Bundle or Best-of-Breed? The 2026 Legal Tech Consolidation Wave and Where Your Firm's Financials Fit

With Clio buying vLex, a $45B legal tech market, and a flood of point AI tools, firms face a strategic fork: consolidate onto one platform or assemble best-of-breed tools. This thought-leadership piece argues the answer depends on one layer most buyers overlook — the financial backbone.