AI Legal Intake & Front Desk for Small Law Firms

Capture every prospective client call 24/7—on a flat plan with no per-call meter.

Chronicle screens practice-area fit, records conflict-check basics (full name, opposing party, matter summary), books initial consultations, and never dispenses legal advice.

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Illustrative unit economics

Handler is $99/mo flat for intake calls, with no per-call or per-minute meter.

Market footprint

Built for 165,491 US law firm establishments (Census CBP) and 675,565 EU-27 legal practices (Eurostat).

Inbound caller • 8:50 PMIllustrative call + Human Gate

How Chronicle handles an inbound law firms inquiry

01 · Inbound caller

“I was rear-ended on I-95 yesterday and the other driver’s insurer is already asking me to sign a release. Can I speak to an attorney?”

02 · Chronicle AI Front Desk (First-line AI disclosure included)

“I’m the AI intake assistant for Vance & Sterling Law. I cannot give legal advice, but I can take down the incident details right now and schedule a priority case review with Attorney Vance for 9:00 AM tomorrow.”

03 · Owner Control · Human Approval Gate

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Human Approval Gate: Case intake summary + 9:00 AM consultation hold awaiting attorney conflict check.

→ Email & SMS intake summary delivered immediately to the attorney on duty.

01 / Pre-loaded 1-click services

Included in the Law Firms preset

Skip typing from scratch. Starting with this preset pre-populates your operating brief with these services, default hours, and safety rules:

New matter intake & conflict screening
15-minute attorney case evaluation
Personal injury & incident documentation
Family, estate & business consultation
Existing client document drop-off & status check

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A welcoming service-business reception with a cream telephone, appointment cards, folded peach towel, and blue tray.

02 / Operational edge

Why law firms & legal intake switch from answering services to Chronicle.

Every inbound call, SMS, WhatsApp message, and web chat stays in one chronological thread—governed by your operating brief and human approval gates.

01Law Firms

Flat $99/mo, no per-call meter

Chronicle gives you 24/7 structured legal intake on a flat subscription. Busy weeks, vendor calls, and spam never add to your bill.

02Law Firms

Strict non-representation & AI disclosure on every call

Chronicle states its AI identity up front, never forms an attorney-client relationship, never gives legal advice, and holds every consultation booking for your conflict review.

03Law Firms

Multilingual & EU AI Act Art. 50 ready

Serve English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, or Italian callers with explicit AI and recording disclosures built into the first spoken line.

03 / Questions & answers

Common questions for law firms.

Straight answers on safety boundaries, call forwarding, and flat-rate capacity before you launch.

Will Chronicle ever give legal advice or quote retainer fees?: No. Chronicle's operating brief explicitly forbids legal advice and holds any fee or representation questions behind a Human Approval Gate.
What if half our calls are courthouse vendors or spam?: Chronicle never charges per call, so spam and vendor calls cost you $0.
Can attorneys review the full call transcript and audio?: Yes. Every inbound call logs its transcript, structured summary, and proposed follow-up in the Chronicle dashboard.

1-click industry onboarding

Launch your law firms front desk today.

Start with pre-loaded law firms services, operating hours, and Human Approval Gate defaults on Handler ($99/mo flat).

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