Personality types of Lawyers Compared to the General Population

Thinking/Feeling Compared to General Population

Thinking
Feeling
General population (U.S. males) 60%
40%
Legal profession (males)
81%
19%
General population (U.S. females)
35%
65%
Legal profession (females)
66%
34%

Extroversion/Introversion Compared to General Population

Extroversion
Introversion
General population (U.S.)
75%
25%
Legal profession
43%
57%

Sensing/Intuition Compared to General Population

Sensing
Intuiting
General population (U.S.) 70%
30%
Legal profession 30%
70%

Source: Based on a survey of 3,014 lawyers conducted in 1993 by Larry Richard, as reported in:
Michael Melcher, The Creative Lawyer: A Practical Guide to Authentic Professional Satisfaction(ABA, 2007) (pp. 76-79)


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