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Virtual receptionists for lawyers and law firms 

Whether you’re an individual lawyer or a large law firm, it’s vital to ensure your phone calls are always answered … even if you’re in court or it’s the early hours.


Highly professional & quality-monitored telephone answering for the legal sector

24/7 legal receptionists

Weekends, after-hours, public holidays … we answer every call so you never miss a client opportunity.

New client intake

With so many different types of law, we qualify your leads to ensure you only spend time on relevant enquiries.

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Appointment bookings

We seamlessly schedule appointments into your existing calendar or input them into your legal practice’s CRM.

Access to call logs & messages

Complete visibility of call logs, transfers and messages means the perfect audit trail in your client portal or mobile app.

Flexible overflow & holiday cover

Already have an in-house receptionist? We can answer calls when they’re busy, at lunch, on holidays or off sick.

Class action or campaign numbers

Dedicated phone numbers to track campaigns or manage high-volume class action enquiries.

How our virtual reception service works


Your tools are our tools

We integrate seamlessly with your current systems, with our MyAssistant and MyDiary call answering services using your preferred calendar, booking system or CRM to schedule appointments and add new clients.

Ensure you never miss an important call with a 24/7 legal answering service

Legal matters are often stressful, so it’s important your clients always speak to a real person.

Regardless of your area of practice – criminal law, corporate law, employment law, family law, conveyancing or anything else – you can rest assured we’ll handle every call with the professional courtesy your clients would expect.

You can even have us screen calls or have after-hours calls handled differently, such as prioritising call from a judge or from prison.

Complementary business solutions

Phone numbers

Set up virtual inbound numbers for different locations or, if you require a national presence, a toll-free 0800 number.

Automated messaging

Have voicemails instantly emailed to you both for convenience and to ensure no important communications are ever missed.

What our customers love

Clients appreciate the quick call responsiveness they’re receiving, which can be difficult to manage [in-house] due to the peaks and troughs in call volume.
Scott McSwan, WorkLegal

Trusted by more than 300 law firms, lawyers and legal hotlines

FAQs

Many callers hang up when their call goes to voicemail, so you can miss out on vital conversations or leads.  Ensuring your calls are answered by a live person, increases customer satisfaction, builds loyalty and improves your opportunity to create a rapport and obtain caller details. Live call answering also allows you to screen calls, as you can advise your receptionist to transfer or take messages for only those call types you wish to receive.  Once answered, you can see each message as it’s taken and prioritise who you will call back first. Live call answering increases revenue through better customer connections, reduces costs as you’re not paying for a full time receptionist and helps you to be more efficient with your time.

ReceptionHQ is based in Auckland and is a subsidiary of OfficeHQ, a global virtual reception company headquartered in Australia.

Yes. This is referred to as “call overflow”.

A lot of companies require their phone calls to be answered only when they are unable to take the call themselves. For example, if you step out of the office for an hour or your in-house receptionist goes to lunch, is on leave or is busy on another call and you have multiple calls coming in at the one time.

You can set your business phone number to divert (to the unique local phone number we allocate your business during the Free Trial setup process) only when the phone rings for more than a specified period (such as after 5 rings) or if your line is busy/engaged.

In such instances our receptionists will then answer the phone as if we were in your office. You’re always in control and can relax knowing you will never miss another important call again! 

Yes – if you’re on a MyAssistant or MyDiary plan, all calls are answered within New Zealand or Australia. For MessageExpress and MyReceptionist plans, the majority of calls are answered within New Zealand or Australia, with overflow support available from our global offices, e.g. in the UK and the US, during unforeseen peaks in call volumes. This enables us to ensure your calls are always answered as fast as possible, reducing the risk of call abandonment. We know Average Speed of Answer (ASA) is very important to our clients and one of our key differentiators is that we’re able to answer calls in under 10 seconds, on average.
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Want to try our call answering services for free?

Put New Zealand’s leading virtual receptionist solution to the test! We’re ready to answer your phone FREE for 7 days.

Want to try our call answering services for free?

Put New Zealand’s leading virtual receptionist solution to the test! We’re ready to answer your phone FREE for 7 days.

What does the free trial include?

Our free trial is based on our MyReceptionist service, with professional receptionists able to take messages and transfer calls based on your availability settings.

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