Hugh A Simons
March 26, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The Case for Deferring Payments to Equity Partners NowIn explaining why law firm stress tests may not give the clarity firms need in projecting future health, Hugh Simons argues saving cash now gives you options later. And it will instill partner confidence.
By Hugh A. Simons
7 minute read
March 21, 2020 | Law.com
Advice to Law Students in the Time of Covid-19: Your Path to Big LawLaw school grads are about to face a very different hiring climate in Big Law than they expected a few months ago. Hugh A. Simons gives insight into what is happening in the minds of those making hiring decisions and what law grads should do to improve their situation.
By Hugh A. Simons
14 minute read
March 13, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The Coronavirus, This Recession and How Law Firms Need to Plan Now to Protect Their BusinessHugh Simons offers practical tips on what law firms can do now to prepare for the impacts of a recession and the coronavirus on their businesses, including potential associate deferrals, hiring slowdowns and marketing investments.
By Hugh A. Simons
6 minute read
January 16, 2020 | The American Lawyer
How to Put Partners on the Path to ActionUse these workarounds to get past the typical pitfalls on the road from knowing what needs to happen to having partners do it.
By Hugh A. Simons
9 minute read
December 12, 2019 | The American Lawyer
The Paradox of Collaboration: In Law Firms, Individual Risk Is KeyIndividual risk-taking, rather than collective goodwill, is the key to enhanced collaboration and law firm success.
By Hugh A. Simons
7 minute read
April 25, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Confirmation Bias, Market Stratification and the Am Law 100Are we so inclined to believe the market is stratifying that we tune out the countervailing data?
By Hugh A. Simons
2 minute read
April 23, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Big Law's International Tilt Has Gone Too Far. A Restructuring Beckons.Head count is shrinking in major domestic markets and growing in major international markets, dragging down law firms' profitability in the process.
By Hugh A. Simons and Nicholas Bruch
12 minute read
April 17, 2019 | The American Lawyer
Equity and Nonequity Partners Are on Divergent PathsNonequity partner pay is staying flat while equity partners are seeing profit growth.
By Hugh A. Simons
5 minute read
February 26, 2019 | The American Lawyer
The Next Recession Could Cost 10,000 Lawyers Their JobsThousands of layoffs are looming when the impending recession hits. Whose jobs are most at risk?
By Hugh A. Simons
10 minute read
February 14, 2019 | Law.com
There Isn't Going to be an Elite Transatlantic Law Firm MergerWhy? Because US firms don't need one, and UK firms can't afford one
By Hugh A. Simons
5 minute read
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