How to Get Your Law Firm's Books Loan-Ready in 2026: The 7-Step Financial Package Banks and Case-Cost Lenders Actually Ask For

Whether you're opening a line of credit, financing case costs for a contingency docket, or funding a partner buy-in, the lender will ask for the same eight documents — and will decline firms whose trust accounting can't be cleanly separated from operating. Here's the step-by-step package, in order.