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How an AI receptionist built for law firms compares with a virtual receptionist and answering service.
Both Reflekt Legal and Smith.ai help law firms capture and respond to inbound leads instead of sending callers to voicemail.
The main difference is the model. Reflekt Legal is an AI receptionist and intake specialist tuned to your firm’s exact qualification rules, brand, and voice, and it writes structured data straight into your legal software.
| Reflekt Legal | Smith.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | AI receptionist trained on your firm’s intake script and qualification rules | Virtual receptionists and answering service with an AI option |
| Availability | 24/7, every call answered at the same consistency | Depends on plan and staffing; per-minute or per-call pricing |
| Legal intake | Structured qualification by practice area with data mapped to your CRM | General reception and message taking; custom intake on higher tiers |
| CRM & case management | Direct sync with Clio, Filevine, Litify, MyCase, Lawcus, and more | Integrations vary by plan and tool |
| Consistency | Every conversation follows the same qualification logic | Varies with the individual agent handling the call |
If you want a general answering service with human agents, Smith.ai is a strong option. If you want an AI receptionist that qualifies every legal lead the same way and pushes structured intake into your case management system, Reflekt Legal is built for that.
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