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.

Solo Attorneys Using Intake Tech Earn 53% More Revenue Than Those Who Don't (Clio 2025)

Solos using online intake, schedulers, and texting earn 53% more revenue (Clio 2025). In legal intake, speed beats size — here's how to win on it.

Solo attorneys who use online intake forms, schedulers, e-signatures, and text messaging earn 53% more revenue than solos who don't, according to the Clio 2025 Legal Trends Report for Solo and Small Law Firms. Small firms using the same stack report only a 28% lift. The revenue gap isn't about headcount — it's about how fast a firm answers.

For a solo personal injury or criminal defense attorney in Texas, that number is the whole business case: intake speed is the one competitive lever where you can beat a 200-lawyer firm every single day.

Why does intake speed matter more than firm size?

Because clients hire the first lawyer who responds — not the biggest one. The Lead Response Management data cited in 2026 legal intake statistics roundups shows a firm that contacts a lead within 5 minutes is roughly 21x more likely to qualify it than one that waits 30 minutes. Yet only 25% of law firms respond to online leads in under 5 minutes, and the industry median response time is 13 minutes — for the firms that respond at all.

The expectation gap is worse. Per the ABA 2025 TechReport, 67% of prospective legal clients expect a response within one hour. Clio's data shows the average firm takes 1–3 business days, only 8% respond within an hour, and just 33% of firms even answer prospect emails (down from 40% in 2019).

A car-crash victim in Houston calling at 9pm doesn't wait for a Monday-morning callback from a big firm's intake committee. They call the next name on Google. If your intake layer answers in 60 seconds, that case is yours.

What intake tech actually drives the 53% revenue lift?

Clio 2025 names the specific stack: e-signatures, online search ads, online schedulers, online intake forms, and text messaging. Solos running integrated intake tech also report a 48% increase in client leads. And solos are structurally positioned to move faster here — 79% of solo firms already run cloud practice management versus 47% of larger firms, and 72% of solos use AI in some form.

The missing piece for most solos is the phone. Only 27% of solo firms use a virtual receptionist, which means the after-hours call — the DWI arrest at 1am, the 18-wheeler collision on Saturday — still hits voicemail. That's where Presently closes the loop: an AI receptionist that answers every call after hours, in English or Spanish, qualifies the caller, captures the intake, and texts you the summary before the big firm's office even opens.

How does a solo attorney beat a large firm on intake?

Large firms carry committees, legacy phone trees, and Monday-morning callback queues. A solo with an AI intake layer answers at 2am, every time. The math is direct:

Average firm converts roughly 14% of leads; top performers hit 40–50%. Moving your response time from hours to seconds is the single biggest lever between those numbers.
One signed Texas PI case is worth $8,000–$50,000+ in fees. One retained DWI defense runs $3,500–$10,000. Presently's Core plan is $799/month — a single recovered after-hours case pays for the entire year.
Your daytime receptionist keeps handling 9-to-5. Presently covers evenings, weekends, and holidays — the hours when 35%+ of urgent legal calls actually come in.

You don't need more staff to compete with a downtown Dallas firm. You need to answer first.

FAQ

How much more do solo attorneys earn using intake technology? 53% more revenue than solos who don't, per the Clio 2025 Legal Trends Report for Solo and Small Law Firms. Small firms see a 28% lift.

How fast should a law firm respond to a new lead? Within 5 minutes. Firms that do are roughly 21x more likely to qualify the lead than firms responding at 30 minutes — yet only 25% of firms hit that window.

Do clients really expect an answer that fast? 67% of prospective clients expect a response within one hour (ABA 2025 TechReport). Only 8% of firms deliver it.

What does an AI receptionist cost compared to a missed case? Presently starts at $799/month for after-hours coverage. A single signed PI case in Texas typically returns 10x–60x that in fees.

Answer first. Sign the case before the big firm's callback queue wakes up.

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