Kathleen J Wu

October 28, 2005 | Law.com

Clients may be pressing firms to hire more women, but many of these women are hearing a different message: that there is no way they can successfully juggle a career and motherhood. Is it time for a change in expectations?

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

March 31, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

I know most lawyers have been in this situation: Heading into the first meeting of the day, feeling ready to take on whatever challenges await, until that confident attitude falls victim to someone whose constant complaining and negativity turns the "can-do" mood into "why bother?"

By By Kathleen J. Wu

4 minute read

May 23, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Kathleen J. Wu writes that she has been impressed at how well "The Good Wife" portrays the life of a working mother-lawyer, with all the demands and conflicts that happen even without a writer's help. She's heartened about what the show says about the evolution of the legal profession and women's role in it over the past couple of decades.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

January 02, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Many women leave the legal profession after they have children and find 60-hour work weeks unsustainable. Given their training and the fact that they made it through law school and the bar exam, Andrews Kurth partner Kathleen Wu doubts that these lawyers want to stay away forever. Wu offers ways that smart law firms and legal departments can entice women to come back after they've left, from offering low-cost CLE to inactive attorneys to keeping in touch with alumni.

By Kathleen J. Wu

4 minute read

March 29, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

The news has been so sordid in recent months that the front page really should carry a parental warning label. From Tiger Woods' reported affairs and John Edwards' out-of-wedlock child to South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's "soul mate," there has been enough reported infidelity and human frailty to keep the tabloids busy for a lifetime. Titillating though the reports may be, these tales offer regular working women some lessons on how to comport ourselves during trying times.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

January 26, 2006 | Law.com

Young female lawyers often ask, "How can I get more money, better work assignments, a flexible work schedule or maternity leave without torpedoing my career?" The path to achieving such goals may seem unclear at first, but Andrews Kurth partner Kathleen J. Wu says the very act of pursuing what you desire will do wonders. If you do your homework and show you're a take-charge attorney, you could break down gender-based stereotypes and get what you want at the same time.

By Kathleen J. Wu

6 minute read

July 31, 2006 | Law.com

Great athletes and great lawyers have the same skills: drive, determination, and practice, practice, practice. The good news for women lawyers is all those things are gender neutral, says Andrews Kurth partner Kathleen Wu. And law, in one important way, is the polar opposite of athletics: Age doesn't mean obsolescence. So women lawyers who sideline their professional ambitions temporarily to focus on their domestic ambitions don't have to sideline their careers completely -- or permanently.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

August 24, 2005 | Law.com

Every once in a while, says attorney Kathleen Wu, the sports world helps her understand the legal profession a bit better. Noting women's prominence in international athletics and the impact of Title IX, which banned sex discrimination at schools that get federal funds, Wu says Title IX also shows what can happen when the playing field is leveled in the legal profession. Give women the same opportunities as men, says Wu, and people will never stop being amazed at what women can accomplish.

By Kathleen J. Wu

6 minute read

June 04, 2010 | The Recorder

By Kathleen J. Wu

6 minute read

April 11, 2001 | Law.com

Emotionally rewarding though motherhood may be, it brings its own set of challenges that social revolution has done little to remedy. Texas lawyer Kathleen J. Wu uses former New York Times reporter Ann Crittenden's new book as a springboard to her argument that the single best way for a woman to ensure her professional viability as a lawyer is to master her craft before starting a family.

By Kathleen J. Wu

6 minute read