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Labour and Employment Lawyers in Makati | Your Law Office Makati
Unpaid final pay, illegal dismissal and employment contracts. How a consultation works and what to bring.
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SCOPE AGREED WITH YOU
Every new enquiry answered. No legal advice given.
People look for a lawyer late at night, after the problem has kept them awake. ely answers their first questions on your website, collects the details your intake team needs and passes the enquiry on. It never gives legal advice. Our team keeps your pages, reviews and Google profile working.
- Answers enquiries about your practice areas and process, never the law
- Collects the details your intake team asks for, then hands over
- Scope agreed with your firm before anything goes live
Your Law Office MakatiA new enquiry · Monday, 11:18 pm
- Guest:
Good evening. My employer hasn’t released my final pay for 3 months. Do you handle that?
- ely:
Yes, labour and employment is one of the firm’s practice areas. I can’t advise on your situation, but I can pass your enquiry to the intake team so a lawyer can contact you.
Approved practice areas · intake only, no legal advice
THE FIRST CONTACT
The client who chose you first may not wait for a reply.
A person with a legal problem usually contacts two or three firms. The first one to answer clearly is often the one they meet.
Enquiries arrive after hours
Dismissals, annulments and land disputes keep people up at night. The message lands at 11 pm, and your intake team reads it the next morning.
Your lawyers answer the same questions
Do you handle this? How do I book a consultation? What should I bring? Each answer takes a lawyer away from billable work.
Searches go to other firms
People search “labour lawyer Makati” or ask an AI assistant. If your practice pages are thin, another firm is the answer.
Other firms advertise on your name
A referral searches your firm by name and sees another firm’s ad first. Unanswered reviews make the choice easier for them.
ely gives a clear first answer, your intake team gets a complete enquiry, and our team keeps your firm easy to find and easy to trust.
BEFORE THE FIRST MEETING
What people ask a firm before they hire it.
ely answers questions about the firm: practice areas, the consultation process, office hours and what to bring. Anything about a person’s own case goes to your team. ely says so in plain words.
New enquiry · 11:18 pm
“Do you handle illegal dismissal cases?”
Yes. Labour and employment is one of the firm’s practice areas. I can pass your enquiry to the intake team so a lawyer can contact you.
ely answersApproved practice areas
New enquiry · 9:05 pm
“Will I win my case if my husband refuses to sign?”
I can’t give legal advice or predict an outcome. A lawyer can talk this through with you in a consultation. Would you like me to pass your enquiry to the intake team?
Passed to your teamLegal questions go to a lawyer
Planning the visit · 2:40 pm
“What should I bring to the consultation?”
For an employment matter, the firm asks you to bring your contract, recent payslips and any notice you received. The intake team will confirm before your meeting.
ely answersApproved consultation checklist
Before calling · 8:15 am
“Are you open on Saturdays? Where do I park?”
The office is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, and Saturday mornings by appointment. Visitor parking is in the building basement.
ely answersApproved office details
Referral · 6:30 pm
“My friend was your client. Can I speak to the same lawyer?”
I have noted the lawyer you asked for and passed your enquiry to the intake team. They will check who is available and contact you.
Passed to your teamIntake team assigns the lawyer
New enquiry · 10:50 pm
“Can you check if you already act for my employer?”
The firm runs a conflict check before it accepts any matter. The intake team will do this when they contact you, so please don’t send case documents here.
Passed to your teamThe firm runs conflict checks
WHAT ely DOES FOR A FIRM
From the first search to a complete enquiry on your desk.
A person finds a firm, checks its reviews, asks a first question and waits to hear back. ely and our team help at each step. Your lawyers decide everything after that.
01 / Answer new enquiries
A clear first answer, then a clean handover.
ely answers on your website in the visitor’s language (58+ languages supported) from the practice areas, process and office details your firm approves. It never comments on a case. When a person wants to go ahead, ely collects what your intake form asks for and passes the enquiry to your team.
WHAT OUR TEAM DOES
- Practice areas, intake questions and office details written with you, then approved by a partner
- A list of topics ely must refuse and pass on, agreed with your firm
- Conversations read; wrong or risky answers fixed
Your intake team starts the morning with complete enquiries, not missed messages.
Website chat is in the pilot rollout. For law firms, we agree your scope before rollout. Messenger, Viber and WhatsApp come next.
Your Law Office MakatiWebsite chat
A new enquiry · Monday, 11:18 pm
- Guest:
My employer hasn’t released my final pay for 3 months. Do you handle that?
- elyely:
Yes, labour and employment is one of the firm’s practice areas. I can’t advise on your situation here, but a lawyer can.
- Guest:
OK. How do I talk to a lawyer?
- elyely:
I’ll pass your enquiry to the intake team. May I have your name, mobile number and the best time to call?
Approved practice areas · intake only · scripted example
Scripted conversation. ely confirms the practice area and hands over; it gives no legal advice.
New enquiry · Labour and employmentWebsite chat · Monday, 11:24 pm
For your team- Name
- R. Dela Cruz
- Practice area
- Labour · unpaid final pay
- Best time to call
- Tuesday, after 5 pm
- Language
- Tagalog and English
The guest’s last message“Please call after my shift. I still have my contract and payslips.”
What ely already saidThat the firm handles employment matters, that ely cannot give legal advice, and that the intake team will call.
Intake team runs the conflict check and calls back
Illustrative handover. The intake team decides on conflict checks and whether to take the matter.
02 / Get found
Found when someone searches “labour lawyer Makati”.
Most clients don’t know your firm’s name yet. They search for their problem and a place, or ask an AI assistant. Each month our team checks how your firm shows up for those searches, then fixes what is missing: practice pages, your Google profile and the details AI reads.
WHAT OUR TEAM DOES
- A plain-language page for each practice area, written in the words people search
- Your Google profile: hours, location, practice areas and answers to open questions
- The searches and AI questions that matter, checked each month
New clients reach your own website before another firm’s.
Website and Visibility are in the pilot rollout.
- Your Law Office Makati
- A law office in Legazpi Village
- A legal clinic nearby
Illustrative search. Our team fixes your profile and pages; Google decides the ranking.
A guest asks: Which law firm in Makati handles unpaid final pay?
The assistant answers: Your Law Office Makati lists labour and employment as a practice area:
- A page explaining final pay and illegal dismissal matters
- Consultations by appointment, weekdays and Saturday mornings
- A checklist of documents to bring
You can send an enquiry on the firm’s own website.
Your Law Office MakatiLink: yourlawoffice.ph
Illustrative AI answer, not a real service. No AI service guarantees a mention.
03 / Reviews & your name
Careful replies. Your firm first on your name.
People read a firm’s reviews before they trust it with a problem. ely spots each new review and drafts a reply that never confirms who is or was a client and never discusses a matter; a partner approves it before it is posted. When a referral searches your firm’s name, our team makes sure your website comes first, not another firm’s ad.
WHAT OUR TEAM DOES
- Every new review read, low ratings first
- Replies drafted to protect client confidentiality; nothing posted until you approve it
- Your own ad on your firm’s name, on a budget you agree
Referrals reach you, not the firm that bought an ad on your name.
Brand and Visibility are in the pilot rollout. A person approves every reply.
Your Law Office Makati
Your Law Office Makati
J. Santos4 reviews
New2 out of 5 stars, 5 hours ago
I sent an enquiry on Friday and nobody got back to me until Wednesday. When you are worried about your job, five days feels like a month.
Reply drafted by ely
Waiting for your approval
Thank you for telling us. Five days is too long to wait when something is worrying you. We have changed how weekend enquiries reach our intake team. If you would still like to speak with us, please call our office and ask for the intake team.
Illustrative review. The reply does not confirm a client relationship; a partner approves it.
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Illustrative search. You agree the ad budget; Google sets the final ad order.
04 / Know what’s working
Ask where your enquiries come from.
A partner can ask ely how the website, enquiries and marketing are doing and get a plain answer with its source. No dashboard to learn. Only people you authorise can ask, and the answers come from connected website, chat and marketing data, not from client files.
WHAT OUR TEAM DOES
- Website, chat and marketing data connected and checked
- A monthly summary of what changed and what to fix next
- Access set up for the partners and staff you name
You can see which practice areas bring enquiries, and where they drop off.
Insights is in the pilot rollout.
elyFor your team · authorised staff only
- You:
Which practice areas brought the most enquiries last month?
- elyely:
Labour and employment brought the most website enquiries, mostly after 8 pm. Family law enquiries fell after the annulment page slipped in search.
41Enquiries handed to intake
58%Sent after office hours
3Reviews awaiting a reply
Suggested next
- Rewrite the annulment page in the words people search
- Answer the two open questions on your Google profile
Website chat and search data · illustrative
Illustrative report. Figures are examples, not a customer’s.
Scripted examples. The firm, people, ratings, review and figures are illustrative, not a customer’s. ely never gives legal advice.
WHO DOES WHAT
ely takes the first contact. Your lawyers keep the law.
Everything legal stays with your firm. ely and our team handle the work around it.
ely
Day and night, from approved facts
- Answers questions about practice areas, the consultation process and office details
- Says plainly that it cannot give legal advice
- Collects the details your intake form asks for
- Passes each enquiry to your intake team
- Drafts replies to new reviews
Our team
Sets it up and keeps it working
- Agrees your scope and the topics ely must refuse
- Builds and maintains your website and practice-area pages
- Keeps your Google profile and listings current
- Runs your ad on your firm’s name, if you want one
- Reads the conversations and fixes wrong answers
You
A small, clear part
- Approve the information ely uses
- Run conflict checks and decide which matters to accept
- Give all legal advice and set any fees
- Approve review replies before they are posted
WHERE WE START
We agree your scope before rollout.
Rolling out to 100+ businesses this Q4. For law firms, we agree the scope with you on a call before anything goes live.
Website chat for enquiries
Approved answers about practice areas, process and office details, with a handover to your intake team.
Your firm’s website
Practice-area pages, lawyer profiles and a clear enquiry form, built and kept current by our team.
Visibility
Monthly checks on Google and AI answers for the searches your clients use, then the fixes.
Brand
Posts, one-pagers and review replies in your firm’s voice. A person checks each one.
Insights
Plain-language answers about your website, enquiries and marketing for authorised staff.
LOKAL’S RECORD · THE TEAM BEHIND ely
ely is new. The team behind it is not.
ely is made by LOKAL, a marketing company working since 2017 in the Philippines, Australia, the United States and New Zealand. The case study below is from a hotel group. The results are LOKAL’s, not the ely pilot’s.
Since 2017LOKAL marketing in PH, AU, US & NZ
Hospitality Case study · six months · Hospitality Innovators, Inc.
Hotel group · 16+ properties · Philippines
- less wasted ad spend
- 41%
- lower cost per visitor
- 61%
- more clicks
- 46%
“Attentive, professional, and dedicated. LOKAL's guidance and effective marketing strategies made a real difference to our business performance.”
Paolo Luis Francisco · Managing Partner, 3 AM Hospitality Consultancy · Verified Google review
BEFORE YOU START
What managing partners ask us.
Does ely give legal advice?
No. ely answers questions about your firm: practice areas, the consultation process, office hours and what to bring. When someone asks about their own case, ely says it cannot advise and passes the enquiry to your team.
What about client confidentiality?
ely does not ask for case documents and tells visitors not to send them in the chat. Review replies never confirm that someone is a client. We agree the rules with your firm before rollout.
Does ely book consultations?
ely collects the details and passes the request to your intake team, who run the conflict check and confirm the meeting. We agree on the call whether anything more fits your firm.
Who approves what ely says?
Your firm does. A partner approves the practice areas, process and office details ely uses, and every review reply before it is posted.
We already have a website. Do we need a new one?
Not always. Our team can improve the pages you have, or build a new site if yours is hard to update. We decide that with you when we agree the scope.
How much does it cost?
It depends on your firm and what you need first. Join the waitlist and we will talk through scope and price on the call.
Law firms · scope agreed with you
Answer the next enquiry first.
Submit your interest now and we’ll schedule a call to see if ely is a good fit for your firm.
Start with your work email and add four details. We’ll schedule a call to see if ely fits.
No payment to join the waitlist · we confirm fit and timing with you.
Submit your interest
What happens next
We’ll be in touch to talk through your property’s scope, trial terms, website options and timing — by email, or the mobile you gave us, whichever reaches you faster. There’s nothing else to do.
While you wait, here’s the kind of question ely answers.