Vivia Chen The Careerist

October 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Let's get real: Being a black leader of a top firm is Y-U-G-E.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

12 minute read

September 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Chalk this up to another instance where a girl just can't win. 

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

4 minute read

September 18, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Women now represent 19 percent of equity partners—a record high, though still a sad showing. For those of us who've been covering women in the legal profession for over a decade, "depressing" is the usual standard. And while 19 percent remains woefully low, women seem to be on a forward march.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

7 minute read

September 08, 2017 |

Lawyers and other members of the professional class simply don't get the white working class or their plight. And that lack of empathy on the part of the elites is the reason Donald Trump won the presidency—and may do so again.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

1 minute read

August 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer

To all you Prosecco-sipping, kale chip-munching elites out there in Big Law Land, listen up.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

4 minute read

August 25, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Who wants to read serious, long-winded pieces about the legal profession in late August? No one. Certainly, not moi. So here's the beach edition of the latest news

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

7 minute read

August 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Can we cut through the bull about why law schools are now accepting GREs for admission? The fact is that applications are falling, and law schools are desperate for hot bodies to fill their empty seats.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

6 minute read

July 28, 2017 | International Edition

Why there's more talk than meaningful action from corporates when it comes to tracking diversity at external law firms

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

4 minute read

July 25, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Maybe it's because I get jaded easily, but I just can't get myself excited that the legal profession is really getting on the stick about diversity or women.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

7 minute read

July 20, 2017 | The American Lawyer

While it might be easy to read a recent report as a confirmation of how the system fails Asian-Americans, it actually paints a more complicated picture.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

6 minute read