Anonymous
11/01/2025 18:35
Subject: Why do lawyers in my field insist on listing their Alma maters on their resumes, even after they’ve been practicing for
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What is this little group that is getting together? That’s the issue.
Lawyers. All very senior. It just struck me bc I recently had to do a bio exchange for an industry event with non lawyers. Everyone highlighted their actual work.
I’d understand if it was a recent grad event.
Level of education and quality of education are just as important as "actual work".
You keep in telling us how you "feel" (struck, embarrassed, feeling of oddness), but these feelings are not anyone else's concern.
Are you ESL or just a bored troll? Obviously I don’t think it’s anyone’s ‘concern’. I’m just commenting. Relax, dude.
OP, why are you attacking PP by saying he is ESL? Do you think non-native speakers are inferior to you? PP's points are valid to me.
Anonymous
11/01/2025 18:01
Subject: Why do lawyers in my field insist on listing their Alma maters on their resumes, even after they’ve been practicing for
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's standard in the field -- not sure why you don't understand this. The biggest context for bios is website copy written for clients. Clients want to see where the lawyers went to law school. Legal culture in general follows -- bios for CLE presenters, etc.
Doctors and dentists do this as well -- people look at that info when choosing a provider.
That you "find it embarrassing" is definitely about you, and not about the phenomenon.
+1. I chose my kid’s orthodontist based off their dental school.
I chose my kids ortho based on my dentists rec.