Law Firm Tech Spending Just Hit a Record 9.7% Jump in 2026 — Here's Where Firms Are Overspending and Underinvesting

Technology and knowledge-management spending rose 9.7% this year, the fastest pace in recent history, fueled by record firm profits and an AI arms race. But much of the money is chasing shiny features while the financial backbone firms actually run on gets ignored. Here is where the spend belongs.