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AI answering service for law firms
In court or with a client, your firm can still answer calls.Kalyvox handles the calls you forward, identifies the reason for calling and captures the details you configured before transfer, booking or callback.
How Kalyvox handles calls for your industry
Built for the way you workThe answering flow follows the vocabulary, priorities and next steps of law firms.
Rules by intent
Urgency, quote, booking or routine request can each follow a different path.
Useful context preserved
Your team receives the reason, details and next action after the call.
Before / after
What changes when law firms calls are handled immediately.
New matters: capture useful intake details before callback
Existing clients: separate case follow-up from new inquiries
Priority: apply the firm’s rules
Kalyvox answers while your team is unavailable.
The reason, contact details and useful context arrive in one structured request.
Urgent calls follow the transfer or escalation rule you configured.
On the ground
Phone challenges for lawyers
The details vary by industry. The pattern is the same: the phone rings precisely when your team is already busy.
New matters: capture useful intake details before callback
Practice area, contact details, jurisdiction or opposing party can be collected according to the intake questions defined by the firm.
Existing clients: separate case follow-up from new inquiries
The call reason and useful references can be structured before the request reaches the appropriate person.
Priority: apply the firm’s rules
You define which situations trigger a transfer or alert. Kalyvox does not give legal advice or assess the merits of a matter.
Appointments and unavailability: keep a clear next step
During hearings, client meetings or after hours, each call can follow your configured path: booking, callback, transfer or structured message.
Inside the call
The caller explains the problem. Kalyvox turns it into an actionable request.
A prospective client calls about a family-law matter while the attorney is in court.
Incoming call LIVE
LawyerReason detected
PriorityApplied from your rules
Next stepTransfer · booking · callback
Call summary
QUALIFIEDThe useful details stay together.
Reason, contact details, answers and next action are attached to the same request.
Ready for your team
Routing
CallerKalyvoxTeam
Transfer when the right person accepts
Context kept when a callback is needed
Configured outcome
One call, one clear next action.
Kalyvox identifies a new matter, captures the intake details configured by the firm and follows the selected next step without providing legal advice.
QUALIFIED REQUEST
The context is already there.
A prospective client calls about a family-law matter while the attorney is in court.
Kalyvox identifies a new matter, captures the intake details configured by the firm and follows the selected next step without providing legal advice.Compare
Outsourced reception vs AI phone system
Which phone system should you choose for your lawyer business?
CriterionOutsourced receptionKalyvox
AvailabilityBusiness hours only 24/7
Monthly cost$800–$1,500/mo From $95/mo + usage
Call qualificationSimple message taking Intent detection + criteria extraction
CustomisationFixed script Dynamic questions adapted to context
Appointment bookingManual, depends on staff availability Synced calendar, booked during the call
Simultaneous call capacityLimited to number of operators Unlimited
Go beyond answering
The call can finish with the work already moving.
Book into the connected calendar
Kalyvox checks availability and books the slot directly when the scenario allows it.
Calendar integrationRoute the call to the right person
The caller is transferred according to the detected intent and the availability rules you configured.
See featuresSend the request into your tools
Email, SMS, Zapier and connected workflows keep the request moving after the call.
See integrationsPriority workflows
Seven call workflows a law firm answering service should separate
Each call type can use its own questions, routing and follow-up instead of forcing every caller through one generic script.
New-client intake
Capture the reason for calling, contact details and the first matter criteria before attorney follow-up.
Existing clients
Separate an active-matter call from new intake and keep the useful matter reference or context.
Matter type and deadline
Collect practical intake details without giving legal advice on behalf of the firm.
Time-sensitive calls
Apply the escalation rule the firm configured when the call matches a priority scenario.
Consultation booking
Qualify the request before offering a slot when a supported calendar is connected.
Attorney or team transfer
Route selected calls to the attorney, paralegal or front-desk destination defined for that intent.
After-hours intake
Answer nights and weekends, structure the request and separate routine callback from configured escalation.
Verified sector benchmarks
Verifiable benchmarks for law-firm phone intake
Show benchmarks and sources
- For its 2024 Legal Trends Report, Clio hired an independent research company to contact 500 law firms. Only 40% answered the phone when called. Clio · Legal Trends Report 2024
- Even after firms had the opportunity to call back, 48% of the firms tested by Clio were still effectively unreachable by phone. Clio · Client Intake Legal Trends
- Clio also reports that firms using certain client-facing capabilities in Clio Grow had 51% more client leads and 52% higher revenue. The report presents an observed association, not proof that the technology caused those results. Clio · Legal Trends Report 2024
- Invoca’s 2026 consumer-services benchmark reports a 69% human answer rate for its Legal category, providing a second independent reference point for phone accessibility. Invoca · Consumer Services Benchmarks 2026
Frequently asked questions
AI answering service for law firms: FAQ
How can a law firm handle calls during hearings or client meetings?
Forward unanswered, overflow or scheduled calls to Kalyvox. The assistant captures the request and follows your transfer, booking or callback rule.
Can Kalyvox pre-qualify a new legal matter?
It can ask the intake questions defined by the firm, such as practice area, contact details, jurisdiction, opposing party or other intake information. Legal assessment remains with the firm.
Can it perform a conflict check?
Kalyvox can collect party names when your workflow requires them. The actual conflict check remains with the firm using its own systems and procedures.
Does Kalyvox give legal advice?
No. It collects and passes on configured information but does not characterize a situation in law or advise the caller about their matter.
Can it book consultations?
Yes, when a supported calendar is connected and the workflow allows it. Offered slots follow the availability and rules you configured.
How are priority calls handled?
The firm defines the criteria and corresponding rule: transfer, alert or priority callback. Kalyvox applies those rules without assessing the legal merits of the situation.
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