Legal
AI receptionist for expat law firms
A firm in The Hague that serves the international community had callers who began with the problem rather than the practice area, and a receptionist who had to work out from a story about a landlord whether they needed the tenancy lawyer or the employment one. The agent now asks what has happened, who is involved and what the caller is hoping for, matches it to the firm's own list of practice areas, and books a first consultation with the right lawyer in the language the client prefers. Callers with a court date this week are put through to a person. The receptionist stopped diagnosing and started managing the diary.