Junior litigation partner. Stuck trying to fix a dog of a case that was a mess before I got involved. I’ve managed to fix some things but not everything. Senior partner now wants to talk because he is displeased with how case is going. At what point do I need to shift into full CYA mode?

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I would see what the senior partner has to say. You do not want to go into the meeting with a defensive/CYA stance bc that lends itself to the interpretation YOU did something wrong. I would calmly hear the sr partner out and focus on the things you did to turn around what was an even worse case when you got it

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Never. CYA mode isn’t a good look.

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CYA mode should not be a thing for partners - do your best to fix whatever the problem is.

Partners CYA the firm not themselves from another partner. Explain what is going well, what’s going wrong, and see if the two of you can brainstorm any better solutions.

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