Legal intake receptionists
Looking to hire a legal intake receptionist for your firm? We have everything you need to know below.
What are legal intake receptionists?
A legal intake receptionist is a staff member whose job is to answer your phones and make sure new clients undergo a legal intake. Of course, most legal intake receptionists also answer the phones for existing clients, and other kinds of callers; new client calls just happen to be the most important.
It’s important to know that a legal intake receptionist requires special training. Even if you’re hiring a receptionist who has worked for law firms before, you’re going to need to train them on your specific legal intake process, as well as the ins and outs of your firm. This makes legal intake receptionists a big investment, both in time and money. The returns, however, will be worth it.
What can legal intake receptionists do for my firm?
Gather the information you need
Most clients won’t sign a representation agreement without speaking to an attorney, and often, you don’t want them to, not without vetting if a case is right for your firm! A legal intake receptionist will make sure you have the information you need to do just that.
Raise your lead capture rate
Making sure new clients undergo a legal intake will do more than ensure you have the right information to begin work on their legal matter. It will also make those clients feel like they’ve already begun the process of hiring your firm, making them much less likely to call your competition.
Save you time
With a legal intake receptionist handling your calls, you won’t have to drop whatever you’re working on every time the phone rings. You’ll be able to focus on your work without interruption and get more done.
Does Answering Legal have legal intake receptionists?
Yes! Our virtual receptionists are legal intake receptionists. We’ll go in-depth on our training process below, but suffice it to say that our virtual receptionists spend months training in legal intake before ever picking up the phone for a law firm.
What sets our team apart from an in-office receptionist is that our virtual receptionists are available 24/7. You’ll get all the benefits listed above, but not just during your normal business hours! You’ll never miss out on another new client call.