Think you'd like to dump the law and stay home with the kids? Not so fast. A recent Gallup poll finds that stay-at-home moms are more prone to depression. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:02 PM on May 23, 2012 in Advice, Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Home/Work, Money/Power, Women | Comments (10)
Cristina Alger wrote her first novel while she was an associate at Wilmer. How did she do it? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 8:39 AM on May 15, 2012 in Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Home/Work | Comments (0)
Iowa looks for lawyers who want the simple life. And a retired Milbank partner battles a New York private school. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 10:53 AM on May 14, 2012 in Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Web Briefs | Comments (2)
Tips on breaking into the nonprofit sector. Lesley Rosenthal, the general counsel at New York's Lincoln Center, offers some practical advice. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:53 PM on April 17, 2012 in Advice, Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track | Comments (4)
Former Dewey partner John Altorelli talked frankly about his former firm, and now the New York Post has published a story about his affair with a Russian spy. Coincidence? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:52 PM on April 10, 2012 in Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Sex, Lies, and Other Career Sinkers | Comments (1)
Grads of elite law schools might be unmotivated about law practice, but Big Law will always want them. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 1:36 PM on March 19, 2012 in Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (3)
Who is likely to become partner at your firm? Hint: Don't bet on the ones who went to the hotsy-totsy law schools. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 6:49 AM on March 8, 2012 in Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (11)
Helen Wan has a novel coming out on a subject she knows well—being an Asian American lawyer in a big, powerful law firm. Continue Reading
Posted by Anthony Paonita at 11:43 AM on February 22, 2012 in Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Women | Comments (0)
A former Paul, Weiss and Loeb & Loeb associate tells about the ups and downs of starting a legal career in her fifties. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:22 PM on February 9, 2012 in Advice, Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track | Comments (8)
If you are middle-aged, does it make sense to go to law school? And will it be tough to get a good legal job afterward? A reader's query. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:09 PM on January 26, 2012 in Advice, Alternative Careers/Straying Off Track, Law Students/Law Schools | Comments (22)
The Careerist takes an inside look at how lawyers shape their careers and manage their lives. The blog aims to dissect developments in the profession, provide useful information and advice, and give lawyers a platform to voice their views. The goal is to provide a fresh, provocative take on the state of lawyering.
Vivia Chen, The Careerist's chief blogger, has been covering the business and culture of law firms for a decade. A former corporate lawyer, Chen is fascinated by those who thrive (as well as those who don't) in the legal profession. Her take: Success in the law (and life) doesn't always travel a linear path. If you have topics you'd like to discuss or information to share, contact her: VChen@alm.com
