I’ll never forgive these people for deciding “Esq.” is bad or whatever. Objectively a very cool title that sounds like something a knight on a horse with a sword would be called but none of us are allowed to use it because Brady might not give us a job at the boring dork factory
I’ll never forgive these people for deciding “Esq.” is bad or whatever. Objectively a very cool title that sounds like something a knight on a horse with a sword would be called but none of us are allowed to use it because Brady might not give us a job at the boring dork factory
@comradeflirty It’s literally an aristocratic term for landed gentry, above gentleman but below knight. Which is neat, but I have to agree it comes off to me as a bit haughty in most contexts. The best lawyers I’ve ever known were great communicators and too much ego interferes with that.
@comradeflirty I probably didn't help by adding "Esq" to my sign-off on particularly passive-aggressive emails. 🤪
@comradeflirty I totally agree with this. I’ve felt this exact same way my entire career. It’s unfortunate that attorneys can’t use the title without looking like ____ (insert any number of negative connotations) Imposed by society. it would be nice if it looked cool instead of not.
@comradeflirty I'm the first lawyer in my family's history, did it during a pandemic, while working 40+ hours a week for a good portion of it, and less than 5% of lawyers are Black. It sounds like I should have a fancy shield and a sword so Imma use it - Signed Esq.
@comradeflirty Using a title to represent yourself comes across as elitist. This is fairly standard across society and different titles (not limited to esquire) and it’s perfectly reasonable for a person to not hire someone that they think might have an elitist attitude.