The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Orlando R. Richmond, Sr. | June 8, 2020
Butler Snow partner Orlando R. Richmond Sr. explains the three top reasons lawyers of color are minimized and ultimately leave law firms and what steps firms should take to turn the situation around.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Bryan Parker | June 2, 2020
As a black CEO and former Big Law M&A lawyer, Bryan Parker offers practical tips on what law firms and the legal industry need to do to facilitate meaningful change.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Hugh A. Simons | June 1, 2020
Hugh A. Simons explores whether the legal industry will experience layoffs in the months ahead, using data to predict which attorney segments may be impacted and at what rates. Simons also explores how firms should handle cuts differently than they did in the Great Recession.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Hugh A. Simons | May 15, 2020
Hugh A. Simons examines where firms might go now that many have taken shorter-term measures to cut compensation. Will layoffs or firm closures follow? What groups are at risk?
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Heidi Gardner and David Harvey | May 5, 2020
Heidi Gardner and Dave Harvey offer practical tips law firms can execute now at little to no cost to get in front of clients with an industry expertise focus.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Hugh A. Simons | April 16, 2020
Hugh A. Simons argues that the incoming first-year associate class for the fall of 2020 should be deferred. He offers historical perspectives from the Great Recession and guidance on when and how to implement these decisions.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Mike Short, Joe Altonji, Mark Medice and Yvonne Nath | April 7, 2020
In the few months after the viral peak, firms will have to focus on a specific set of issues to get their firms moving back in the direction of normal operations.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Rebecca Simon Green and Jarrett Green | April 6, 2020
"You are now being given the opportunity to step back from it all, and do an audit of your life, your priorities and your patterns," Rebecca Simon Green and Jarrett Green.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Mike Short, Joe Altonji, Mark Medice and Yvonne Nath | April 6, 2020
Managing the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on law firm business will come in many stages. The consultants in LawVision's strategy group created a playbook on what key leaders across a firm should do in each stage of that process. This is the first article in a series outlining those steps, by phase.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Hugh A. Simons | April 6, 2020
Since writing that summer programs should be canceled, Hugh Simons has heard of alternative suggestions such as shortened programs or advance pay. He offers his take on those options.
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