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 Outcompete Big Firms on Intake Speed — Here Is the Data

Solo attorneys using digital intake tools see 53% higher revenue and handle 37% more cases — outcompeting large firms on the only metric that matters: who answers first.

Solo attorneys using digital intake technology — e-signatures, online schedulers, automated text responses, and AI receptionists — generate 53% higher revenue and handle 25–37% more cases per lawyer than peers who rely on phone tag and voicemail, according to the Clio 2025 Legal Trends for Solo and Small Law Firms Report.

That is not a marginal edge. That is the difference between a practice that grows and one that plateaus, and it comes down almost entirely to one question: who picks up first?

67% of Clients Choose the First Attorney Who Answers

The Clio 2025 data is direct: 67% of legal consumers choose the first attorney who responds to their inquiry. Not the most experienced. Not the cheapest. The first.

For a solo PI or criminal defense attorney in Houston or Dallas running Google ads, that means the moment a prospect calls after an accident or an arrest, the race is already over if you do not answer. The lead does not wait. They call the next name on the list.

The conversion math compounds the urgency: firms that respond within five minutes convert leads at nearly four times the rate of firms that respond after one hour (Clio 2025). Most solo practices in Texas are not responding in five minutes — they are in court, in a deposition, or with a client. That one-hour window closes, and the case walks out the door.

Solo Attorneys Miss 35%+ of Calls During Business Hours

Industry data from LexHelper, Equivity, and VirtualNexGen corroborates what every solo practitioner already suspects: solo attorneys miss more than 35% of inbound calls during standard business hours. At an average PI case value of $15,000–$40,000, missing even a handful of qualified calls per month translates to a material revenue gap — industry estimates place the annual cost at up to $144,000 in lost case revenue.

The irony is that the calls are coming in. The Google ads are working. The problem is not marketing. The problem is intake.

The Intake Gap Is Where Big Firms Win — and Where Tech Flips It

Large firms win on intake not because their attorneys are more available — they are not — but because they have staff dedicated to answering phones. A 20-lawyer firm has a receptionist team. A solo practitioner has a cell phone and a voicemail box.

Presently closes that gap. Presently is an AI receptionist built specifically for solo and small law firms. When a call comes in and you cannot answer, Presently picks up, greets the caller by name using your firm's identity, qualifies the lead, captures contact information, and sends you a real-time summary by text. No voicemail. No missed opportunity.

The Clio report's finding that firms using text messaging and automated intake tools see 48% more client leads is not surprising once you understand the mechanism: when every call gets a live response, every caller feels heard, and more of them convert. Presently is the infrastructure that makes that possible without adding headcount.

79% of Legal Consumers Expect a Response Within 24 Hours — Most Solo Practices Miss That Window

Clio 2025 also found that 79% of legal consumers expect a response within 24 hours of their initial inquiry. For PI cases where the facts are fresh and the opposing insurer is already moving, 24 hours can mean the difference between a strong case and a compromised one.

Solo attorneys who use Presently never leave a prospect waiting. The AI handles the first response instantly, sets expectations, and routes urgent cases — a caller who just left an accident scene, a family member calling from a police station — as high priority so you can follow up within minutes, not hours.

The technology that once required a firm of twenty to staff is now available to a firm of one.

The Solo Firm That Answers First Wins

The Clio 2025 Legal Trends data settles the debate: this is not about firm size, it is about response speed and intake infrastructure. Solo PI and criminal defense attorneys in Texas who deploy digital intake tools handle more cases, earn more revenue, and convert more leads — not because they outspend large firms, but because they outrespond them.

The first attorney who answers gets 67% of the clients. Presently makes sure that attorney is you.

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Sources: Clio 2025 Legal Trends for Solo and Small Law Firms Report · LexHelper · Equivity · VirtualNexGen