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Their orientation in life is to help and support others. They especially like to teach, inform, enlighten, heal and develop others. They are expressing their highest values when they are helping others in difficulty or contributing to human welfare. They have a strong drive to learn and understand the underlying nature of people and of life itself. Obtaining knowledge supports their need to give and receive wisdom. Professional theme – “I understand.”

Characteristics – Friendly, helpful, patient, perceptive, intuitive, empathetic, caring, trustworthy, tolerant, honest, reassuring, connecting, facilitating, tactful, collaborative, enthusiastic, sociable, generous.

Challenges – Too accommodating, self-devaluing, overly sensitive, inability to say “no”, lacks objectivity, too emotional, negatively reactive to being underappreciated.

Core motivation – To be loved and appreciated, to express positive feelings toward others.

Vocational qualities – They exercise their personal magnetism and calm wisdom by being warm, friendly, kind and likeable. They’re able to use well-developed intuitive understanding to show concern for others.

Career Options

    Appellate specialist
    CLE instructor
    Consulting lawyer:
      associate training
      client relations
      communications regarding juries, clients & employee selection
      jury selection
      law firm management
    Counsel to company president
    Domestic affairs lawyer
    EEOC specialist
    Employment lawyer within company
    Estate planning lawyer
    Family law lawyer
    Financial & tax planner
    Geriatric/elder law lawyer
    Guardianship lawyer
    Involuntary commitment lawyer
    Law or university professor
    Lawyer for family business
    Lawyer for start-up business
    Lawyer representing aggrieved employees
    Lawyer-agent for sports/entertainment figure
    Nonprofit executive director
    Plaintiff’s class action lawyer
    Probate lawyer
    Public defender
    Solo practitioner
    Solo practice with direct client contact
    Trust and estates lawyer

Angelique Electra, JD/MBA – Ms. Electra is a Denver-based career coach who created the JurisDoctor Profiles™, a self-assessment instrument designed to help lawyers identify and actualize individual strengths in their personal and professional lives. Contact – www.TheJurisDoctor.com.

 

 
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