Personality required to be a good lawyer

Every Profession requires a particular personality , same goes with being a lawyer. What are the typical personality traits required to be a lawyer or a judge?

582 Views|Posted 2015-09-09 13:57:56
Started by Prateek Sengar
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Rishi Solanki
2015-09-09 15:44:42
ATTENTION TO DETAIL - When lawyers draft contracts, a single word in the wrong place can change the emphasis of a clause and possibly the outcome for your client. A lawyer is expected to have a thorough, accurate and meticulous approach to their work. Committing any glaring grammatical or punctuatio

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Sudhanshu Singh
2015-09-09 15:00:09
Hi, Law as a profession is very demanding and sometimes you might feel you are stuck in a vicious circle of whats right and whats wrong , you need to get going and figure out the right path ,a strong perseverance power is a must.

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Joy Barua
2015-09-09 14:47:58
Hi Everyone , Convincing skill is a must to be a good lawyer because at the end what matters is whether or not , you are able to convince the judge in favor of your client and on the other hand as a judge it should not be so easy to get you convinced . As a judge your final call should be based o

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Rahul Tewari
2015-09-09 14:28:30
HI All, Being a lawyer requires you to detach yourself from the emotions/feelings surrounding an event/case, and focus on the objective whole. Thus, many lawyers that I meet are typically dry and dispassionate, as they have trained themselves to stay in this highly unemotional state for their caree

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Nitesh Chauhan
2015-09-09 14:25:40
A lawyer should have great public speaking skills because knowledge and ideas are of no use if you are not able to express your view point clearly at the right time.

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Shikha Katarmal
2015-09-09 14:12:51
Hi , Law is a profession where there is lot more apart from education qualifications, it requires a typical personality , not everyone can be good lawyer. The most important thing to become a good lawyer is analytical thinking and the ability to view every situation from each and every perspective

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