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They have a creative, expressive and energetic spirit, and are perceived as gifted, charming and captivating. They’re optimistic, imaginative, verbal, stimulating and open-minded, and seek self-actualization and self-fulfillment. While they have a need to bring others together to achieve some end, they are loners by nature. Professional theme – “I harmonize.”

Characteristics – Peacemaker, tenacious facility to reconcile opposite forces and bring harmony out of conflict, creative, highly intuitive, spontaneous, flexible.

Challenges – Worry, moody, lack of composure, temperamental, unpredictable, overeager, indecisive, impatient, not careful with details.

Core motivation – To live in unit and harmony with others; to maintain peace, avoid conflict.

Vocational qualities – An innate ability to see and experience both sides of any issue or conflict. An eye for harmony, color, beauty. A gentility, spontaneity and eloquent self-expression that serves them well in interpersonal activities.

Career Options

    Bankruptcy/creditors’ representative
    Commercial real estate lawyer
    Consulting lawyer:
      building client relationships
      communication with clients, juries
      interpersonal communications
      negotiation skills
      jury selection
      professional development
      marketing and promotion
      marketing coaching
      wardrobe/personal appearance for jury presentations
      writing
    Corporate transaction lawyer
    Foreign affairs officer
    In-house counsel for arts organization
    Investment banking lawyer
    Labor negotiator
    Law firm practice:
    ADR, business organizations, communications, entertainment, environmental, franchising, governmental relations/lobbying, intellectual property transactions, matrimonial, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, small business formation, sports, venture capital.
    Lawyer for multi-media or the Internet
    Lawyer for software/technology licensing
    Lawyer for entrepreneurs, start-ups, new IPOs
    Mediator/ADR professional
    Sports lawyer/agent for media/entertainment figure
    Staff lawyer, parent company

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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