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Family Attorney
Family Attorney
Job Summary
A family attorney or family lawyer provides legal services for individuals or on behalf of children within a family in order to resolve or prevent conflicts. Family law attorneys offer legal advice, prepare legal documents in connection with a variety of issues such as adoption, divorce, child custody issues, child support, maintenance/support or annulment, and typically represent their clients in a courtroom or mediation. They are responsible for communicating effectively to explain legal issues and options to their clients while maintaining high standards of confidentiality handling personal information, as well as staying apprised of changes in the law. A family attorney usually works at a law firm.
See Full Job DescriptionPersonality types of a Family Attorney
Each letter of DISC represents polar personality types with correlating behaviors and characteristics. Learn more about their strengths and weaknesses, how they communicate, and
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D
high D - Problem Solver
Likes to make decisions
I
high I - Influencer
Likes to meet new people
S
low S - Voyager
Likes trying new things
C
high C - Rule Follower
Likes to follow procedures
Behavioral Qualities for a Family Attorney
Behavioral qualities make people naturally act in a certain way. Utilize people's natural behaviors and strengths at work.
- Assertive. Comfortable inserting opinion or thoughts.
- Personable. Easy to get along with.
- Dynamic. Active agents of change.
- Detail oriented. Attentive to all levels of detail.
Motivators for a Family Attorney
Motivators are values that drive people. To retain passionate employees, place people in a role that utilizes their values
- Economic: A utilitarian drive for results and maximal returns. To tend to the economic drive, reward them for reaching goals.
- Regulatory: A drive to maintain order and the status quo. To tend to the regulatory drive, provide plenty of structure and allow them to create their own when needed.
- Political: A drive for authority, to take command. To tend to the political drive, give opportunities for them to grow their career and take on more challenging cases.
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