Legal Economics

Compensation & Talent Economics

Origination credit is becoming a succession-risk issue

Attorney at Work’s partner-compensation piece argues that many firms pay partners to do the opposite of what succession requires by rewarding relationship hoarding over client handoff.

BY ECONOMICS DESK · MAY 21, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Attorney at Work’s partner-compensation piece argues that many firms pay partners to do the opposite of what succession requires by rewarding relationship hoarding over client handoff. The practical recommendation is to redesign origination credit around shared credit, sunset provisions and bonuses for successful transitions, turning succession from a culture problem into a compensation-design problem.

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