Kathleen J Wu

May 02, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

When Kathleen J. Wu is not being a lawyer, she watches tennis. As vice chairwoman of the United States Tennis Association's national committee on diversity and inclusion, her job is to get more Asian-Americans to play tennis. While she tries to find ways to attract more minorities to the game, she sees a parallel question about how firms can attract more minorities of every kind.

By Kathleen J. Wu

4 minute read

November 21, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

One of the reasons women seem to hit a wall in their careers goes back to a word they've heard consistently since elementary school: bossy, writes Kathleen J. Wu. Two studies report that when women who work in professions traditionally held by men are successful, they are less liked than similarly successful men.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

July 23, 2002 | Law.com

You've probably noticed the host of research lately on "relational aggression" among girls and women. Kathleen J. Wu notes that while the "mean girls" phenomenon may make for great TV, it reinforces negative stereotypes and doesn't get women in the real world any closer to where they need to be, which is firmly ensconced in a network of professionals who refer business to each other and generally support one another's goals.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

August 10, 2007 | National Law Journal

As the summer associate class gets ready to head back to the hallowed halls of academia, Andrews Kurth partner Kathleen Wu offers some advice to the future lawyers � some things she would have liked to have known when she was clerking. For one, despite all the talk of alternative billing options, Wu doesn't see the billable hour going away anytime soon, so get used to it. And always treat all law firm staff with respect, from the most powerful partner to the people who work in the copy room.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

June 05, 2001 | Law.com

While each firm's clerkship program is different, there are a few rules summer associates should live by.

By Kathleen J. Wu

7 minute read

June 25, 2007 | National Law Journal

Please say we're not still criticizing female leaders like Hillary Clinton for coming on strong, writes Kathleen Wu.

By Kathleen J. Wu

6 minute read

August 13, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

If "normal" in the work place doesn't change, employers, including law firms, will find themselves competing for an increasingly small pool of people willing to work under the old rules.

By Kathleen J. Wu

6 minute read

February 13, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

The rest of the world has boarded the diversity plane. It's time for the llegal profession to join them.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

January 11, 2001 | Law.com

A growing number of studies show that female managers outperform their male counterparts in several key areas. Yet how many women do you know who go around emulating their male colleagues? Women try to care about sports; they learn to golf; they try to be one of the boys, when, all this time, says attorney Kathleen J. Wu, the guys should have been trying to be one of the girls.

By Kathleen J. Wu

4 minute read

October 31, 2005 | National Law Journal

Women can be both successful lawyers and good mothers if they would just lower the bar a little bit.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read