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What Happens During the Answering Legal Free Trial?

The 7-day free trial gives your law firm full access to Answering Legal’s services—no credit card required, and no strings attached. It’s your chance to experience how our team handles your calls, captures leads, and supports your practice 24/7.

Step-by-Step: What to Expect

1. Onboarding & Setup

• You’ll speak with an onboarding specialist who will:
  • Help forward your phone number to our receptionists.
  • Customize your call script and legal intake questions.
  • Set rules for transfers, messages, and call routing.
  • Ensure integrations (like Clio, Lawmatics, etc.) are ready if needed.

2. Live Call Handling Begins

• Our trained legal receptionists will start answering your calls.
• We distinguish new clients vs. existing, perform intakes, or take messages per your script.
• You’ll receive messages instantly via text, email, or mobile app.

3. Real-Time Adjustments

• You can make changes during the trial: update scripts, change forwarding, modify transfer rules, etc.
• Support is available 24/7 if you need help or edits.

4. Performance Tracking

• You’ll see how many calls came in, how many were new leads, how much time was spent, and what information was gathered.
• Usage reports help identify the right plan for your firm moving forward.

What’s Included

• 24/7 live answering
• Custom legal intake
• Call screening & transfers
• Bilingual answering
• CRM integrations
• Mobile app access
• Real performance metrics

🛑 No Commitments

• No credit card required
• No contract to sign
• Cancel at any time during the trial

🧠 Why It’s Valuable

• Test our service risk-free with real client calls
• Experience what your clients will hear
• Evaluate how our receptionists represent your brand
• Understand how many leads you might be missing now