Your Law Firm Runs a Treasury Function It Never Staffed: Why 2026's Money-Movement Volume Has Outgrown the Controls Most Firms Actually Have

Between trust deposits, government filing fees, settlement disbursements, lien payoffs, vendor advances, and client card payments, a mid-market law firm now moves more money in a year than many community businesses — with none of the treasury controls a business that size would be expected to have. The gap is no longer a compliance risk. It is an operating risk.