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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

What is a live call answering service?

New to the concept? Get our free explainer guide to discover what a call answering service entails, how it works and why it’s good for business.

What is a live call answering service?

New to the concept? Get our free explainer guide to discover what a call answering service entails, how it works and why it’s good for business.

What is live call answering?

New to the concept? Get our free explainer guide to discover what a call answering service entails, how it works and why it’s good for business.


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 calls from a judge or from jail.

And during peak call volume events, such as for firms handling class action lawsuits and inundated with calls they struggle to cope with, an outsourced answering service provides invaluable support.

We answer in less than 4 rings

We take great pride in answering calls in less than 10 seconds on average, which means you avoid losing frustrated callers to your competitors.

We answer in less than 4 rings

We take great pride in answering calls in less than 10 seconds on average, which means you avoid losing frustrated callers to your competitors.

We answer in less than 4 rings

We take great pride in answering calls in less than 10 seconds on average, which means you avoid losing frustrated callers to your competitors.

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 real person, rather than voicemail or a robot, 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.

Yes! OfficeHQ is a privately-owned Australian company. Our head office is on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, with about 90% of our entire Australian team – including our virtual receptionists – based in that region.

Our telecommunications network extends to 66 telephone exchanges, giving us the largest range of local numbers of any Australian virtual reception services provider.

Yes, our team of receptionists can answer calls you’d usually miss.  You may be on another call or simply unable to answer because you’re busy at the time. Our receptionists will take a detailed message and send to you instantly by email or SMS. Many clients who subscribe to our service are surprised when they learn how many calls they’d been missing prior to having their calls answered by OfficeHQ.

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.  Our receptionists are available 24/7 and you can opt-in to receive after hours live call answering on any OfficeHQ subscription.  Without after hours call answering turned on, our receptionists will answer your calls between 8:00am and 6:00pm on weekdays.  If you need after hours call answering, please let us know when you sign up or contact us.

Yes – if you’re on a MyAssistant or MyDiary plan.  For MessageExpress and MyReceptionist plans, the majority of calls are answered by our team in Australia, with overflow support available from our global offices, e.g. in NZ, 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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Yes, you are able to use our service for an hour, a day, a week, whenever you need our assistance. Many clients use our live call answering for short-term needs, for example, when their own in-house receptionist is at lunch, sick or on annual leave.  Some clients use the service during their busy periods only, as call overflow or for campaigns.  Our live call answering service is like having a casual receptionist who is always available.  It’s reliable and risk-free, as you only pay for what you use.

If you prefer to use our service seasonally, you can take advantage of our pause package.

Complementary business solutions

Phone numbers

Set up virtual inbound numbers for different locations or, if you require a national presence, a 1300 number or free call 1800 number.

Automated messaging

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

Virtual address

Choose a virtual business address to expand your presence geographically, without expensive overheads or the need to relocate.

What our customers love

Over the 10 years I’ve been with OfficeHQ they have delivered nothing but the best service I could hope for.
Joseph Kelly, Kelly Workplace Lawyers
We use this service as a small business owner for when we are away or overseas. They do an exceptional job and I know my clients are in the best hands.
Visashop
OfficeHQ were always professional and just nicest people on the other end of the line! I have no hesitation in recommending them for a reception service.
Natasha Burns
OfficeHQ has access to my diary and is able to book appointments on my behalf. My practice has benefited as I have not missed calls from existing and potential clients.
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation
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

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Want to try our call answering services for free?

Put Australia’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 Australia’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 Australian-based receptionists able to take messages and transfer calls based on your availability settings.

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