http://www.solicitr.com/2010/01/26/no-bonuses-for-simmons-partners/ Legal News, Legal Views, Law News, Legal Jobs, Law Jobs, Training Contracts, Training Contract News, Legal Humour Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:43:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.solicitr.com/2010/01/26/no-bonuses-for-simmons-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-3841 cynic Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:35:15 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=1350#comment-3841 looks like a scheme to control costs worked a bit too well. if the same happens to associates i can't see them changing another new policy quite so readily looks like a scheme to control costs worked a bit too well. if the same happens to associates i can’t see them changing another new policy quite so readily

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2010/01/26/no-bonuses-for-simmons-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-3835 like I said Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:53:11 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=1350#comment-3835 in another post: anyone who has actually worked in a commercial firm can tell you that your partners only give a toss about your ’soft’ skills when you actually become one of them and have to bring in clients. Unless you are some kind of super associate with the rainmaking skills of an old hand; taking your foot off the billable hours gas in favour of other activities will only result in one thing. Consider any extra requirements as just that – extra! in another post: anyone who has actually worked in a commercial firm can tell you that your partners only give a toss about your ’soft’ skills when you actually become one of them and have to bring in clients. Unless you are some kind of super associate with the rainmaking skills of an old hand; taking your foot off the billable hours gas in favour of other activities will only result in one thing. Consider any extra requirements as just that – extra!

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2010/01/26/no-bonuses-for-simmons-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-3830 noone Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:36:19 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=1350#comment-3830 it's a shotgun, i wasn't aware of Simmons' country squire rep. it’s a shotgun, i wasn’t aware of Simmons’ country squire rep.

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2010/01/26/no-bonuses-for-simmons-partners/comment-page-1/#comment-3827 anon Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:12:08 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=1350#comment-3827 What on earth is a Winchester? What on earth is a Winchester?

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