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AI legal intake and receptionist for law firms in Houston, TX

Most potential clients call more than one firm. The one that answers first, at any hour, and takes the intake properly usually gets the consultation. IA law answers every call on the first ring, 24/7, in English or Spanish, and never gives legal advice.

24/7 call answeringLegal intakeConsultation bookingDocument requestsNo legal adviceEnglish & Spanish

AI legal intake for Houston law firms

Intake is where a Houston firm wins or loses a case before it starts. IA law asks the same complete questions on every call and leaves the attorney a clean summary.

  • Your intake questions, by practice area
  • Dates, parties and deadlines written down
  • Case type screened against what your firm takes

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Law firms in Houston: what the phone looks like

Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the country, with busy freeways, a major port, refineries and a large Spanish-speaking population. Local firms usually represent accident victims, refinery and port workers, immigrant families and small businesses.

Calls IA law handles in Houston

  • Freeway and truck accidents
  • Refinery and industrial injuries
  • Immigration petitions
  • Service in Spanish
  • Arrests and criminal charges
  • Workplace injuries in energy and construction
  • Callers who prefer Spanish

What changes for your Houston team

Calls arrive in several languages at all hours. IA law takes the intake in English or Spanish and books the consultation with the right attorney.

It answers logistics itself (hours, location, fees for a consultation, documents to bring), takes the intake with your questions, books consultations and writes every legal question down for the attorney, without giving advice.

A typical call in Houston

A potential client in Houston calls on a Sunday after a car accident. Instead of voicemail, IA law collects the date, injuries, insurance and police report information and books the first consultation slot on Monday.

Harris Countyaccident victimsrefineryport workers

What a missed call costs a Houston firm

Industry estimates for a small law firm.

After 5 PM
many urgent calls arrive

Accidents, arrests and family emergencies rarely happen in office hours.

Hours a day
on status calls

Existing clients calling for updates take time from paralegals and attorneys.

$3,500+/mo
for an extra receptionist

Plus training and turnover, and still no nights or weekends.

Per call
answering services charge

And many only take a name and number, not a real intake.

How it works

Three steps, every call, all year.

1

Answers

It picks up immediately, in the caller's language, says it is the firm's AI assistant and that the call may be recorded.

2

Takes the intake

New matter: asks your intake questions and books the consultation. Existing client: gives status from your notes and requests documents. Legal question: logs it word for word for the attorney, with no advice given.

3

Files it for your team

Everything lands on one intake board: summary, transcript, consultation and documents. Your team steps in only when a lawyer is needed.

What changes on the phone

Situations every law firm knows.

SituationTodayWith IA law
Busy court daysPhones unansweredEvery call answered
Accident call on a SundayVoicemail until MondayIntake taken, consultation booked
Arrest at nightFamily leaves a messageFlagged urgent for the on-call attorney
"How is my case going?"Paralegal stops to answerStatus from your notes, call logged
Missing documentsEmails back and forthSecure upload link by text
Call about freeway and truck accidentsWaits for a callbackIntake logged for the attorney, consultation booked
Call about refinery and industrial injuriesWaits for a callbackIntake logged for the attorney, consultation booked

ROI: what missed calls cost your firm

Defaults are typical for a firm this size; change them to yours.

0
Fees at risk per year (missed calls × new cases × signed × fee × 52 weeks)
0
Phone hours your team gets back per year
Get this for my firm

Built and running in real companies

Four systems in production, delivered in two months.

Pricing in US dollars

A small fixed fee plus the minutes you actually use. You pay for real calls, not a plan you may not fill.

Free pilot
$0

15 days answering your real calls. No credit card, no commitment. Results report at the end.

Intake desk
$99/month

Answers, takes intake with your questions, books consultations and requests documents, in English and Spanish.

Call minutes
$0.16/minute

Billed per minute of conversation. A 4-minute intake costs about $0.64.

Example: 500 calls a month at 4 minutes each = $99 + $320 = $419. Setup is included in the pilot.

Your accounts, your data. We set it up in accounts you own and maintain it without access to your confidential information.

What Houston attorneys ask us

Is caller information kept confidential?

Call summaries stay in your firm's intake board and documents go through a secure upload link. We review the setup with you before going live.

Does it work with our current phone number?

Yes. Calls are forwarded from your existing number: all the time, after hours or only when the office is busy.

What happens with calls it cannot resolve?

It takes a complete message, tells the caller when to expect a callback and puts the request at the top of your team's list.

We get many calls about freeway and truck accidents. Can IA law take that intake?

Yes. You define the intake questions for that type of matter, and IA law asks them every time and books the right attorney.

Callers ask about refinery and industrial injuries. Can it request documents before the consultation?

Yes. It texts a secure upload link for the documents you define, so the attorney has them before the meeting.

Firms near Houston

The same AI intake desk, set up for firms in neighboring cities.

Hear it take a real intake

Call the demo agent yourself, test it in Spanish and watch the intake board. Houston firms get a free 15-day pilot.