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AI receptionist for estate planning attorneys
An AI receptionist answers when no one at the firm can, collects the caller’s name, number and situation, and books a consultation or flags an urgent matter. In estate planning, tone matters as much as speed, because many callers are grieving or frightened. It should never give legal advice or suggest the caller is now a client.
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A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your estate planning attorney to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
Two very different callers
A person planning ahead wants to know how it works and when they can come in. A family member after a death wants to know if you handle trust administration or probate, and what to gather first.
A good script tells them apart in the first moments and sends the second kind to a human quickly.
What it must not do
No advice, no fee promises you have not approved, and no wording that creates an attorney-client relationship before a conflict check. Callers should hear what the line is for. Check your state’s rules, including call recording laws.
Existing clients too
Clients call about a signing date, a missing page or a change in the family. The receptionist takes the message, tags the matter and puts it on the right desk.
Picture this
Examples of what it can look like. Illustrations, not clients.
A man whose father died last week calls at 7 PM. The receptionist speaks gently, takes the details, and marks the message urgent for you to return in the morning.
A couple wants to update their trust after a second child. They are offered two consultation times and a link to the questionnaire.
A client asks whether her signing is still Thursday. The answer comes from the calendar, with a note to you only if something looks off.
The rules that apply, in their own words
“unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce, are hereby declared unlawful.”
“other than a call made for emergency purposes or made with the prior express consent of the called party”
Sources
- 47 U.S.C. § 227 (TCPA): Consent rules for automated calls, prerecorded voices and texts.
- ABA Model Rule 1.6: Confidentiality of Information: The model ethics rule on protecting client information.
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework: The U.S. standards body’s framework for using AI responsibly.
- 15 U.S.C. § 45 (FTC Act, Section 5): The federal ban on unfair or deceptive business practices, ads included.
Talk through your practice with the person who builds it
A free 30-minute call. You leave knowing which part of your estate planning attorney to hand to AI first, what we would build, and roughly how long it takes.
Questions
Will callers know it is AI?
They should. Say so at the start of the call. Being upfront is better for trust and for most state rules.
What about confidentiality on calls?
Treat every call as sensitive. Know where recordings and transcripts are stored and who can open them.
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