Visitor Management for Professional Services Firms

Automate your front desk and impress every client who walks through the door.

A Professional Front Desk Experience Every Time

ALICE Receptionist is an automated visitor management system trusted by law firms, real estate agencies, financial advisory offices, and consulting organizations. ALICE handles visitor check-in, security screening, staff notifications, and two-way video calls. Unlike most visitor kiosks, it detects motion and greets visitors proactively, so your clients feel taken care of and your professionals stay focused.

See how ALICE greets, registers, and interacts with visitors.

Visitor data being collected by ALICE Receptionist.

Identify Growth Opportunities with Visitor Management Data

Track visit frequency, capture client feedback at check-out, and add custom intake fields that surface the data your team actually needs. Whether you’re identifying your highest-value clients or spotting gaps in the intake process, ALICE gives you a clear picture of who is visiting, how often, and why.

Empower Your Professionals with a Virtual Front Desk

When ALICE Virtual Front Desk handles greetings, check-ins, and visitor routing, your attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, and consultants stay focused.

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Manage Risks and Keep Your Team Informed

ALICE checks in every visitor consistently and sends your team an automatic notification when a guest arrives. Optional driver’s license verification and background screening against private and government watch lists inform your team of security risks.

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12+

years serving professional service organizations

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100+

professional services offices served

97 percent of customers love using ALICE icon

97%

of our customers “love” using ALICE (InfoTech)

97 percent say ALICE saves time and enables productivity icon

97%

say ALICE saves time and enables productivity (InfoTech)

Based on internal customer data and InfoTech Research Group Surveys

All the Visitor & Lobby Management
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Features

Essential Features for Professional Visitor Management

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Self Check-In

Streamline the visitor check-in process with self-registration, appointments, and pre-check-in options.

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Security Screening

Run instant background checks, verify guest IDs, and alert designated employees when visitors are matched against private and government databases.

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Guest Scheduling

Streamline your guest management process by scheduling visits, confirming attendance, and ensuring smooth check-ins.

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Induction Documents

Prompt visitors to review and sign documents before arrival or on-site, including agreements, policies, and more.

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Fast Track Check-In

Enable swift check-in processes for registered, returning, and scheduled guests through Fast Track features like pre-check-in, QR code scanning, and appointments.

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Employee Notifications

Ensure employees get instant notifications when visitors arrive or when security events occur.

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Badges

Automatically print visitor badges to quickly identify guests.

What Real Customers Are Saying

Overall Capterra rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars across 39 verified reviews.

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Colton W.
Industry: Finance
Role: BDM


“This was impactful for us because we were able to cut the costs of an entire reception. ALICE serves its job well and provides a fairly easy start-to-finish solution for clients to reach the people they are wanting to get ahold of when they enter the building.”

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Michele H.
Industry: Real Estate
Role: Vice-President


“The ability to customize ALICE for our specific needs to transform our lobby into a self-contained, welcoming and safe place to interact with our staff throughout the building without having a person in this area.”

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Philip A.
Industry: Real Estate
Role: SVP, HR & Training


“Easy to use and provides a positive first impression of the company without the need to hire and train the right person. Also, since it doesn’t need breaks, vacations, or sick time, it is always there to [greet] your guests.”

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Alyssa R.
Industry: Finance
Role: Exec. Assistant


“We were able to eliminate a position that was always hard for us to fill and keep! People who have come in have loved it, we have great feedback!”

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Differentiators

Why Choose ALICE Receptionist for Professional Services Visitor Management?

Proactive Greetings with Motion Detection

Most visitor management systems wait for the visitor to interact with them. ALICE detects motion and greets visitors, providing instructions on next steps before anyone has to ask. For professional services clients, that proactive presence signals a firm that’s attentive and organized.

Making Visitor Management Cost-Effective

A dedicated receptionist costs almost $40,000 per year in salary alone according to the US Bureau of Labor. That’s before benefits, turnover, and training. ALICE delivers consistent front desk coverage at a fraction of that cost, with no sick days, no gaps during peak hours, and no retraining when staff turns over.

Over a Decade in Visitor Management

ALICE Receptionist has spent over a decade refining visitor management for professional services organizations. The results speak for themselves. According to InfoTech, 97% of our customers plan to renew, reflecting a long-term partnership approach rather than a set-it-and-forget-it product.

A Dedicated & Reliable Partner

According to InfoTech, 100% of ALICE customers rate our service team as effective and knowledgeable — the highest possible mark. That’s not an accident. Every ALICE deployment includes onboarding support, annual check-ins, and a team that picks up the phone. As your office evolves, we’re here to help you adjust your configuration, retrain staff, and get the most out of the platform.

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Frequently Asked Questions

An automated receptionist system like ALICE delivers value across four areas that matter most to professional services firms — including law offices, real estate agencies, financial advisory practices, and consulting organizations:

  • Client experience: Every visitor receives a consistent, professional greeting the moment they walk in, regardless of whether your front desk is staffed. That first impression reflects directly on your firm.
  • Staff productivity: Attorneys, advisors, and consultants are no longer interrupted to manage routine check-in tasks. ALICE handles it automatically.
  • Security and compliance: Every visitor is logged, screened, and verified through a consistent process. Optional ID verification and background checks against government and private watchlists happen automatically at check-in.
  • Business intelligence: Custom intake fields, integrated surveys, and visit data give your team visibility into client traffic patterns and feedback without any additional effort.

Yes. ALICE is configurable to reflect your firm’s brand, tone, and workflow. You can customize the avatar’s greeting script, on-screen instructions, and language to align with how your office communicates with clients.

Custom data fields let you capture intake information specific to your practice. If your firm serves clients in multiple languages, ALICE supports multilingual instructions as well.

Yes. Every ALICE subscription includes a complimentary onboarding training session to get your team up and running. From there, you have access to our U.S.-based support team by phone, email, and chat throughout your subscription.

For many professional services firms, yes. ALICE handles the core functions of a front desk, including greeting visitors, managing check-ins, notifying staff, collecting signatures on intake documents, and screening guests.

Firms that previously relied on a dedicated receptionist have used ALICE to redeploy that staff member to higher-value work, or to eliminate the position entirely when it turned over. That said, ALICE works equally well as a complement to existing staff, handling routine lobby traffic so your team can focus on clients rather than the front door.

ALICE is designed with the privacy expectations of professional services firms in mind. ALICE captures and stores visitor data securely, with access controlled through the ALICE Admin Portal. Check-in flows can be configured to collect only the information your firm requires. Because check-in is handled digitally, there are no paper sign-in sheets and no publicly visible visitor logs.

ALICE can initiate a two-way video call between the visitor and the appropriate staff member or department. If the assigned contact is unavailable, ALICE can be configured to route the call to a backup contact or multiple team members simultaneously.

Most professional services deployments are operational within four to six weeks. That timeline covers hardware delivery, configuration, staff training, and integration with your existing tools such as Microsoft Teams or Google Calendar. Hardware selection is the primary variable affecting deployment time.

Yes. ALICE integrates with widely used business tools including Microsoft Teams for employee notifications and call routing. Microsoft and Google Calendar integrations connect ALICE’s guest scheduling and pre-check-in features to your existing appointments, so your team is automatically notified when a scheduled visitor arrives.

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