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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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January 24, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Here's to You Mrs. Dershowitz + More

Did President Donald Trump actually secure the blessing of Alan Dershowitz's wife for her husband to represent him in his impeachment trial? I have doubts.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

January 22, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Easily Distracted? Maybe You Shouldn't Be a Lawyer.

Has it occurred to you that you have no business being a lawyer in the first place?

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

January 16, 2020 | The American Lawyer

What's Next? Drinking Chaperones at Your Law Firm?

Why do those of us who are not harassers or louts have to suffer just because some guys can't keep it together? Women shouldn't lose their right to get sloshed.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

January 14, 2020 | The American Lawyer

David Drummond Gets a Wrist Slap

If you expected that Alphabet, Google's parent, would use the occasion of its chief legal officer's departure to make a strong statement as a sort of #MeToo reckoning, you were so wrong.

By Vivia Chen

5 minute read

January 10, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Keep It Simple: Blame Male Leaders

Let's put the onus where it obviously belongs: on those who hold the power.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

January 08, 2020 | The American Lawyer

Shh! Don't Talk About the Rivalry in the Sisterhood

Women undermining women is still a part of the workplace, but it's not because we're hard-wired to catfight.

By Vivia Chen

3 minute read

January 03, 2020 | The American Lawyer

The Careerist's Most Infuriating Posts of 2019

Everyone across Big Law had their buttons pushed at some point last year. And they wrote in to explain why.

By Vivia Chen

5 minute read

December 18, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Obama Says Women Are Better Leaders. No Pressure.

Talk about putting women on a pedestal! It would be nice to think that they're somehow immune to the corruption of power.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

December 16, 2019 | The American Lawyer

The Careerist's Crystal Ball: A Grim Outlook for 2020

Oh, how I wish I could report goodness, light and joy for the upcoming year.

By Vivia Chen

4 minute read

December 16, 2019 | The American Lawyer

Sigrid McCawley Is Boies Schiller's Latest Breakout Star

She defies the stereotype of the brash, hard-knuckled litigator. She comes off as friendly and relatable—someone who could be your old pal from college.

By Vivia Chen

6 minute read