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One of the sainted [[risk controllers]] of a financial services firm. They deal with ongoing customer complaints and, where clients have not come up to expectation, prosecute claims on the firm’s behalf. The litigation team would also claim have an advisory function, and encourage their colleagues to consult them ahead of time to avoid future angst. This is a theoretical but not actual function, because no-one in their right mind would ask a litigation lawyer to bless any course of action more contentious than sitting cross-legged in a padded cubicle having first signed a lengthy [[disclaimer]].  
One of the sainted [[risk controller]]s of a financial services firm. They deal with ongoing customer complaints and, where clients have not come up to expectation, prosecute claims on the firm’s behalf. The litigation team would also claim have an advisory function, and encourage their colleagues to consult them ahead of time to avoid future angst. This is a theoretical but not actual function, because no-one in their right mind would ask a litigation lawyer to bless any course of action more contentious than sitting cross-legged in a padded cubicle having first signed a lengthy [[disclaimer]].  


Litigation lawyers are short the same option as is any [[risk controller]]: There is no upside from signing anything off that has not been fully diffused in a [[circle of escalation]].
Litigation lawyers are short the same option as is any [[risk controller]]: There is no upside from signing anything off that has not been fully diffused in a [[circle of escalation]].