including the caller's name, number, email, practice area, and preferred callback time — within 60 seconds. Presently is built specifically for solo and small law firms.

How much does Presently cost?

Presently is $8,150 per year for standard access. Founding firms who join during our early access period pay $4,000 per year — a rate that is locked in for life. There are no per-call fees, no overage charges, and no long-term contracts beyond the annual subscription.

Does Presently integrate with Clio or other legal practice management software?

Presently delivers intake summaries by email immediately after each call. Integration with Clio, MyCase, and other practice management platforms is on the product roadmap. Founding firms will be the first to access native integrations when they launch.

Can Presently answer calls in Spanish?

Yes. Presently conducts intake conversations in both English and Spanish. If a caller begins speaking Spanish, Presently automatically continues the conversation in Spanish and delivers the intake summary to you in English.

How quickly do I receive the intake summary after a call?

You receive a full intake summary by email within 60 seconds of the call ending. The summary includes the caller's full name, best callback number, email address, practice area, preferred callback time, urgency level, and any additional notes the caller shared.

What practice areas does Presently support?

Presently is trained to handle intake for estate planning, personal injury, employment law, family law and divorce, criminal defense, and general matters. For each practice area, Presently asks the right follow-up questions — for example, asking personal injury callers about treatment status and insurance contact.

How does call forwarding work with Presently?

You forward calls to your Presently number using your existing carrier's call forwarding feature — typically by dialing a short code on your phone. No hardware or app is required. Setup takes under five minutes and can be activated or deactivated instantly.

Is Presently compliant with call recording laws?

Yes. Presently discloses at the start of every call that the call will be recorded and transcribed for intake purposes, and identifies itself as an AI assistant. This disclosure satisfies federal one-party consent requirements and is designed to meet two-party consent requirements in states like California, Florida, and Washington.

Can Presently handle multiple calls at the same time?

Yes. Presently handles simultaneous calls — every caller reaches a live AI immediately regardless of how many calls come in at once. There is no queue, no hold music, and no missed calls due to the line being busy.

What happens after Presently takes a message?

As soon as the call ends, you receive an email with the full intake summary. The summary flags urgent matters and high-priority leads so you can triage quickly. You call the client back directly — Presently handles the intake so you can focus on the follow-up that wins the case.

28% of New-Client Calls Reach Your Law Firm After Hours — and 72% of Them Will Never Leave a Voicemail

Nearly 1 in 3 prospective-client calls arrive when your office is closed. 72% who hit voicemail hang up and dial the next attorney. In June 2026, Presently answers all of them — at 2 AM, on Saturday, during your hearing.

28.5% of the calls a law firm receives arrive after business hours — nights, weekends, and lunch breaks when no one is at the desk (Clio Legal Trends data, 2025). Nearly one in three of the people trying to hand you a case are doing it when your office is dark.

Here is what happens to those calls today: 72% of potential clients who reach voicemail hang up and call another attorney (Clio Legal Trends Report). They do not leave a message. They do not wait for a callback Monday morning. They scroll down to the next firm on Google and dial again — and that firm answers.

The After-Hours Caller Is Your Most Valuable Lead

People do not call a lawyer at 9 PM about something trivial. The after-hours caller has just been arrested, served, injured, fired, or handed divorce papers. The emotional urgency that makes them dial at night is the same urgency that makes them sign a retainer fast — if someone picks up.

The data backs this up. Leads contacted within 5 minutes are up to 8x more likely to convert than leads reached an hour later (InsideSales research). Firms that respond within five minutes see 400% higher conversion than firms that take an hour or more. After 6 PM, the average solo firm's response time is not one hour. It is the next morning — 12 to 15 hours later. By then the case is gone.

You Already Paid For These Calls

The average law firm spends $649 to generate a single lead (legal marketing benchmarks, 2025). Every after-hours call that rings into voicemail is $649 of advertising spend — Google Ads, LSAs, referral fees — lit on fire because the phone rang at the wrong time of day.

You did the hard part. You bought the click, ranked the page, earned the referral. The only thing standing between that spend and a signed client is a voice answering the phone at the hour the client happens to call.

What Presently Does at 2 AM

Presently is an AI receptionist built for solo and small law firms. It answers every call, on the first ring, 24 hours a day — including the 28% that arrive after your office closes. It does not go to voicemail. It does not take a holiday. It does not call in sick on the Friday you are buried in a filing deadline.

On each call, Presently:

Greets the caller in your firm's name and tone
Runs your intake questions and captures the matter details
Screens for conflicts and practice-area fit
Books the consultation directly on your calendar
Texts and emails you the full intake before you wake up

The after-hours caller who would have hit voicemail and dialed your competitor instead gets a calm, professional response in the moment they needed it — and a consultation already on the books.

The Math Is Simple

If 28% of your calls come after hours, and 72% of those callers refuse to leave a voicemail, you are silently losing roughly one in five of every prospective client who ever tries to reach you — before you even know they existed. At $649 a lead and several thousand dollars per retained matter, that is not a rounding error. It is the difference between a practice that grows and one that wonders why the phone "isn't ringing" when it was ringing all along.

Frequently Asked Questions

What percentage of law firm calls come after hours? About 28.5% of prospective-client calls reach law firms outside business hours, according to Clio Legal Trends data. Most of these callers will not leave a voicemail.

Do people leave voicemails for lawyers? Usually not. 72% of potential clients who reach voicemail hang up and call a different attorney rather than waiting for a callback.

How fast do I need to respond to a legal lead? Within 5 minutes. Leads contacted in under 5 minutes convert up to 8x more often, and firms responding that fast see 400% higher conversion than slower firms.

Can an AI receptionist handle calls when my office is closed? Yes. Presently answers 24/7 — including nights, weekends, and holidays — running your intake, screening callers, and booking consultations automatically.

Stop paying $649 a lead to send your best callers to a competitor's phone. Presently answers every call, day or night, and books the consultation while you sleep. See how Presently works →