How Internal Case Funding Can Limit Growth, Cash Flow, and Opportunity

Lawyers are skilled at building strong cases—but when they rely on their firm’s capital to fund those cases, they may be inadvertently stalling their firm’s growth.

Let’s say your firm has $500,000 tied up in open cases. That money is locked in for months—or even years—without generating income or return. And in the meantime, you may be forced to limit hiring, marketing, or infrastructure improvements.

This is one of the less obvious but critical costs of self-funding case expenses.

Consider These Impacts:

  • Tying up capital reduces financial flexibility
  • It limits your ability to invest as needed in all your cases
  • You may be forced to co-counsel due to not having the financial resources to cover the necessary cost burden
  • It concentrates financial risk on the firm’s balance sheet

Case expense financing offers an alternative: a way to access needed funds without draining internal reserves or risking personal assets.

By freeing up working capital, firms can make more strategic decisions—not just about individual cases, but about long-term growth.

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