How to Cut Law Firm Lockup (WIP + AR) by 30+ Days in 2026: The 7-Step Playbook Managing Partners Are Quietly Using

Lockup — the days of cash trapped in unbilled WIP and unpaid AR — is the single biggest hidden tax on a law firm's profit. Here's the 7-step playbook mid-market firms are using to compress lockup by 30+ days in 2026, plus the systems that make it stick.