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Screen web leads before they reach an attorney

An AI chat on your website asks the screening questions, filters out matters you don't take, and sends good leads to intake with the details filled in.

Last verified October 11, 2026We may help you set these up. Tools don’t pay us for placement.
Hours back
1 to 2 hrs a week
Monthly cost
$99 to $300 a month
Setup
Moderate
Evidence
Vendor claim only
FitsLaw firms

Worth it if

You get steady web inquiries and many aren't a fit.

Skip it if

You get few web leads; a simple form is enough.

What gets set up

An AI chat on your website identifies itself as AI, asks what the matter is about, where and when it happened and whether they already have a lawyer, then routes good leads to intake. LawDroid builds these chatbots; Lawmatics handles intake and follow-up. It must follow advertising rules and avoid giving legal advice.

Who’s done it

Real exampleTrade press

The ABA Journal rounds up AI intake and lead-screening tools

A Practice Technology column surveys virtual receptionists and AI chat for small firms, including AI-powered website chat that captures and qualifies leads.

Use case estimate: 1 to 2 hrs a week ours, not theirs
More customersTime savings

What they did. Describes tools like Smith.ai's AI-first receptionist, Intaker's AI website chat and LawDroid's virtual intake.

How it went. A survey of options, not one firm's results.

Worth knowing. The author works at MyCase, a practice management vendor. She warns that outsourcing intake means sharing firm data, which triggers confidentiality duties.

Source: ABA Journal (column by a MyCase employee) · Apr 2025Read the original

Tools mentioned here

Listed alphabetically. Lowest plan that does this job, checked on each vendor’s own pricing page.

ToolWhat it does hereStarts atPrice checked
LawDroidAI intake chatbot builder$25 a user a monthCopilot plan (AI assistant). The intake chatbot builder is $99 a user a month.Oct 11, 2026
LawmaticsIntake forms, scheduling and follow-upQuote-basedIntake, scheduling and automated follow-up. AI features cost extra.Oct 11, 2026

You’ll need

  • The practice areas you take and don't take
  • Screening questions your intake uses now

Try it

This one needs setup: it connects to your phones, your software or your client records, so there’s no copy-and-paste version. Have this set up for you.

Run your own numbers

Count web inquiries in a normal week.

Your numbers
Use your own numbers. Nothing you type is saved or sent.
Hours back
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Worth a month
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After the tool
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Why it matters

Web inquiries arrive at all hours, and many are for practice areas you don't handle. Sorting them takes attorney or staff time.

How I estimated the hours

1 to 2 hrs a week: 10 to 20 web inquiries a week at 5 to 10 minutes each to read, screen and route, mostly handled by the chat. Rounded down.

Sources (4)

Sources

  1. LawDroid pricing, https://lawdroid.com/pricing (accessed 2026-10-11)
  2. Lawmatics pricing, https://www.lawmatics.com/pricing (accessed 2026-10-11)
  3. ABA Journal (column by a MyCase employee), https://www.abajournal.com/columns/article/law-firm-intake-reimagined-tools-to-help-you-capture-every-lead (accessed 2026-10-11)
  4. Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 24-1 (generative AI), https://www.floridabar.org/etopinions/opinion-24-1/ (accessed 2026-10-11)

Questions

Giving legal advice, claiming to be a person, and contacting people who already have a lawyer. Florida's opinion suggests screening questions for that last one.

Florida says chatbots used for intake must follow the lawyer advertising rules, including no misleading content.

Related use cases

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