Live answering service

Do you need a live answering service for your law firm? Find out below.

What is a live answering service

A live answering service is a tool employed by businesses that can’t get to all of their phone calls during or after business hours. By hiring a live answering service, these businesses gain access to virtual receptionists to handle all of their calls, usually through a call center or other remote means.

A live answering service holds a special appeal for law firms specifically, because every phone call is so valuable, and the cost of missing them can be high! Missing a call from a new client isn’t very different from sending them to your competition; very rarely do distressed legal consumers wait for a call back after leaving a voicemail, if they leave a voicemail at all!

What is a live answering service

What can a live answering service do for my law firm?

Boost your lead capture rate

Just by ensuring every call is answered by a live representative of your firm, a live answering service will boost your lead capture rate by almost double.

Improve client satisfaction

Your clients want to feel like the center of your firm. Missing their calls, however, will make them feel ignored. A live answering service will make sure your clients speak to someone every time they call.

Save you time

You don’t have time to answer all of your calls yourself, either during business hours or afterward. A live receptionist service will give you the benefits of having answered the call without interrupting you, so you can focus on your work.

Is Answering Legal a live answering service?

Yes! Answering Legal is a live answering service. Our virtual receptionists work out of our call center 24/7, providing our customers with phone handling services at all hours.

We’re not just a live answering service, however. We’re a live answering service that only answers for lawyers. Rather than having to train our receptionists to answer for butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers, we can focus our training regimen on legal terminology, processes, and intake!

How does Answering Legal’s live answering service work?

Custom legal intake

We train our receptionists to use your custom intake process.

24/7 availability

Our live answering service is available 24/7/365.

Integrations

Our all center tech integrates with the legal software you’re already using.

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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