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Vivia Chen

Vivia Chen

Vivia Chen is a senior columnist at The American Lawyer and the creator of The Careerist blog.

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December 22, 2020 | The American Lawyer

The Careerist's Worst, Most Atrocious Lawyers of the Year

This is not the list you want to be on.

By Vivia Chen

6 minute read

December 17, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Why Women Are All Riled Up About Jill Biden

Biden has a perfect right to insist on the "Dr." appellation, but isn't it a bit ridiculous to append a title of any sort to one's name?

By Vivia Chen

5 minute read

December 11, 2020 | The American Lawyer

The Future of Boies Schiller Is Female

Two women are leading the storied firm, so let's pop the champagne. But why do we feel nervous?

By Vivia Chen

7 minute read

December 02, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Women's Initiatives That Are Perfectly Useless

Some surprises in the new Acritas study: some mommy programs harm women's progress, but the pandemic might be a boon for women's careers.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

November 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer

A Year to Forget: The Careerist's Most-Talked-About Posts of 2020

Vivia Chen looks back at the good, the bad and the weird of 2020.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

November 20, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Whatever Happened to Davis Polk's Report on Victoria's Secret?

A year later (and god knows how much in legal bills), Wachtell Lipton is taking over investigating the mess at L Brands.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

November 17, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Et Tu, Robbie Kaplan?

Why would a feminist icon tarnish her brand by representing Goldman Sachs in a retaliation case?

By Vivia Chen

5 minute read

November 11, 2020 | The American Lawyer

How Crafty: Law Firms That Promote Diversity and Voter Suppression!

How can firms that profess to value diversity and equality so fervently champion what's essentially minority voter suppression?

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

November 06, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Did Public Shaming Finally Get to Cravath? Yes, Say Some Black Lawyers.

"Shaming is a really powerful tool—it's straight up what millennials and Generation Z prefer."

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

October 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Let's Not Talk About the Elections

Much more fun and productive to gossip about Toobin, Ivanka and Jared.

By Vivia Chen

5 minute read