lawyer satisfaction survey

Feedback Survey

Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Automated Client Feedback After Matter Close

Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Automated Client Feedback After Matter Close

Deploy satisfaction surveys after every matter closes. Resolve concerns before they become public reviews.

Deploy satisfaction surveys after every matter closes. Resolve concerns before they become public reviews.

Legal clients make referrals based on experience, not just outcome. A client whose case resolved well but who felt uninformed throughout the process is far less likely to refer than one who felt genuinely guided. Deploy this automation and you find out which clients felt which way, right after the case closes.

About this automation

Type

Feedback Survey

Free to use

✓ Yes

Deploy time

Under 5 min

Triggers

API

Delivers via

Email, SMS

What this survey asks

01

How satisfied are you with how your matter was handled?

Rating, 1 to 5 stars

02

How clear was communication about your case status?

Rating, 1 to 5 stars

03

Did the outcome meet your expectations?

Yes / Partially / No

04

What's one thing that would have improved your experience?

Open text

05

Would you use this firm again for future legal needs?

Yes / No

The automation

What happens when you deploy it

What happens when you deploy it

Set it up once on FeedbackRobot, it runs on its own and routes every customer response to the right outcome.

Set it up once on FeedbackRobot, it runs on its own and routes every customer response to the right outcome.

Trigger: matter closes

Fires automatically the moment a matter closes in your practice management system.

API

Survey delivered within 24 hours

Goes out via Email or SMS, while the outcome is still fresh.

Routed by outcome sentiment

A dissatisfied response reaches the relationship partner before the file closes.

Positive sentiment

Invited to share the experience online.

Needs attention

Connected privately with a relationship partner.

Matter outcome dashboard

Satisfaction scores and testimonial candidates by practice area, updated in real time.

Why this automation matters

Lawyer satisfaction surveys serve a different purpose than most professional services feedback because the legal relationship ends at case close in a way that retainer-based relationships do not. Once a matter concludes, the natural opportunity to strengthen the relationship for future referrals is in the immediate aftermath, when the client's experience of working with the firm is still present and their willingness to recommend is at its highest. Deploy FeedbackRobot's lawyer satisfaction automation and the timing is precise. Within 24 hours of matter close, a short survey goes to the client. It asks about communication quality, expectations management, and the overall experience of working with the firm. Clients who respond positively receive a follow-up with a direct link to share their experience online. Clients who flag a concern are connected privately with a relationship partner before they find other channels. For firms tracking satisfaction across multiple attorneys and practice areas, the comparison data shows where the client experience is strongest and where it needs attention. Transactional matters often score differently from contested matters. Litigation clients often have different satisfaction drivers than corporate advisory clients. The data makes those differences visible and manageable.

Expected outcome

Law firms collecting post-matter satisfaction data report 3x higher client referral rates within 12 months

Law firms collecting post-matter satisfaction data report 3x higher client referral rates within 12 months

Connects to the platforms that matter

Triggers

API

Channels

Email, SMS

Common questions

How is this different from the attorney satisfaction survey template?

Functionally near-identical, this one is framed at the firm level for matters generally, while the attorney template is scoped specifically to individual case outcomes.

Does this work for firms handling both litigation and transactional work?

Yes, the questions focus on communication and expectations rather than case type specifics, so they apply across practice areas.

What happens with a negative response?

It routes to a relationship partner for direct, private follow-up before the client considers posting publicly.

Can I compare satisfaction across practice areas?

Yes, if matter data includes practice area, the dashboard breaks satisfaction trends out by that dimension.

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No developer needed. Connect your trigger, pick your channels, and your feedback automation runs on its own from there.

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