How to Track Origination Credit and Fee Attribution at Your Law Firm in 2026: The 7-Step System That Ends the Rainmaker Argument

Origination credit is the most argued-about number in most law firms and the least documented. When credit lives in a partner's memory and a year-end spreadsheet, compensation season turns into negotiation. Here is a 7-step attribution system — definitions, splits, decay rules, and the reporting that makes it defensible.