The Single-Vendor Law Firm: Why Tool Sprawl Has Become Legal's Biggest Hidden Tax in 2026

Forty-one percent of legal teams now cite fragmented tools as their primary technology challenge — ahead of cost, ahead of training, ahead of AI strategy. Tool sprawl is no longer a nuisance; it is the hidden tax that consumes hours, breaks compliance, and quietly erodes margin. Here is why 2026 is the year the single-vendor law firm wins.