1. Define the calls that need a safety net
Your Creve Coeur service area sits within St. Louis County, but the population figure for the city does not tell you how many prospective clients contact your firm or when they call. Start with your own unanswered-call records. Separate calls that arrive after hours from calls missed during office hours, lunch, court appearances, meetings or periods when every line is occupied. Also distinguish potential new matters from current-client questions, vendors and other callers. Bosseo describes a team-first model: calls go to your people first, and the AI steps in if nobody answers within 20 seconds.
Recommended approach
Bring a representative call history to the consultation and decide which unanswered calls should receive an automated response. Specify whether the safety net should cover nights, weekends, holidays, overflow, or only selected conditions. Do not use Creve Coeur’s population as a proxy for demand.
