Does the assistant give legal advice?

Never. It explains what the firm does, collects the facts you tell it to collect, and books the consultation. Any question that calls for legal judgment is passed to an attorney with the full conversation attached.

Yes, by design: conversations are stored in systems you control, the AI vendors in the chain are bound by contract, and nothing is used to train anyone's model. The setup is documented so you can show it to your bar's ethics counsel.

Will it work with Clio or my practice management software?

Yes. Intake summaries, contacts and consultations land in Clio, MyCase, Lawmatics or whatever you run, so nobody retypes anything.

What does this cost for a small firm?

It depends on how many practice areas and attorneys it screens for, and you get a fixed quote after the free first call.

Do you have law firm clients?

Not yet in the US, and we'd rather say so than invent one. The receptionist and follow-up systems are the same ones answering live calls for our other clients, and the demo assistants on the portfolio show how intake works in a text thread.

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AI for Law Firms

Every potential client answered, screened, and booked. None lost to voicemail.

Every call and inquiry answered; potential clients screened with your questions
Consultations booked on the right attorney's calendar and followed up
Confidential by design; never legal advice

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40%

of law firms answered the phone when a potential client called in a secret-shopper study; 64% of prospects got no follow-up at all.

Source: Clio, Legal Trends Report · 2024

The landscape

The landscape: what law firms are buying in 2026

What exists, what it costs, and when a tool is enough versus when a build pays.

CategoryWhat's out thereEnough, or build?

Intake

Lawmatics, Clio Grow, Smith.ai for law firms

Enough, or build?Enough for a firm with one practice area. A build pays when screening differs by practice area, conflicts need checking, and the summary must land in your system.

Answering

Ruby, Smith.ai, AI receptionists

Enough, or build?Human services cost more per call; AI answers everything at once. The build is the intake logic behind the greeting.

Drafting and research

Clio Duo, CoCounsel, Harvey (larger firms)

Enough, or build?Buy these. We connect them so the intake summary and the engagement letter come out of the same record.

Practice management

Clio, MyCase, PracticePanther

Enough, or build?Keep it. Intake, contacts and consultations should land there without anyone retyping.

Prices are from vendor pricing pages in September 2026 and change often. None of these companies are affiliated with us.

What this industry buys

Intake and screening

Your qualifying questions, asked in your order, with conflicts flagged and the summary on the attorney's desk before the consultation.

After-hours answering

Calls answered at 9pm and on Sunday, urgent matters routed to the on-call attorney.

Consultation booking and follow-up

Booked on the right calendar, confirmed, reminded, and rescheduled without a paralegal in the loop.

Drafting support

Engagement letters, intake summaries and routine correspondence drafted for review, never sent alone.

No client case study for this one yet — we'd rather tell you that than fake a logo wall. What we have shipped is on the Work page.

Either way, you can read a finished AI Opportunity Report in full before you talk to us — a full worked example →

Common questions

What owners ask before they commit.

Does the assistant give legal advice?: Never. It explains what the firm does, collects the facts you tell it to collect, and books the consultation. Any question that calls for legal judgment is passed to an attorney with the full conversation attached.
Is it confidential?: Yes, by design: conversations are stored in systems you control, the AI vendors in the chain are bound by contract, and nothing is used to train anyone's model. The setup is documented so you can show it to your bar's ethics counsel.
Will it work with Clio or my practice management software?: Yes. Intake summaries, contacts and consultations land in Clio, MyCase, Lawmatics or whatever you run, so nobody retypes anything.
What does this cost for a small firm?: It depends on how many practice areas and attorneys it screens for, and you get a fixed quote after the free first call.
Do you have law firm clients?: Not yet in the US, and we'd rather say so than invent one. The receptionist and follow-up systems are the same ones answering live calls for our other clients, and the demo assistants on the portfolio show how intake works in a text thread.

Often built alongside

AI ReceptionistEvery call answered, every text returned, booked on your calendar.See how it works →

AI Lead Follow-UpEvery lead answered in seconds and followed up until it closes.See how it works →

Back-Office AutomationsQuotes, reminders, reviews and documents, handled without a person.See how it works →

Would this pay in your business? Let's find out first.

We don't open with a build. We open with a free first call about how your business runs today. If this isn't where your numbers say the money is, we'll tell you what is, and you can have it in writing as a free AI Opportunity Report.

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Anthracite AI builds smart websites, AI receptionists and AI-powered CRMs for small and mid-sized businesses, and does AI consulting. Based in Charlotte, NC, it works with businesses anywhere in the US.