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.

Most potential legal clients who reach voicemail call a competitor immediately. Presently answers every call for $799/month — worked breakeven math inside.

Solo Attorneys Lose $110,000 Per Year to Missed Calls — AI Receptionists Are Closing the Gap

A solo attorney missing even one in nine inbound calls can lose $110,000 a year in signed work. That figure is not an industry average quoted from a survey — it is arithmetic, and every assumption behind it is stated below so you can substitute your own.

The behavior driving it is simple: most potential clients who reach voicemail hang up and call the next attorney on the list. They do not leave a message. They do not call back. They are gone.

The Arithmetic of Missed Calls

A solo family law attorney in Dallas handles roughly 180 consultations per year at $5,500 average case value. If she misses 11% of her inbound calls — a deliberately conservative figure for anyone who appears in court regularly — that is 20 lost consultations.

20 × $5,500 = $110,000 in lost annual revenue.

Assumptions: 180 consultations/year, $5,500 average matter value, an 11% miss rate, and a lost call never returning. Change any one of them and the number moves — at a 20% miss rate the same practice loses $198,000.

The math is the same for immigration, criminal defense, estate planning, and personal injury. The phone rings while you are in a deposition. The client calls someone else.

Why Solo Attorneys Cannot Solve This With Hiring

A full-time law firm receptionist averages $37,131 a year in base pay (ZipRecruiter, June 2026), before benefits, training, and turnover. For a solo practitioner generating $300,000–$500,000 annually, that is 10–17% of gross revenue dedicated to answering a phone.

More importantly, a human receptionist works 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Clients call at 7 PM on a Thursday. They call on Saturday morning after an arrest. They call during lunch when your receptionist is away from the desk.

Legal emergencies do not follow business hours.

What AI Receptionists Do That Humans Cannot

AI receptionists offer two capabilities no human staff member can match:

1. Always-on availability AI receptionists answer every call, every hour, including weekends and holidays. No hold times. No voicemail. A live response at 2 AM costs the same as a live response at 2 PM.

2. Consistent intake quality A human receptionist asks different questions depending on their mood, workload, and experience level. An AI receptionist asks the same qualifying questions in the same order every time — capturing conflict checks, case type, urgency level, and contact information before you ever speak to the client.

The Presently Difference for Solo Attorneys

Presently is built specifically for solo and small-firm attorneys who cannot justify enterprise pricing or a long-term contract.

Unlike generic AI answering services, Presently:

Screens for legal conflicts before routing the call
Captures structured intake data directly into your case management system
Escalates true emergencies with immediate notification
Handles Spanish-language callers without a separate service

At a $5,500 average matter value, a single recovered client covers roughly seven months of Presently. Run it against your own numbers rather than ours.

The Competitive Reality in 2026

The legal AI receptionist market now has more than a dozen competitors, including Dialzara, CaseGen, and Phonely. What separates them is depth of legal context and intake quality.

A general AI answering service can take a message. A legal-specific AI receptionist qualifies the client, identifies the practice area, flags conflicts, and routes based on urgency — before the call ends.

For a solo attorney, the difference is not convenience. It is the difference between a qualified lead and a missed case.

Start Answering Every Call

Presently is $799/month, or $8,150/year billed annually plus a $499 setup fee. Solo attorneys are live in under 30 minutes.

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The next call you miss could be your next $50,000 case.

Sources: Clio 2024 Legal Trends Report — secret shopper study, Law Leaders "Silent Lines" study, 2025