[blindlaw] New guy

[James Weisberg]

Here are some things I ran into worth considering . . . perhaps:

1.  If you think your marriage is under stress now, wait until mid  
second semester of law school.
2.  When your done and have the degree and a license, you will be on  
your own b/c the chances of getting a job offer are astronomical.  I  
had to just open my own office right after getting the license.   
FUNDING!
3.  After years practicing I have routinely had thoughts I perhaps  
should had gone into teaching!!  Really.

My point is things don't always turn out the way we imagine.  Law  
school is tough on a marriage.  Whatever you decide I wish you the  
best.  I hope you find what you want and don't lose what's really  
important in the process (family).

James
On Nov 5, 2008, at 8:25 AM, tim and vickie shaw wrote:

>
> Hello everyone, My name is Tim. I am new to the group.  I am wanting  
> to start law school in the fall. Just keep running into obstacles at  
> the moment *sighs* hard not to get discouraged. Hoping maybe can get  
> a few good words and some guidance here. This is something I have  
> always wanted to do I guess really in the back of my mind, but  
> something I really didn't see myself ever actually doing. I want to  
> do this so I can handle ADA cases and works as an advocate for  
> children that may have to go through all that I did.
>
> I graduated from college in 2005 with a degree in Business  
> Management.  Not having any work experience I have had a very tough  
> time finding a job. I worked for awhile for couple of companies that  
> specialize in providing employment and training to disabled  
> individuals and "help" them. The frustrating experience working with  
> these people only served to strengthen my resolve that I wanted to  
> work to be able to "fix" things like this.
>
> I was desperate to get out of the situation I was in and decided to  
> take on teaching. I have gotten my certification in Special  
> Education and Business education but once again have been pumping my  
> head for a year trying to get work to no avail. I had planned on  
> working as a teacher whnile i went to law school. Due to my  
> inability to find work in and out of teaching I have decided to just  
> try and move forward to going to law school.
>
> I live in Texas and here it is law that blind individuals recieve a  
> tuition and fee waiver as well as the government agency that works  
> with the blind provides textbook vouchers and assistance.  I called  
> my counselor at the Division for Blind Services to ask her about  
> going back to school because she is the one that will have to help  
> me to get my tuition waiver adn all of this, but she wouldnt even  
> talk to me about it. She said that she doesnt think its reasonable  
> for me to go back to school because how do they not know that they  
> will give me the money to and then when I get out still wont be able  
> to find work.
>
> So once again, I have hit my head against a wall when trying to deal  
> with the very people that are supposed to be there to help. I am  
> just getting extremely frustrated and mean time my marriage is going  
> to hell because of my lack of being able to find word and seeming to  
> jsut be sitting in a rut. I am lost for what to do.
>
> OK enough rambling, sorry for bothering yall with all of this jsut  
> needed to get it off my chest and see if anyone had any good words  
> for me.
>
>
> Tim Shaw
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