Since 1991 I am Master of Law & Legislation (LL.M.) In 1997 I finished my Doctoral thesis in Law and earned the academic title of civil law Doctor in Law (LL.D.). Because I studied common law in Berkeley also Juridical Science Doctor (J.S.D.) can be used. In the Netherlands LL.Master is abbreviated as “mr. surname”. Now how to note your academic titles into English? According to the law I am entitled to put “Dr.” in front of my name. Both in Dutch & English that would look like mr.dr.drs. Most of the time that is a slightly overdone 😉 So I used mr. Boelrijk J.D. that stands for juridical doctor, professionally practice law, being a lawyer or jurist. I legally practice law since 1987. So just to let you know: The Doctor of Juridical Science is Harvard Law School’s most advanced law degree for legal academics. My Academic titles “mr.dr.drs. Boelrijk” or mr. Boelrijk LL.D. M.A.