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i borderline loathe my legal name, and i have various reasons for it. recently decided that i would not use my legal name anywhere except important documents/ids, and stick to a name i chose for myself. keep in mind that i have no intention of legally changing it, not only because the process is extremely complicated, but also because my family is very much against it; i can't even if i wanted to, so i decided to find a way out by having "two names" (the legal one, and the one i prefer). now my concern is if it'll be alright for me to use this picked up name professionally (on cv, resume, linkedin, internship certificates). i've already started introducing myself to my batchmates w this name, so there's no problem there, but i don't know if there will be any identity mishaps if i use this name for my internships.
any help/advice/solution (?) would be greatly appreciated lol
It is unlikely that your law school will issue certificate in any name other than your legal names, which may cause problem after graduation since most employers will ask to see your graduation certificates and transcript. So the best recourse is to change your name legally, but avoid telling your family and use the old name around them.