“What lawyer will I be when I grow up” QUIZ!
Ever wondered what legal career would suit you? Don’t know what job to do when you graduate? We’ve put together this fun quiz which features 11 questions with multiple choice answers A-E. Answer these questions by choosing the most correct answer for you, and then count up your A’s - E’s to find out what lawyer you could be when you grow up (link to the results is right down the bottom)!
1. My favourite subjects at law school are:
A. Corporations Law and Contracts.
B. All of them - I can’t choose!
C. Evidence, Civil Procedure and Criminal Law.
D. Constitutional Law and Administrative Law.
E. Legal Design Thinking and Legal Technology.
2. My preferred learning style at law school is…
A. Writing summaries and notes.
B. Learning with real life examples and doing practice problems.
C. Listening to lecturers, recording my notes, and answering questions in class.
D. Reading notes over and over again and researching articles.
E. Creating visual flowcharts and diagrams.
3. My best skills are:
A. Attention to detail and focus.
B. Multi-tasking and empathy.
C. Communication and public speaking.
D. Being disciplined and interpreting complex concepts.
E. Being creative and innovative.
4. My celebrity lawyer crush is:
A. Harvey Specter or Ally McBeal.
B. Trick question - it would have to be someone in business like Richard Branson or Mary Barra.
C. Cleaver Green or Elle Woods.
D. Sandy Cohen or Amal Clooney.
E. Another trick question - it would need to be a someone in tech like Steve Jobs or Sheryl Sandberg.
5. My personality could be best described as…
A. Type A.
B. Multifaceted.
C. Extroverted.
D. Introverted.
E. Idealist.
6. My preferred working style is…
A. Focusing in on a task uninterrupted.
B. Flexible. I don’t mind being interrupted or switching tasks.
C. Working independently.
D. Structured and routine.
E. Collaborating with others.
7. My pet hate is…
A. Laziness.
B. Monotony.
C. Team work.
D. Breaking the rules.
E. Doing the ‘same old same old’.
8. My spirit animal is a…
A. Lion.
B. Spider.
C. Peacock.
D. Dog.
E. Chameleon.
9. If I wasn’t a lawyer, I would be…
A. A management consultant.
B. An entrepreneur.
C. An actor or actress.
D. A policeman or policewoman.
E. An artist.
10. The reason I studied law is because I wanted…
A. The challenge.
B. To be well-rounded.
C. To be a voice for people.
D. To uphold the law and protect our legal system.
E. To change things for the better.
11. A typical day in my dream legal job would involve…
A. A lot of intellectual stimulation, such as working on a highly technical legal issue for a big client.
B. A lot of variety working on different legal matters with many clients inside an organisation I really love.
C. Being in court and making arguments.
D. Developing policies and drafting legislation.
E. Using technology to create efficiencies for clients, e.g. automating documents and processes.