Vivia Chen

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

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  • October 25, 2013 | The Careerist

    Now Trending: Silly Office Dress Codes. What!

    Well, this is awfully confusing. Two mighty corporations recently issued new dress codes, and they're brilliantly contradictory, casting light on how utterly clueless management i

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • February 28, 2013 | The Careerist

    Internet pioneer Yahoo! tells employees forget about working from home

    So much for the hope that young leaders will revolutionize the workplace!In case you missed it (a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/technology/yahoo-orders-home-

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • March 28, 2013 | The Careerist

    How one lawyer proposes to another

    Isn't it romantic? What is the most romantic way for one lawyer to propose to another lawyer in New York City? On bended knees at a swanky restaurant? Under the stars on a

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • March 28, 2013 | The Careerist

    Careers: Tips on keeping clients (very) happy

    The perennial question on everyone's lips: How to get and keep clients? We've heard from plenty of business development experts over the years, but not nearly enough from partners at major

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • June 11, 2012 | Law.com Corporate

    Careers: Fit to be tied

    Maybe I should stop reading those studies about women's progress in the workplace. Because every time I do, I feel we should just hang it up and take up knitting or butter churning. It seems

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • August 13, 2012 | The Careerist

    Trading sex for good grades?

    Some quirky news items from near and far: Wasn't the sex good enough? Wow, I know the legal job market in the U.S. is tough these days, but it must be even worse in

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • July 27, 2012 | Daily Business Review

    Too old for that Joni Mitchell look?

    I feel guilty about picking on Hillary Rodham Clinton's appearance, because I think she gets picked on way too much for the way she looks. She's a substantive person with a substantive job. A

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • August 28, 2012 | The Careerist

    The middle-class needs lawyers, but does anyone want the job?

    Let's be honest. Would you go to law school if you knew you'd end up in the middle class, serving the needs of that same sector? My gut tells me that many of you would answer no

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • May 3, 2012 | Daily Business Review

    Why Yale law women are so quiet

    I'm puzzled by Yale Law Women's exhaustive report (almost 100 pages!) on gender dynamics at the elite law scho

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

  • March 12, 2012 | Daily Business Review

    Careers: How would your associates rate you?

    Do you have any idea of how your underlings really feel about you? Do they like you? Fear you? Trust you? Loathe you? Maybe you don't care about these kinds of touchy-feely questions.

    By Vivia Chen

    1 minute read

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