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I would assume JD meant they graduated law school but didn't pass the bar/are not practicing law. Don't listen to me though, I'm a lowly 1L.zer0edit wrote:I'm in the process of setting up the recommenders and evaluators on the LSAC website, but not sure what to do about a suffix. For doctors I put MD and PhD were applicable, but what about for attorneys? Do I put Esq, JD or neither?
Any help much appreciated! Thanks!
+1.Nobody wrote:Ugh, no.
Grizz, [i]Juris Doctor [/i]candidate wrote:Be sure to put B.A. or B.S. after your own name on all your law school applications.
I was yelled at by more than one professor for not putting PhD at the end of her name. "I worked hard for that, you'd better recognize my importance in the field of sociology!" If someone had a doctorate, i just included ittyro wrote:Yeah I feel strange putting PhD after my recommendors' names just because it's kind of assumed and could be seen as a douchey move by me/make professor look young or cocky.
I have an attorney on my resume and I just put his name and a URL to his profile. Just Link that shit (not actually sure if this is a good idea for resumes).
It seems like it would be beneficial for both parties to provide profile links for both recommendors and resume references. I could see this happening in the future. Not saying do this now though as it may be seen as strange.
I would have told her to get a real Ph.D. and I would respect it.LSATmakesMeNeurotic wrote:I was yelled at by more than one professor for not putting PhD at the end of her name. "I worked hard for that, you'd better recognize my importance in the field of sociology!" If someone had a doctorate, i just included ittyro wrote:Yeah I feel strange putting PhD after my recommendors' names just because it's kind of assumed and could be seen as a douchey move by me/make professor look young or cocky.
I have an attorney on my resume and I just put his name and a URL to his profile. Just Link that shit (not actually sure if this is a good idea for resumes).
It seems like it would be beneficial for both parties to provide profile links for both recommendors and resume references. I could see this happening in the future. Not saying do this now though as it may be seen as strange.
Esquire is a title which has come to be associated with American lawyers. It is often appropriate to address correspondence to an attorney as "Esq." or "Esquire". However, it is not appropriate for a lawyer to refer to himself or herself as or "Esq." or "Esquire", or to include or "Esq." or "Esquire" on business cards or as part of a signature.FWIW, I fully plan to start dropping ,esq. after my name if I'm writing a crabby e-mail to customer service/rental people/etc. Otherwise its ridiculous.
I've seen a number of email signatures in my time that included "[name], J.D." I don't think it's abnormal or unusual at all.03121202698008 wrote:Put neither. Using Esq or not is personal preference. No one uses JD.
Yeah, that's not true at all. "[name], J.D." is just as valid as "[name], Ph.D." (or any other graduate degree - don't list associate or Bachelor's degrees!) - but I have yet to see anyone in any context write "[name], passed the bar."LSATmakesMeNeurotic wrote:I would assume JD meant they graduated law school but didn't pass the bar/are not practicing law. Don't listen to me though, I'm a lowly 1L.