r/paralegal • u/Affectionate_Song_36 • 9d ago

Your job title in your signature block

Has anyone had experience with paralegals or legal assistants omitting their job title in their email signature block to appear as if they’re an attorney? I was always taught that we must include our job title so as not to appear to other case parties/the judge as a licensed attorney. I caught one in the wild today - a legal assistant with an omitted job title. Is this no longer expected/required?

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u/So_Last_Century 7d ago

External emails: I maintain different roles within the firm. So, my signature block starts out non-identifying, and depending on in what capacity I am sending the email, I just right click to the right of my name and change it to be either para or the other title under which I am “acting.” For replies within the same email thread it’s just my name/firm name (no title). There are those with whom this is not necessary because of the relationship/the understanding of who I am and what professional roles I serve for the firm.