Lawyers - Do you know your MBTI personality type?

[Anonymous]

I am an ENTJ married to an ISFP. Lordy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:INFP here. I've seriously considered switching to a different profession many times but I'm still here. I am definitely odd woman out in this profession.

How can you be an FP type and succeed/enjoy law??

[Anonymous]

INFJ -- I'm logical and organized, but really hate the conflict.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:INFP here. I've seriously considered switching to a different profession many times but I'm still here. I am definitely odd woman out in this profession.

How can you be an FP type and succeed/enjoy law??

PP here: It's hard. Like some other FPs, I get overwhelmed by details, am disorganized. I've done best when I've had discrete projects to work on that I could do somewhat at my own pace. A litigation schedule - loads of new things coming in all the time, a lot of details to keep track of, a very fast pace - is a nightmare for me. I've done other law jobs that were less hellish, where I had more control over the schedule and pace, where I had assistants helping to keep me on track and not missing deadlines.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:ISTJ, with a very close N/S split. The J is almost off the charts. Very few "F"s in law, I would imagine.

Ditto. Well, maybe not the off the chart J part, but I am strongly I, T, and J, with N/S being closely split. I do appellate litigation and love it, except for oral arguments.

I'm one of the prior ISTJ posters and I'm also in appellate litigation. I do enjoy briefing. I don't love doing oral arguments frequently, but I get a kick out of a good argument every now and then.

I am also one of the prior ISTJ posters, and I am also in appellate litigation -- love briefing and motions practice, and enjoy arguing (but don't love it, and am not sorry that I only argue a few times a year). We should start some kind of club . . . .

[Anonymous]

This is the OP, the ENFP lawyer turned psychologist. I find it so interesting to hear people's responses, and astounded at how many NFP's sense being a bit out of step with the typical "lawyer" types. I hope those of you in this predicament have found niches for yourself within or outside of law. Personally speaking, I love being a psychologist and feel it is the perfect fit for me. I get to do intellectually stimulating work -- something I highly valued about law -- while also tapping into my intuitive, creative and empathic strengths.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:ISTJ, with a very close N/S split. The J is almost off the charts. Very few "F"s in law, I would imagine.

Ditto. Well, maybe not the off the chart J part, but I am strongly I, T, and J, with N/S being closely split. I do appellate litigation and love it, except for oral arguments.

I'm one of the prior ISTJ posters and I'm also in appellate litigation. I do enjoy briefing. I don't love doing oral arguments frequently, but I get a kick out of a good argument every now and then.

I am also one of the prior ISTJ posters, and I am also in appellate litigation -- love briefing and motions practice, and enjoy arguing (but don't love it, and am not sorry that I only argue a few times a year). We should start some kind of club . . . .

That's funny. (I am the "ditto" poster.) Briefing and motions practice is my favorite also. If it involves writing, sign me up ... I definitely could leave the arguments behind, however. Fortunately I also only have to do it 2-3 times a year.