[blindlaw] paralegal jobs

Sun May 17 00:17:21 UTC 2009

While some attorneys may coose to train paralegals on the job there is an 
effort in many states to start to develop standards and regulate the 
paralegal profession. While for the most part this has been done through 
self-regulation as is done in many industries there is a movement in the 
profession to establish and develop standards to create a greater degree of 
professionalism. These standards are beneficial to the profession as well as 
the general public. There are both state and national associations of 
paralegals that are involved in setting standards for the profession.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kate Thegreat" <shamaniclivin1281 at hotmail.com>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] paralegal jobs

Thanks for the feedback here. I will have to think on some of this a little 
bit more.

I had read some things about paralegals often being trained right on the 
job. Is this a myth then, or is it just harder, in general, for a blind 
person to be trusted to learn on the job--of course, not for any other 
reason than ignorance on the part of employers, but still?

Kate

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>    1. Re: LSAT Accommodations? (James Pepper)
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>    3. Re: LSAT Accommodations? (ckrugman at sbcglobal.net)
>    4. Re: paralegal jobs (ckrugman at sbcglobal.net)
>    5. Re: LSAT Accommodations? (James Pepper)
>    6. Re: paralegal jobs (A S)
>    7. Re: paralegal jobs (Steve P. Deeley)
>    8. Re: LSAT Accommodations? (McCarthy, Jim)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 14:01:44 -0500
> From: James Pepper <b75205 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
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> I remember seeing a form out of the college board where you place the
> device used to take the test and I saw it last year on their website.
>
> Yes here is a spreadsheet from the Census on the numbers of people
> with degrees in relation to the population laid out by state.  there
> are pretty high percentages of the blind with 2 years or less of
> college versus graduates relative to the sighted population.  Even if
> you figure the amounts within the classes, there is still something
> wrong in Denmark!
>
> James Pepper
>
> .
>
> On 5/15/09, Haben Girma <habnkid at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Is there a fact sheet out there that reveals what percentage of a
> > university's student body is disabled?
> >
> >  Haben
> >
> >  James Pepper wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > They probably do that, I know that one of thee Coolge entrance exams 
> > > does
> > > it, but I am not sure if it is the SAT or the ACT but they inform the
> > > schools eactly which devices were used to take the test.  I think it 
> > > is
> > both
> > > of them.  This is how colleges can know who is disabled and who is not
> > > without actually asking the student if they are disabled or not.  It 
> > > is a
> > > great way to get around the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
> > > And this is good for colleges that do not have a high percentage of
> > students
> > > who are disabled because they will most certainly accept you once they
> > > realize you are disabled, to satisfy their requirements to not be
> > considered
> > > discriminatory.  But your chances of graduating from that situation is 
> > > not
> > > as good as a college that accepts the disabled on a regular basis.  Of
> > > course state schools are more likely to handle the disabled with 
> > > respect,
> > > since they are more in tune with the consequences of discriminiation. 
> > > But
> > > if you are competing with a lot of other disabled students to get into 
> > > a
> > > college that is a good college for the blind, then you will probably 
> > > be
> > > judged on your abilities based on being disabled and not the general
> > > population.  Because they will probably only admit a certain amount of
> > > students who are disabled as the disabled tend to cost the university 
> > > a
> > lot
> > > more than non disabled.
> > >
> > > Since most people do not know they are doing this type of profiling, 
> > > they
> > > have gotten away with it since 1973.
> > >
> > > You all are lawyers, can you stop this nonsense because colleges 
> > > accept
> > the
> > > blind and disabled in proportion to their numbers in the population, 
> > > but
> > > they don't graduate them in any proportion to the numbers they accept.
> > >
> > > James Pepper
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> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 15:18:33 -0400
> From: Kate Thegreat <shamaniclivin1281 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [blindlaw]  paralegal jobs
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>
> Is it possible to become a paralegal if I am totally blind? I am 28 years 
> old. I have a bachelor's degree in nutrition. A lot of my prior background 
> is in various teaching capacities related to computers and disability 
> habilitation. Currently, I write for the local paper. I also am taking an 
> online course for medical transcription.
>
>
>
> I am not terribly interested in the medical transcription, but my 
> counselor at the state agency for the blind had suggested I'd be good at 
> it.
>
>
>
> I looked at some explanations of the type of work that paralegals do and 
> it sounds interesting to me.
>
>
>
> If this job is possible for a blind person to do, how does one approach a 
> law firm in order to get a shadowing experience?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Kate
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 23:21:45 -0700
> From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
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> Is the failure to graduate the students that are accepted the college's
> fault or due to the lack of preparedness on the part of many disabled
> students that are accepted and in actuality not ready to handle the 
> various
> demands placed on them by being in college and not being prepared to meet
> the demands. While I am a strong supporter of reasonable accommodations I
> believe that the students need to take some responsibility for the
> completion of their course of study. Matriculation is not automatic for
> disabled students or the general college population and of course is not
> guaranteed upon acceptance.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Pepper" <b75205 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 8:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
>
>
> > They probably do that, I know that one of thee Coolge entrance exams 
> > does
> > it, but I am not sure if it is the SAT or the ACT but they inform the
> > schools eactly which devices were used to take the test.  I think it is
> > both
> > of them.  This is how colleges can know who is disabled and who is not
> > without actually asking the student if they are disabled or not.  It is 
> > a
> > great way to get around the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
> > And this is good for colleges that do not have a high percentage of
> > students
> > who are disabled because they will most certainly accept you once they
> > realize you are disabled, to satisfy their requirements to not be
> > considered
> > discriminatory.  But your chances of graduating from that situation is 
> > not
> > as good as a college that accepts the disabled on a regular basis.  Of
> > course state schools are more likely to handle the disabled with 
> > respect,
> > since they are more in tune with the consequences of discriminiation. 
> > But
> > if you are competing with a lot of other disabled students to get into a
> > college that is a good college for the blind, then you will probably be
> > judged on your abilities based on being disabled and not the general
> > population.  Because they will probably only admit a certain amount of
> > students who are disabled as the disabled tend to cost the university a
> > lot
> > more than non disabled.
> >
> > Since most people do not know they are doing this type of profiling, 
> > they
> > have gotten away with it since 1973.
> >
> > You all are lawyers, can you stop this nonsense because colleges accept
> > the
> > blind and disabled in proportion to their numbers in the population, but
> > they don't graduate them in any proportion to the numbers they accept.
> >
> > James Pepper
> > _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 00:01:02 -0700
> From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] paralegal jobs
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
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> reply-type=original
>
> Hi Kate,
> I am a totally blind paralegal in California. This is a career change 
> after
> having done social work and community organizing for many years. To become 
> a
> paralegal for a law firm in most states it is recommended that you go
> through a paralegal training program. If you have not had extensive legal
> experience I would recommend a program that is live rather then a
> correspondence based program. In most paralegal programs offered through
> colleges or universities an internship is part of the program.
> I actually free-lance which means I work for various attorneys on an as
> needed basis. I mostly work for small firms or solo practitioners that 
> don't
> require a full-time paralegal. I am not sure that there are that many 
> blind
> paralegals in the U..S. and I am trying to collect some data about this
> question and to find other blind paralegals to find out their 
> circumstances.
> While it is much easier today with on-line legal research and forms 
> software
> program there are some duties in some circumstances that don't lend
> themselves to a totally blind person doing all jobs. Examples would apply
> where it is necessary for a paralegal to review many handwritten documents
> as part of trial exhibits or information that is provided by a client. 
> This
> issue came up when I was in the paralegal program when I interviewed with
> the local public defender's office as interns would assist the lawyers in
> court and would frequently need to read handwritten police reports.
> Entering the profession I had some advantages as much of my experience as 
> a
> social worker was involving law related issues such as court-ordered
> treatment when I was a therapist, providing alternative sentencing
> recommendations for criminal defense attorneys, representing clients in
> Social Security appeals and other administrative law hearings and
> administering a caseload of workers compensation clients assigned to 
> private
> rehabilitation services. I have found that working with the attorneys that 
> I
> have we have been able to develop innovative methods of dealing with 
> various
> issues and much of the work that I do is done on-line and submitted to the
> attorneys electronically. If needed I will travel to the firm or attorney
> that I am working with to meet clients and will to other duties as needed
> including filing of paperwork with the court. Here in California 
> paralegals
> who have completed a paralegal training program and who meet other
> requirements including posting of a surety bond with the county where are
> working can prepare documents for the general public as a "legal Document
> Assistant" or an Unlawful detainer Assistant" which in other states is 
> known
> more commonly as land-lord tenant matters.
> I hope this information helps and you may feel free to contact me off list
> as needed.
> Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
> 1237 P Street
> Fresno ca 93721
> 559-266-9237
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kate Thegreat" <shamaniclivin1281 at hotmail.com>
> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 12:18 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] paralegal jobs
>
>
>
> Is it possible to become a paralegal if I am totally blind? I am 28 years
> old. I have a bachelor's degree in nutrition. A lot of my prior background
> is in various teaching capacities related to computers and disability
> habilitation. Currently, I write for the local paper. I also am taking an
> online course for medical transcription.
>
>
>
> I am not terribly interested in the medical transcription, but my 
> counselor
> at the state agency for the blind had suggested I'd be good at it.
>
>
>
> I looked at some explanations of the type of work that paralegals do and 
> it
> sounds interesting to me.
>
>
>
> If this job is possible for a blind person to do, how does one approach a
> law firm in order to get a shadowing experience?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Kate
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 02:17:40 -0500
> From: James Pepper <b75205 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
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> The proportions are not even close.  About 1/4 of all students graduate in
> the regular population but the ratio is 1/14th of the sensory impaired
> graduate and that includes people who are deaf.  There is something going
> wrong around here!
>
> James Pepper
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 14:31:55 +0000
> From: A S <booboobuttken at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] paralegal jobs
> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
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>
> Good luck, Kate -
>
> I say go for it, but cautiosuly.  I am a paralegal by training with my AS 
> in legal assisting and my BS in legal studies.  I come with legal 
> experience and many recommendations, yet have been unable to get a job of 
> any sort in the legal field, even with the help of Voc Rehab, since 
> graduating four years ago.  I was told prior to my educatin that it would 
> be difficult to find work, especially in the private sector, and they were 
> right.  I do still believe that if you're at the right place at the right 
> time and have the right skills, it can happen.
>
> Annette
>
>
> > From: shamaniclivin1281 at hotmail.com
> > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> > Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 15:18:33 -0400
> > Subject: [blindlaw] paralegal jobs
> >
> >
> > Is it possible to become a paralegal if I am totally blind? I am 28 
> > years old. I have a bachelor's degree in nutrition. A lot of my prior 
> > background is in various teaching capacities related to computers and 
> > disability habilitation. Currently, I write for the local paper. I also 
> > am taking an online course for medical transcription.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am not terribly interested in the medical transcription, but my 
> > counselor at the state agency for the blind had suggested I'd be good at 
> > it.
> >
> >
> >
> > I looked at some explanations of the type of work that paralegals do and 
> > it sounds interesting to me.
> >
> >
> >
> > If this job is possible for a blind person to do, how does one approach 
> > a law firm in order to get a shadowing experience?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Kate
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 11:37:02 -0400
> From: "Steve P. Deeley" <stevep.deeley at insightbb.com>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] paralegal jobs
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
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>
> Hey Chuck:
>
> What would you say are your main job duties and how do you perform them?
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 3:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] paralegal jobs
>
>
> Hi Kate,
> I am a totally blind paralegal in California. This is a career change 
> after
> having done social work and community organizing for many years. To become 
> a
> paralegal for a law firm in most states it is recommended that you go
> through a paralegal training program. If you have not had extensive legal
> experience I would recommend a program that is live rather then a
> correspondence based program. In most paralegal programs offered through
> colleges or universities an internship is part of the program.
> I actually free-lance which means I work for various attorneys on an as
> needed basis. I mostly work for small firms or solo practitioners that 
> don't
> require a full-time paralegal. I am not sure that there are that many 
> blind
> paralegals in the U..S. and I am trying to collect some data about this
> question and to find other blind paralegals to find out their 
> circumstances.
> While it is much easier today with on-line legal research and forms 
> software
> program there are some duties in some circumstances that don't lend
> themselves to a totally blind person doing all jobs. Examples would apply
> where it is necessary for a paralegal to review many handwritten documents
> as part of trial exhibits or information that is provided by a client. 
> This
> issue came up when I was in the paralegal program when I interviewed with
> the local public defender's office as interns would assist the lawyers in
> court and would frequently need to read handwritten police reports.
> Entering the profession I had some advantages as much of my experience as 
> a
> social worker was involving law related issues such as court-ordered
> treatment when I was a therapist, providing alternative sentencing
> recommendations for criminal defense attorneys, representing clients in
> Social Security appeals and other administrative law hearings and
> administering a caseload of workers compensation clients assigned to 
> private
> rehabilitation services. I have found that working with the attorneys that 
> I
> have we have been able to develop innovative methods of dealing with 
> various
> issues and much of the work that I do is done on-line and submitted to the
> attorneys electronically. If needed I will travel to the firm or attorney
> that I am working with to meet clients and will to other duties as needed
> including filing of paperwork with the court. Here in California 
> paralegals
> who have completed a paralegal training program and who meet other
> requirements including posting of a surety bond with the county where are
> working can prepare documents for the general public as a "legal Document
> Assistant" or an Unlawful detainer Assistant" which in other states is 
> known
> more commonly as land-lord tenant matters.
> I hope this information helps and you may feel free to contact me off list
> as needed.
> Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
> 1237 P Street
> Fresno ca 93721
> 559-266-9237
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kate Thegreat" <shamaniclivin1281 at hotmail.com>
> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 12:18 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] paralegal jobs
>
>
>
> Is it possible to become a paralegal if I am totally blind? I am 28 years
> old. I have a bachelor's degree in nutrition. A lot of my prior background
> is in various teaching capacities related to computers and disability
> habilitation. Currently, I write for the local paper. I also am taking an
> online course for medical transcription.
>
>
>
> I am not terribly interested in the medical transcription, but my 
> counselor
> at the state agency for the blind had suggested I'd be good at it.
>
>
>
> I looked at some explanations of the type of work that paralegals do and 
> it
> sounds interesting to me.
>
>
>
> If this job is possible for a blind person to do, how does one approach a
> law firm in order to get a shadowing experience?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Kate
>
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 12:39:25 -0400
> From: "McCarthy, Jim" <JMcCarthy at nfb.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
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> I must agree with Chuck in saying that we have a chicken and egg
> problem.  Is the reason for the failure of blind and disabled to finish
> college because they are not adequately prepared to do so or because
> they do not receive sufficient accommodation and or support to do so.  I
> think it is very difficult to determine so we are not really able to
> pressure the colleges and universities.  Personally, I think higher ed
> institutions could do better and in the blindness context, we need to do
> more to assure access to the materials required for students to perform.
> It is certainly difficult though to assess responsibility between the
> two factors here.
> Jim McCarthy
>
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> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
>
> Is the failure to graduate the students that are accepted the college's
> fault or due to the lack of preparedness on the part of many disabled
> students that are accepted and in actuality not ready to handle the
> various demands placed on them by being in college and not being
> prepared to meet the demands. While I am a strong supporter of
> reasonable accommodations I believe that the students need to take some
> responsibility for the completion of their course of study.
> Matriculation is not automatic for disabled students or the general
> college population and of course is not guaranteed upon acceptance.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Pepper" <b75205 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 8:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
>
>
> > They probably do that, I know that one of thee Coolge entrance exams
> > does it, but I am not sure if it is the SAT or the ACT but they inform
>
> > the schools eactly which devices were used to take the test.  I think
> > it is both of them.  This is how colleges can know who is disabled and
>
> > who is not without actually asking the student if they are disabled or
>
> > not.  It is a great way to get around the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
> > And this is good for colleges that do not have a high percentage of
> > students who are disabled because they will most certainly accept you
> > once they realize you are disabled, to satisfy their requirements to
> > not be considered discriminatory.  But your chances of graduating from
>
> > that situation is not as good as a college that accepts the disabled
> > on a regular basis.  Of course state schools are more likely to handle
>
> > the disabled with respect, since they are more in tune with the
> > consequences of discriminiation.  But if you are competing with a lot
> > of other disabled students to get into a college that is a good
> > college for the blind, then you will probably be judged on your
> > abilities based on being disabled and not the general population.
> > Because they will probably only admit a certain amount of students who
>
> > are disabled as the disabled tend to cost the university a lot more
> > than non disabled.
> >
> > Since most people do not know they are doing this type of profiling,
> > they have gotten away with it since 1973.
> >
> > You all are lawyers, can you stop this nonsense because colleges
> > accept the blind and disabled in proportion to their numbers in the
> > population, but they don't graduate them in any proportion to the
> > numbers they accept.
> >
> > James Pepper
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