Legal Answering Service

Answering solutions for the legal industry

Proudly supporting hundreds of law firms with Phone Answering and Live Chat solutions, delivering seamless support through our experienced receptionists when you need it most.

Phone Answering Service

The very best receptionists ready to answer the calls you can’t

Live Chat Service

Outsource some or all of your website chats to our trained agents

AI Voice Agent

Fully automated answering with optional escalation to real people

Legal answering plans from just $145 per month

  • Amazing people & AI technology
  • Thousands of businesses on board
  • Unmatched sector expertise
  • Award-winning culture

Legal answering service benefits

The very best receptionists representing your law firm

Our warm and professional receptionists, superpowered by AI, act as a seamless extension of your team.

Important job details captured​

We’ll follow custom scripted responses, designed by you, to gather essential information, including contact details, case type or number and appointment specifics.

Every lead secured, no opportunity lost

Maximize your firm’s growth by ensuring you never miss a new business or client opportunity.

Extended opening hours for 24/7 answering

Whether it’s a late-night legal emergency or a weekend inquiry, we’ll keep your firm accessible, day and night, 365 days a year.

Seamless communication with bilingual callers

Your callers will experience exceptional service, whether they speak English or Spanish.

Efficient call dispatching, every time

We'll follow your emergency call process for any urgent legal matters, ensuring time-sensitive calls reach your team as quickly as possible.

Legal Answering Services

Legal Live Chat Service

Our highly trained Live Chat agents, supported by specialist chat technology, convert web chats into clients. Designed for busy law firms like yours, our seamless solution combines clever software with real human support to ensure you stay connected with prospects and clients. Easy to set up and manage, handle the chats you can and trust us with the rest.

Get ahead of competitors

41% of chats result in a new lead

Win new clients faster

Proven to generate 6x more engagement with website visitors

Satisfy your audience

Clients are increasingly expecting chat to be available on your website

Legal AI Voice Agent

Where real people roll out the red carpet, our AI Agent is the ideal solution for more routine calls that don't always require the human touch. Perfect for fulfilling tasks like Lead Qualification, Appointment Scheduling, FAQ Handling, Call Routing, Data Collection and Dispatching, instantly and accurately. With optional escalation to your people or ours built in, our AI Agent combines efficiency with exceptional value.

Manage high call volume

Triage and screen calls to identify the highest value calls fast.

24/7 zero fatigue

Handle, route and escalate callers to keep things moving outside working hours.

Instant flex and scalability

On-demand resource always available to reflect your changing business needs.

The role of AI across our business

Increasingly, our AI Voice Agent is taking care of simple, routine calls: freeing our people to focus on the more complex ones. What’s more, behind the scenes, powerful proprietary AI tools like KnowledgeBase and MessageMaker are superpowering every response, surfacing key information instantly and drafting message summaries in real time. Whether you’re a start-up, a growing business, or a global brand, this dynamic blend of agentic automation and real people delivers exceptional customer experiences on your behalf.

AI Voice Agent

Handles routine calls quickly, freeing people for complex queries

KnowledgeBase

Surfaces relevant client information instantly for faster, smarter responses

MessageMaker

Auto-drafts message summaries in real time, ready for review

Real People + AI

Deliver seamless customer experiences that align with your brand at scale

Why choose Moneypenny?

Awesome receptionists you’d be happy to hire yourself

Our own AI technology superpowering us on every conversation

A perfected, one-of-a-kind call answering environment

Business challenge:

“With clients based internationally and across different states in the US calling at different times, we were finding it increasingly difficult to answer every call.”

Solution:

“Our law firm now benefits from 24‑hour call support. Any calls our team can’t get to overflow seamlessly to our receptionists. For us, this is the ideal solution.”

Result:

“Now if a client needs to get hold of us, calls are taken promptly and they always speak to professional receptionists – not a machine – no matter what time of day or night.”

Business challenge:

“I run a small independent law firm, so answering the phone during the day is always a struggle. I’m often in court for long periods of time and can be faced with up to 20 voicemails when I get out.”

Solution:

“Moneypenny answers any calls I can’t get to. They have a good understanding of the legal industry which is clearly reflected in the quality of the messages I receive.”

Result:

“My clients are happier as they no longer speak with my answering machine. Moneypenny's tech is great too. With their app, I can view my messages instantly.”

Seamless account support

As a Moneypenny client, having our amazing receptionists answer your calls is just the beginning. You’ll also gain access to a suite of useful tools and features to ensure you’re maximizing everything our service has to offer.

  • Proactive account management Our Support Team are here to help you with all aspects of your service; from technical assistance to reporting and invoicing queries, they’re always available.
  • Intuitive mobile appIdeal for working on the go, make real-time changes, check messages, block unwanted callers, set usage alerts, access support articles and so much more.
  • Powerful portal dashboardFor complete control and full visibility of your account, use the dashboard to customize and edit call scripts, view real-time call statistics and reports, and update company information.

Legal Answering Service FAQs

  • How does AI superpower my Moneypenny Receptionist?

    AI empowers our people to deliver exceptional service on your behalf every time - from KnowledgeBase, which provides a whole host of client information at their fingertips for faster and smarter responses, to MessageMaker which accurately summarizes your calls in real time.

  • What is a legal answering service?

  • As a law firm, our reputation is everything. How can we be confident it’s in the right hands?

  • Can you speak with my clients in different languages?

  • How does a legal answering service work?

  • Can you transfer calls to my cell phone or home phone?

  • How much does a legal answering service cost?

  • When is a legal answering service available to support my law firm?

AI empowers our people to deliver exceptional service on your behalf every time - from KnowledgeBase, which provides a whole host of client information at their fingertips for faster and smarter responses, to MessageMaker which accurately summarizes your calls in real time.

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  • Amazing people & AI technology
  • Thousands of businesses on board
  • Unmatched sector expertise
  • Award-winning culture