Answers
Direct answers to the questions owners of professional service firms ask, and to the questions people ask about Alea Defense & Space. Each page answers the question first, then sets out how it works and when it is not worth doing.
Alea Applied AI
How do small law firms automate client intake?
Legal
Small law firms automate client intake with a system between the first enquiry and the fee earner: capture, checks, acknowledgement in minutes and routing.
How do estate agents automate viewing coordination and document chasing?
Real estate
Estate and letting agents automate viewing coordination with a system that books against live availability, cuts no-shows and chases documents on every deal.
How do recruitment agencies automate interview scheduling?
Recruitment
Recruitment agencies automate interview scheduling with a system that talks to both sides: times that fit, the slot booked, reminders and reschedules handled.
Who can set up automated client intake for a law firm?
Legal
Four kinds of provider set up intake automation for a law firm: the software vendor, a certified consultant, an answering service or an independent builder.
Who can automate admin for a real estate brokerage or an estate agency?
Real estate
Five kinds of provider automate admin for a brokerage or estate agency: the vendor, a coordinator service, an assistant firm, a platform partner or a builder.
Who builds automation for recruitment and staffing agencies?
Recruitment
Four kinds of provider build automation for a recruitment or staffing agency, and one question to ask first: what your ATS vendor's API terms allow.
Who can automate operations for a small agency?
Agencies
Three kinds of provider automate operations for a small agency. What a vendor's partner badge measures, who else does the work, and what to ask before signing.
Who can set up automation for an accounting firm?
Accountancy
Four kinds of provider set up automation for an accounting or CPA firm: which of them publish a price, and what the rules ask of the firm that hires them.
Should a law firm buy intake software or hire an intake coordinator?
Legal
Four ways a law firm can handle new client intake, side by side: software, a coordinator, an answering service or a built workflow, with published prices.
Should a brokerage buy showing software or hire a transaction coordinator?
Real estate
Showing software, a transaction coordinator, a coordinator service or a built workflow, side by side for a brokerage, with published prices and wages.
Should a recruitment agency buy interview scheduling software or hire a virtual assistant?
Recruitment
Scheduling software, a virtual assistant, an administrator or a built workflow, side by side for a recruitment agency, with published prices and wages.
Should an agency automate approvals and invoicing or hire an operations manager?
Agencies
Software, a build on an automation platform, an operations manager or a built workflow, side by side for an agency, with published prices and wages.
Should an accounting firm buy client onboarding software or hire an administrator?
Accountancy
Practice management software, an administrator or a built workflow, side by side for an accounting firm, with published prices, wages and setup times.
Alea Defense & Space
What does Alea Defense & Space build?
Defense & Space
Obsidian, a Portuguese uncrewed combat aircraft with an AI targeting core, human on the loop, and ObsidianOS, its AI mission layer, at TRL 3 to 4.
Is Obsidian a lethal autonomous weapon?
Defense & Space
Yes. Obsidian is a lethal system with a human on the loop: people set the rules of engagement, supervise and can abort at any moment. No weapon has been fired.
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Book a diagnostic. On a short call we map where work is getting stuck in your firm and whether there is a system worth building. No pitch, and if there is nothing there worth doing, we will say so.