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)
You can work where you want and when you want—so long as you keep the work pumping. But don't get off track. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 1:46 PM on May 16, 2012 in Home/Work, Women | Comments (2)
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)
Is the grand poobah of corporate success dissing GE's women programs? Sound like it, judging from the advice he's dishing to women. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 3:24 PM on May 8, 2012 in Advice, Home/Work, Women | Comments (13)
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)
Yale Law Women names its favorite firms. So which firms got on or off the list? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:49 PM on May 1, 2012 in Home/Work, Women | Comments (0)
Women aren't getting ahead because they're wasting too much time on women's initiatives, diversity, mentoring, and other soft programs, says Sallie Krawcheck. Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 2:44 PM on April 18, 2012 in Home/Work, Women | Comments (5)
There is a difference between stay-at-home moms and women with careers. Does it have to be a taboo to say it out loud? Continue Reading
Posted by Vivia Chen at 10:27 AM on April 16, 2012 in Home/Work, Women | Comments (30)
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)
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
