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And I'm an idiot.....
I accidently posted this over "there":
"Another question for all you lawyers...."
The knot/nest is a wonderful distraction tool, btw....
I'm
getting ready to mail this application out, and I have another question
(I went with a different writing sample, like you suggested, thanks 
). The title of my MA thesis was "Gendering the Judiciary: The Impact
of Judicial Structures and Attitudes on Child Support for Civil
Protection Order Petitioners" (it was a 20+ page expansion of the
article I wrote....with a lot more "women's studies" jargon and
feminist analysis).
The title seems a bit inflammatory (to me) to be sending to a judge. Should I take my thesis title off of my resume?
tia!
Re: And I'm an idiot.....
This is the one that was published, right? If so, I'd leave the title on. It would seem weird to leave it off.
Nope.
I had an article published (in the law review); but before it was published, I had decided to expand it for my thesis (my original thesis project fell through due to IRB - human subjects board - restrictions). So the expanded thesis wasn't published, but the article was.
back a long time ago I reviewed resumes...
If it wasn't published, I wouldn't include the title... unless you're applying to a civil / womens' rights organization or a judge who you KNOW will groove on the topic.
You don't NEED to have your thesis title on your resume. The potential benefits of it (showing an understanding of the judiciary) are outweighed by the drawbacks (potentially putting people on the defensive - - judges, who, IME, generally think they can do no wrong)
of course, there is a good argument the other way... any judge who would be p!ssed off by it, or wouldn't hire you because of it, is probably somebody you wouldn't want to work for.
I am the 99%.
Thanks mominatrix.
I've always had it on there before because I've always been applying to those civil/women's rights organizations you mentioned. And I know this judge was pretty active in the women's movement before she became a judge, but I still don't want to cause any unwarranted friction (especially if it's her clerks who are doing the initial review). I think I'll just leave it off for now, and if they ask about it, I can talk about it.