1. Make the unanswered-call rule explicit
Bosseo’s public AI Answering page describes a team-first setup: calls ring your people first, and the AI steps in when nobody answers within 20 seconds. That distinction matters for a La Grange Park practice serving callers from Cook County and elsewhere. The village boundary does not tell you when callers will reach out, which practice areas they will ask about or whether your staff can answer consistently. Your own phone records should determine where the backstop belongs. Review unanswered calls by time, day and reason before deciding whether the 20-second handoff fits your current workflow. Include lunch periods, court appearances, meetings, holidays and overflow, rather than treating “after hours” as the only exposure.
Recommended approach
Document which calls should ring your team first, when the AI may answer, and who reviews the resulting record. Ask Bosseo to show how the proposed forwarding rule would work with your existing number and call handling. Treat any answer-rate or conversion improvement as a measurement question, not an assumed outcome.
