Qualities That Are A “Good Fit” and “Not A Good Fit”

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Good Fit

  • Selfless
  • Thinks “team” before self
  • Goal oriented
  • Strong work ethic
  • Fair regardless of “how chips fall”
  • Strong listening skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Devoid of pretense and artificiality
  • Unequivocal commitment to excellence
  • Very practical
  • Lots of empathy
  • Ability to put legal issues in real life contexts
  • “Roll up the sleeves” personality
  • Write and communicate in perfect English and grammar
  • Highly organized
  • Able to juggle multiple tasks
  • Sensitive to decorum
  • Very quick and agile of mind
  • Able to process large amounts of information quickly and accurately
  • Gives more than takes
  • Ability to receive constructive criticism
  • Absolute gentleman or gentle lady
  • Ability to embrace success of others
  • Decisive
  • High energy
  • Proactive personality and entrepreneurial
  • Tenacious
  • Fun matters
  • Keeps others up to date and status as to deadlines
  • Able to say “made a mistake” and learns quickly from them
  • Works well under pressure
  • No task too small or beneath
  • Highly accountable
  • Highly self-motivated and high self-initiative
  • Exceptional maturity
  • Cheerful
  • Positive thinker
  • “Can do” personality with ability to overcome difficulty
  • Considerate
  • Shoots straight (nicely and graciously) but does not pull punches
  • Cares about each other professional as a person and not just as a fellow professional
  • Intelligent
  • Flexible
  • Wants to and works hard at developing new skills
  • Never satisfied with job performance.  Always trying to do better.
  • High level of self-discipline
  • Ability to motivate others
  • Encourages others
  • Ability to manage others
  • Respect for others
  • Able to work effectively without supervision
  • Strong coping skills
  • High self-confidence
  • Takes self seriously and wants to be taken seriously
  • High self-esteem and strong self-image
  • Neat and professional appearance
  • Committed to “giving back”
  • Patience with others
  •  Will  not accept failure
  • Religious about deadlines
  • Respectful of time of others
  • Devoid of prejudice
  • Comfortable in dealing with and meeting strangers – loves people
  • Ability to disagree agreeably
  • Ambitious for Firm
  • Ambitious (in a positive way) professionally
  • Thinks matters through, anticipates problems, and has solutions or responses in place
  • Wants and seeks more responsibility
  • Ability to deal with and solve problems with no easy answers
  • Takes charge – strong leadership skills
  • Creative
  • Says what thinks and not what other person wants to hear
  • Well read
  • Well traveled, seen the world
  • Very curious
  • High level of common sense
  • Will not let anyone take advantage of or not be sufficiently respectful

Not a Good Fit

  •  Large ego
  • Lacks self-confidence
  • Listens but does not hear
  • Compromises excellence
  • Sends something out before it is perfect
  • Impatience
  • Focus on being a legal scholar instead of a problem solver
  • Talks without thinking
  • Likes the sound of their voice
  • “High maintenance”
  • Self before Firm
  • Crude
  • Greedy
  • Unprofessional
  • Sloppy
  • Secretive
  • Insensitive
  • Envy comes easy
  • Political in office context
  • Mellow
  • Procrastinates
  • Watches the clock
  • Inability to draw conclusion and make recommendation in first sentence
  • Full of excuses
  • Moody
  • Principal motivation is $
  • Writes in “legalese”