#28: Becoming a Litigation Lawyer: Arivee Vargas

Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 3:01 p.m.

Arivee is the Founder of Humble Rising LLC, which aims to motivate and inspire women to pursue a life and career that reflects who they really are and who they’d most like to become. She’s a certified life and high-performance coach to early- to mid-career women professionals in fast-paced environments.

Arivee is also a trained litigator and spent most of her legal career at two large law firms, including Jones Day, the world’s largest law firm.

Arivee graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Boston College in 2005 and cum laude from Boston College Law School in 2008.

Arivee serves as a Trustee and holds leadership positions on several boards including Boston Preparatory Charter Public School, Strong Women Strong Girls, and serves on Boston College’s AHANA Alumni Advisory Council, Boston College Alumni Association Board of Directors, and the Council for Women of Boston College.

In this interview, we talk about:

- Being the daughter of Dominican immigrants and balancing culture while also trying to fit in

- What drew her to Boston College and why she is such a devoted alum

- Her Journey to Becoming a Lawyer and what advice she has for people considering law school and advice for people in law school

- How she has managed being a wife, a mom and still having professional aspirations

- Advice she has for people in relationships with professionally driven women

- How Covid-19 has changed her parenting world as both she, her husband and her kids navigate all being in the house

Arivee's Website: https://www.ariveevargas.com/

Arivee's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arivee-vargas-49079222/

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