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 Lose $332,000 a Year to Missed Calls — And AI Intake Is No Longer Optional

Leads contacted in under 5 minutes convert 21x more often. The average law firm takes 8 hours to respond. In June 2026, that gap is a $332,000 annual revenue leak — and it's closing for every attorney but yours.

Solo attorneys lose $332,000 a year to missed calls. Not bad marketing. Not weak cases. Calls you paid to generate, that rang, that went to voicemail, that hired the attorney two listings below you on Google.

This is the math almost no solo practice ever runs — and the reason AI intake is no longer a competitive advantage. In June 2026, it is the floor.

The 5-Minute Rule That Most Attorneys Have Never Heard Of

Leads contacted within 5 minutes of their first call are 21 times more likely to convert than leads reached after 30 minutes (Harvard Business Review, 2024). The average law firm takes 8+ hours to respond.

That is not a slight gap. That is a structural collapse in your intake funnel — and it is happening on every call you miss after 6 PM, every Saturday, every time you are in court.

79% of legal consumers hire the first attorney who responds helpfully (Clio Legal Trends Report, 2025). First. Not best. Not cheapest. First — and helpful.

If your voicemail is answering, another attorney is winning.

What One Recovered Case Is Actually Worth — At Scale

The average solo practice misses 35–42% of inbound calls outside business hours. Run that against a modest volume:

10 missed calls/week × 35% miss rate = 3–4 leads gone weekly
20% conversion on recovered leads × $3,000 average case value = $144,000–$332,000/year sitting in your unanswered call log

That figure is not theoretical. It is the revenue gap between a solo who answers every call and one who does not. The marketing spend — Google Ads, directories, SEO — is already paid. You are losing the leads at the last step.

Conversion Rates Tell the Same Story

The average inquiry-to-client conversion rate in solo practice is 14%. Top-performing firms convert 40–50% of the same inquiries (LEXGRO, 2026). The difference is not better cases or better attorneys. It is response time and intake discipline.

Firms that cut their average response time from 4+ hours to under 1 hour recorded 20%+ revenue increases without increasing ad spend. The leads were already there. The system was not.

Your Competitors Are Moving — Including the Ones You Have Not Heard Of

The AI receptionist market is growing at 45.8% annually (Resonate AI, 2026). The virtual receptionist market alone is now $4.64 billion. Ruby Receptionists, Smith.ai, and a dozen newer entrants are scaling fast — and legal AI adoption has more than doubled year over year among solo practitioners specifically (8am Report / LawNext, March 2026).

79% of law firms now use some form of AI in their practice, up from 19% in 2023. That is a 316% increase in two years. The attorneys adopting AI for intake convert 23% more inquiries into paying clients than those who do not.

The competitive window for being an early mover is closed. The window for being left behind is open.

The Commoditization Trap

Here is the part that should change how you think about this: AI intake is becoming commoditized, and that is good news for solos.

Clio Grow — intake automation from the incumbent legal software stack — runs $99–$149 per user per month plus a $399 setup fee, plus 2.9% payment processing on every transaction. A solo running a full Clio stack can hit $200+ per month before their first intake is captured.

Smith.ai and Ruby operate hybrid models: human agents backed by AI, priced per minute or per call. They were built for firms that wanted human warmth with AI efficiency. The cost structure reflects that.

Presently was built for solos who want every call answered, every intake captured, in English and Spanish, at a flat rate — without a per-call meter running while a prospect explains their accident to an AI that is billing you by the minute.

The Question Is Not Whether to Use AI Intake

That question was answered in 2024.

The question in June 2026 is whether your intake system captures the lead in 5 minutes or 8 hours — and whether the attorney who answers in 5 minutes is you or the one below you on the search results page.

35% of your calls are going to voicemail right now. Each one cost you $649 to generate (Clio, 2024). Each one is a case someone else is closing.

Presently answers every call you cannot take. 24/7. English + Spanish. Full intake. Flat rate. No per-call fees.

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