19/06/2026
If everything escalates to senior lawyers, your system is broken.
Senior counsel shouldn’t be default reviewers, risk absorbers, or clean-up crews for unclear inputs.
When they are, it signals weak intake, poor delegation design, and no real operating discipline.
High-value capability gets diluted fast in those environments.
Fix the flow.
Escalate with intent, not habit: https://www.gls-legaloperations.com/know-how/16-unacceptable-in-house-legal-resource-management-wastage-scenarios