Kathleen J Wu

April 19, 2002 | Texas Lawyer

Boom or bust, there`s one constant question I hear from young lawyers: What`s the best way to develop business? And the answer is always the same: Whatever works best for you. I know, that`s like your mom telling you, Honey, just be yourself and the boys (or girls) will notice. But just as mom`s advice turned out to be right, so is mine. If you adopt a contrived or painful business development program, it will be short-lived and unsuccessful. If, on the other hand, you play on your strengths and do what

By KATHLEEN J. WU

5 minute read

June 23, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

Thick skin is the best kind of skin. This was one of the lessons women lawyers needed to learn from Hillary Clinton, and it applies equally to minority lawyers and Barack Obama.

By Kathleen J. Wu

7 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.

By Kathleen J. Wu

4 minute read

May 02, 2000 | Law.com

Juggling motherhood and work takes effort, and you hate to see it when a visible working mom makes the lives of us invisible working moms harder than they already are. But that's what Massachusetts' Lt. Gov. Jane Swift did recently.

By Kathleen J. Wu

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December 29, 2008 | Texas Lawyer

A firm's executive women's retreat can offer some unexpected revelations, says Kathleen J. Wu, a partner in Andrews Kurth in Dallas, in her "On the Level" column. One of the recurrent themes, she says, was that the women had to overcome their initial reluctance to try something new, like riding on a Segway and milking a goat during a farm tour.

By Kathleen J. Wu

4 minute read

September 23, 2003 | Law.com

Wasn't dressing for law school easy? If it was moderately clean, you wore it. But, alas, among the more confounding things about entering the workplace is what the heck you're supposed to wear. If you haven't already given your closet a close inspection, now's the time. You may not yet have the years under your belt to exude genuine confidence, but if you can look the part, you're halfway there.

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.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

March 24, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

The discrepancy between the growing success of women in sports and the almost glacial progress of women in law may offer some lessons.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read

October 26, 1999 | Law.com

A law firm's management needs to support the women in the firm, says Andrews & Kurth lawyer Kathleen J. Wu. Wu returned from an all-female retreat for Andrews' lawyers and clients and says the event demonstrates this recognition of women's needs within the firm. And, borrowing from the example of Lewis Platt's ascendance to CEO of Hewlett-Packard and the company's resulting support of employees with families, Wu concludes that firms need a few more single dads to make life better for women and men in firms.

By Kathleen J. Wu

6 minute read

March 24, 2003 | Law.com

Thanks to Title IX, the rise of women's sports has catapulted an entire generation of girls into athletic careers unheard of 30 years ago. And just as women have come a long way in sports, they've come a long way in the legal profession. But there's no Title IX in the law firm world. The discrepancy between the growing success of women in sports and the almost glacial progress of women in the legal profession may offer some lessons.

By Kathleen J. Wu

5 minute read