After hours phone service

Looking to make sure your phone calls are handled after hours? We have everything you need to know about an after hours phone service below.

What is an after hours phone service?

An after hours phone service is an answering service that ensures calls that come in after a business closes still get answered by a live operator. 24/7 answering can be expensive to host yourself, which is why outsourcing this to an after hours phone service is a popular move among businesses for which every call counts.

An after hours phone service is particularly useful to law firms because every phone call that comes in to a law firm is so important. Your existing clients will feel much better after leaving a message with a virtual receptionist after hours, and new leads are so valuable to law firms that securing even one can offset the cost of an after hours phone service.

What is an after hours phone service?

What does an after hours phone service do?

Patch holes in your intake

Missed calls are missed business. An after hours phone service will make sure you never miss another call, whether it comes in early in the morning or late at night.

Secure more leads

Because every call will be answered, you’ll have the opportunity to secure every new lead that calls your firm. After speaking to a live receptionist, they’ll be much less likely to call your competition.

Make clients happy

People hate leaving voicemails. Because they’ll reach a live virtual receptionist on every call, your existing clients will be much happier when trying to reach you.

Is Answering Legal an after hours phone service?

Yes! Answering Legal answers calls for lawyers 24/7, which makes us an after hours phone service. Our team of virtual receptionists is always available to answer calls, no matter when they come in. And our service is customizable, so we can handle your calls whether you need 24/7 answering or just 5-9 coverage.

What makes us special, however, is that we’re an after hours phone service exclusively for lawyers. Unlike other answering services, we specialize in answering for lawyers, which allows us to train our virtual receptionists for months until they’re experts in legal processes, terminology, and intake.

How does Answering Legal’s after hours phone service work?

Extensive training

Our receptionists train for months before they ever pick up the phone for a law firm.

Legal intake

We train our receptionists on your custom intake process.

Fully customizable

From call forwarding all the way to the end of the call, our service is 100 percent customizable.

Hear from lawyers just like you

Thousands of lawyers like you trust Answering Legal to handle their phones. These are their stories.

“I have a lot of Spanish-speaking clients, and it’s such a joy to have them have the ability to call my firm and somebody on the other line is speaking their native language.”

- Martin Quintana, Founder and Managing Partner, Quintana Law Group

“Answering Legal is so flexible, you’re able to customize it entirely to fit your firm’s needs, your firm’s hours, and your firm's boundaries that you want to set with clients.”

- Bianca Santorini, Principal Attorney, The Santorini Law Firm PLLC

“I love the fact that, 24/7, 365, even on Christmas, someone is answering our phones and that is Answering Legal.”

- Kamiel Harrison, Esq., The Harrison Firm

“Answering Legal allows me to have a personal life… and it also helps me be a better attorney. It saves time and helps you grow your practice without you even realizing it.”

- Laura Pfeifer, Esq., Founding Partner, Battiloro Law Group

“People from Answering Legal are trained to ask particular questions, to relay messages back and forth, and to send me a summary of those phone calls.”

- Lonny Fish, Owner, Liberty Law Team

“Answering Legal has allowed my firm to get hired on numerous clients that we never would have without them.”

- Margo L. Gaines, Esq., Founder, Gaines & Musico, LLP

“When we’re not there—after hours, evenings, nights, weekends—they’ll answer the call like somebody at Gainsberg Law, ready and willing to answer the phone call.”

- Neal Gainsberg, Owner & Principal, Gainsberg Law, P.C.

“One of the things that Answering Legal allows me to do is quickly get back to new clients… I’ve been hired because I was the only lawyer who called the person back.”

- Neal Davis, Neal Davis Law Firm

“Answering Legal has allowed us to scale up and have the equivalent of what would probably be ten staff members answering phones.”

- Kaitlin Nares, CEO & Co-owner, Hagen Nares PLLC

“Answering Legal’s got my back. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, my phones are answered and my clients’ concerns are addressed.”

- Anthony M. Grandinette, Esq., Founder, The Law Office of Anthony M. Grandinette

“Whenever my staff and I are in consultations with a client, nobody has to walk out of the consults. The office doesn’t miss any calls anymore.”

- Allison Gordon, Gordon Law Firm

“I started out with Answering Legal, and now my practice has grown tenfold.”

- Brian D. Perskin, Esq., Managing Partner, Brian D. Perskin & Associates P.C.

“In this business, whoever answers first usually gets the business, and Answering Legal has really improved my ability to do that.”

- MAJ (R) Christopher Curley Esq., The Law Office of Christopher Curley

“Answering Legal has allowed us to streamline our communication process so that the caller is matched with the party they’re seeking to reach.”

- Justin Reiff, Director of Administration, The Reiff Law Firm

“We transitioned to Answering Legal to get a live operator and started closing with a far higher percentage of our incoming leads.”

- Paul M. Marriett, Law Office of Paul M. Marriett

“I have a lot of Spanish-speaking clients, and it’s such a joy to have them have the ability to call my firm and somebody on the other line is speaking their native language.”

- Martin Quintana, Founder and Managing Partner, Quintana Law Group

“Answering Legal is so flexible, you’re able to customize it entirely to fit your firm’s needs, your firm’s hours, and your firm's boundaries that you want to set with clients.”

- Bianca Santorini, Principal Attorney, The Santorini Law Firm PLLC

“I love the fact that, 24/7, 365, even on Christmas, someone is answering our phones and that is Answering Legal.”

- Kamiel Harrison, Esq., The Harrison Firm

“Answering Legal allows me to have a personal life… and it also helps me be a better attorney. It saves time and helps you grow your practice without you even realizing it.”

- Laura Pfeifer, Esq., Founding Partner, Battiloro Law Group

“People from Answering Legal are trained to ask particular questions, to relay messages back and forth, and to send me a summary of those phone calls.”

- Lonny Fish, Owner, Liberty Law Team

“Answering Legal has allowed my firm to get hired on numerous clients that we never would have without them.”

- Margo L. Gaines, Esq., Founder, Gaines & Musico, LLP

“When we’re not there—after hours, evenings, nights, weekends—they’ll answer the call like somebody at Gainsberg Law, ready and willing to answer the phone call.”

- Neal Gainsberg, Owner & Principal, Gainsberg Law, P.C.

“One of the things that Answering Legal allows me to do is quickly get back to new clients… I’ve been hired because I was the only lawyer who called the person back.”

- Neal Davis, Neal Davis Law Firm

“Answering Legal has allowed us to scale up and have the equivalent of what would probably be ten staff members answering phones.”

- Kaitlin Nares, CEO & Co-owner, Hagen Nares PLLC

“Answering Legal’s got my back. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, my phones are answered and my clients’ concerns are addressed.”

- Anthony M. Grandinette, Esq., Founder, The Law Office of Anthony M. Grandinette

“Whenever my staff and I are in consultations with a client, nobody has to walk out of the consults. The office doesn’t miss any calls anymore.”

- Allison Gordon, Gordon Law Firm

“I started out with Answering Legal, and now my practice has grown tenfold.”

- Brian D. Perskin, Esq., Managing Partner, Brian D. Perskin & Associates P.C.

“In this business, whoever answers first usually gets the business, and Answering Legal has really improved my ability to do that.”

- MAJ (R) Christopher Curley Esq., The Law Office of Christopher Curley

“Answering Legal has allowed us to streamline our communication process so that the caller is matched with the party they’re seeking to reach.”

- Justin Reiff, Director of Administration, The Reiff Law Firm

“We transitioned to Answering Legal to get a live operator and started closing with a far higher percentage of our incoming leads.”

- Paul M. Marriett, Law Office of Paul M. Marriett

“I have a lot of Spanish-speaking clients, and it’s such a joy to have them have the ability to call my firm and somebody on the other line is speaking their native language.”

- Martin Quintana, Founder and Managing Partner, Quintana Law Group

“Answering Legal is so flexible, you’re able to customize it entirely to fit your firm’s needs, your firm’s hours, and your firm's boundaries that you want to set with clients.”

- Bianca Santorini, Principal Attorney, The Santorini Law Firm PLLC

“I love the fact that, 24/7, 365, even on Christmas, someone is answering our phones and that is Answering Legal.”

- Kamiel Harrison, Esq., The Harrison Firm

“Answering Legal allows me to have a personal life… and it also helps me be a better attorney. It saves time and helps you grow your practice without you even realizing it.”

- Laura Pfeifer, Esq., Founding Partner, Battiloro Law Group

“People from Answering Legal are trained to ask particular questions, to relay messages back and forth, and to send me a summary of those phone calls.”

- Lonny Fish, Owner, Liberty Law Team

“Answering Legal has allowed my firm to get hired on numerous clients that we never would have without them.”

- Margo L. Gaines, Esq., Founder, Gaines & Musico, LLP

“When we’re not there—after hours, evenings, nights, weekends—they’ll answer the call like somebody at Gainsberg Law, ready and willing to answer the phone call.”

- Neal Gainsberg, Owner & Principal, Gainsberg Law, P.C.

“One of the things that Answering Legal allows me to do is quickly get back to new clients… I’ve been hired because I was the only lawyer who called the person back.”

- Neal Davis, Neal Davis Law Firm

“Answering Legal has allowed us to scale up and have the equivalent of what would probably be ten staff members answering phones.”

- Kaitlin Nares, CEO & Co-owner, Hagen Nares PLLC

“Answering Legal’s got my back. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, my phones are answered and my clients’ concerns are addressed.”

- Anthony M. Grandinette, Esq., Founder, The Law Office of Anthony M. Grandinette

“Whenever my staff and I are in consultations with a client, nobody has to walk out of the consults. The office doesn’t miss any calls anymore.”

- Allison Gordon, Gordon Law Firm

“I started out with Answering Legal, and now my practice has grown tenfold.”

- Brian D. Perskin, Esq., Managing Partner, Brian D. Perskin & Associates P.C.

“In this business, whoever answers first usually gets the business, and Answering Legal has really improved my ability to do that.”

- MAJ (R) Christopher Curley Esq., The Law Office of Christopher Curley

“Answering Legal has allowed us to streamline our communication process so that the caller is matched with the party they’re seeking to reach.”

- Justin Reiff, Director of Administration, The Reiff Law Firm

“We transitioned to Answering Legal to get a live operator and started closing with a far higher percentage of our incoming leads.”

- Paul M. Marriett, Law Office of Paul M. Marriett

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