Legal — Estate Planning New Client Intake
Inbound estate planning intake. Tracks urgency driver (diagnosis, travel, recent death) and estate complexity.
When this runs
classifies this work type when the caller says things like:
How the call goes
4 surface rules tied to missing field definitions. Urgent first.
Ask why now — diagnosis, upcoming travel, or recent death in the family. Drives priority and tone.
importantField: Reason for urgency (diagnosis / travel / family death)
Ask for a ballpark estate value — drives tax-planning vs. simple-will track.
importantField: Estate value range
Ask if there are minor children — guardian designations become central.
importantField: Minor children in household
Ask if they have an existing will, trust, or POA we'll be updating.
normalField: Existing will / trust / POA
Extracted without a dedicated prompt
extracts these from the transcript in real time. If the caller does not mention them naturally, staff can confirm them during wrap-up.
Guardrail signals
If staff says anything matching one of these examples, an urgent warning surface is created.
Provide specific tax advice without attorney review.
Predict probate timelines as guarantees.
Quote final document fees before scope is confirmed.
When the call ends
Before staff can end the call, walks them through a wrap-up checklist, then prepares the captured fields for the work record.
Wrap-up checklist
- Confirm callback number
- Send intake questionnaire
- Schedule attorney consult
Then creates a service request with:
- Caller name
- Callback number
- Marital status
- Minor children in household
- State of residence
- Estate value range
- Owns a business or partnership
- Property in other states
- Existing will / trust / POA
- Reason for urgency (diagnosis / travel / family death)
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