The Lawyer Who Cannot Be Supervised Is the Riskiest Lawyer in the Firm

Talent can make a lawyer impressive, but the ability to accept supervision, feedback, and accountability is what makes a lawyer safe to trust with clients, matters, and the firm’s reputation.

Every law firm has seen this lawyer.

Smart.

Credentialed.

Confident.

Hardworking when they want to be.

Maybe even talented.

But difficult to supervise.

They resist feedback. They argue with instructions. They hide mistakes. They act independently before they understand the issue. They treat supervision as interference instead of protection.

At first, this lawye…