[blindlaw] Blind Paralegal Looking for Work...Yet Again

[Ben Karpilow]

I'm a big fan of networking. If you know any lawyers socially, start with 
them. If you have friends or family in the area, ask them whether they know 
any lawyers, then contact those lawyers as a friend or relative of whoever 
it was that mentioned their name. This will create added pressure to give 
you the time of day since there's a personal connection involved. Then, keep 
contacting those lawyers, ask them who they know, who they can refer you to, 
etc. You may even want to consider doing some volunteer work so people can 
see the quality of your work without  going out of pocket. Then, once they 
see your quality, and that you're capable of doing the job, they may feel 
more inclined to offer you steady, paying work. These are just suggestions, 
and I hope they help. Keep  plugging away and hang in there.  Sincerely,

Ben Karpilow
From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:42 AM
Subject: [blindlaw] Blind Paralegal Looking for Work...Yet Again


> Hi Folks!  I hope everyone is doing well.
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> I've placed some postings on here in months past asking for advice on how 
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> find work as a blind paralegal.  I've taken most of the suggestions I've
> received to no avail.
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> I've been on interviews and through trial and error, figured that I would
> take my laptop to explain how the assistive technology works.  I've taken
> the suggestions of how to set up a freelance business with no luck.
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> Is anyone else having this problem?  I could really use some tangible,
> effective help.  I'm drowning here.
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> Thanks for any help.
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> Will
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