Lynda ArtesaniLegal Accountant and Data Migration Specialist at The Proper Trust

The Costly Mistake Law Firms Make with Software #legalaccounting #lawfirms

30 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief exchange, two speakers discuss a real anecdote about law firms purchasing far more software licenses than needed. They reveal that a firm paid for 50 seats but only four individuals actually used the software, highlighting a costly mistake in software procurement and license management. The speakers emphasize that this is a genuine story, not fabricated, underscoring the prevalence of wasteful spending on legal technology.

We've seen that with law firms where they're paying for software. And then when they did a roll call to find out who's actually using the software, paying for 50 seats and 4 people are using it. That's a very expensive software mistake.
That was a heart-wrenching moment. That was horrible. That was a real moment. That's not some made-up thing that Lynda just shared. No, true story. True story.