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The Legal Industry’s Next Competitive Advantage: Reinventing the Revenue Cycle with Invoice-to-Cash

By Sumit Garg
April 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how law firms deliver legal work — but most firms haven’t applied the same innovation to how they get paid.

Billing and collections are the engine of a law firm’s financial health, yet at many firms, this core process remains fragmented, opaque, and manual. In a profession built on trust, precision and performance, the invoice-to-cash cycle is lagging far behind — and the cost of inaction is growing.

The Cracks In the Foundation

At many firms, the billing, collections, payment and reconciliation cycles are riddled with inefficiencies. Invoices are sent with little visibility into delivery or engagement. Clients follow up weeks later claiming they never received them. Compliance with outside counsel guidelines is handled ad hoc, often relying on billing teams who manually apply “invisible rules” known only to a handful of experienced individuals. Collections, meanwhile, are managed through spreadsheets, disconnected emails, and inconsistent follow-ups.

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