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)
Men with stay-at-home wives often frown on women at the workplace, says a new study. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 6:56 AM on May 21, 2012 in Home/Work, Money/Power, Women | Comments (12)
Women in power have little interest in helping the sisterhood. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:06 PM on May 10, 2012 in Money/Power, Women | Comments (7)
Does Mintz Levin deserve to be on the list of best firms for work/life balance? Does it matter that it's been slapped with two sexual harassment suits in recent years? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:03 PM on May 2, 2012 in Home/Work, Money/Power, Women | Comments (3)
Forget torts and con law, maybe what you really need to learn in law school is marketing. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 11:57 AM on April 30, 2012 in Law Students/Law Schools, Money/Power | Comments (3)
Will master classes in canape making help women in business development? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 6:04 PM on April 22, 2012 in Money/Power, Women | Comments (9)
Skadden has reached a new milestone: It now has 20 percent female partners. It's been a long haul. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:01 PM on April 5, 2012 in Money/Power, Women | Comments (0)
Is Allen & Overy trying to give Slaughter and May a run for its money on the women partnership front? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:53 PM on March 30, 2012 in Home/Work, Money/Power, Women | Comments (0)
Lawyers should learn how to deploy their erotic capital, says London School of Economics professor Catherine Hakim. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:13 PM on March 29, 2012 in Fashion/Style/Etiquette, Money/Power, Women | Comments (4)
Young French female lawyers are on a march—making up almost 53 percent of the associates in the big firms of Paris. Are they way ahead of their American sisters? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 7:11 PM on March 25, 2012 in Money/Power, Women | Comments (3)
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
