[blindlaw] Career Advice

Fri Sep 25 07:44:35 UTC 2009

Craig, Actually I do not do any copyright law at all but I do have a contact
who does do copyright law here in Florida. Contact me and I will see if I
can help you.
John

John A. Ramsey Jr., Esq.

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Craig Borne
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 2:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Career Advice

John,
Do you do any copyright law in Florida?
Craig 

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 2:00 AM
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Year after year, thread after worn out thread on the topic of the LSAT, I am
amazed that people still seem to honestly believe that there is anything
more than a coincidental correlation between the LSAT and the odds that a
person will successfully complete law school. I cannot tell you how many
successful attorneys that I know who did not do well on the LSAT and are
very effective attorneys. There is no legitimate correlation between the
LSAT and successfully completing law school. You can just as easily have
prospective applicants pan for gold and say that those who find gold will be
successful law school candidates. John

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Gainesville, FL 32609

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Russell J. Thomas, Jr.
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Career Advice

If you have gone this far, take the test and see what you get. If the score
is high, you will know that law is in your blood. On the other hand, if your
score is in the middle, or lower, this might be a subtle suggestion to keep
doing what you are doing.  Law school will demand a considerable amount of
your time. Thus, unless you really want it, don't do it. 

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Michael Fry
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:06 PM
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Ditto on Angie's comments from me, Joe.  In my humble opinion law school
goes an inch deep and a mile long.  Law school will teach you to be a jack
of many legal specialties but a master of none.  Law school alone will
almost certainly not make you more expert at your grant-writing specialty
without coupling that knowledge with hands on experience.  Based on my
experience (which is not much) it's my opinion that in the aggregate over
time there's a 51% chance (i.e. just barely more likely than not) that a law
degree will not pay off monetarily because you already have a strong skill
set that pays you well. Mike

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Angie Matney <angie.matney at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Joe,
>
> Hey,  corporate law? Boring? I resemble that remark! *smile*
>
> Given the job prospects for lawyers these days, and given that you are
> happy doing what you are doing, I'd consider taking the exam but not 
> applying this year. Your score is good for five years, after all.
>
> Either way, congrats on dealing with LSAC!
>
> Angie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Joe Orozco
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:33 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'
> Subject: [blindlaw] Career Advice
>
> Hello all,
>
> So I got accepted for accommodations on the LSAT.  If I still drank I
would
> have treated myself to a good stiff drink or three for overcoming the
> nonsense that is LSAC.  Now, I'm finally taking the exam in December 
> and faced with the very real prospect of applying for law school, so 
> why,
after
> all this trouble, am I still on the fence?
>
> I'm currently the development director for a national organization.
> On
the
> side I've gotten so good at managing grant projects that I've started
> a little company doing freelance writing.  It's not going so great 
> that I'm going to quit my day job, but considering I have a good base 
> of customers before the website is even finished gives me hope that 
> something will come of it.
>
> I think I'd like a law degree because I would like to enhance my skill
set.
> I routinely work on state and federal grant proposals and forge
> national partnerships between large nonprofits.  I think a law degree 
> would allow
me
> the opportunity to negotiate contracts between businesses, adding
> another good facet to my little business operation, but do I need a 
> law degree to excel in this arena?  I want a law degree to genuinely 
> make me better,
more
> competitive, but I do not want to dedicate four years to a part-time
> program and discover many thousands of dollars in tuition later that I 
> went to law school just because it was the cool thing to do.
> Sometimes my master's degree seems like enough, and then there are 
> times I wonder if I'm not selling myself short because I did not jump 
> for the extra hoop.
>
> Anyway, I would appreciate any concrete advice from practicing
> attorneys
as
> to their own satisfaction with their legal education.  I like the
> prospect of being able to represent vulnerable populations if legal 
> representation is out of reach.  I'd like to be able to occasionally 
> help people with cases of discrimination and the like, especially with 
> attorneys costing as much as they do, but at the end of the day I have 
> to be honest in my feelings that if I went to law school it would be 
> to better understand contracts and the laws that govern business 
> transactions.  I suppose this is a timid way of saying I'm interested 
> in corporate law, but gees, I should hope I have not become so boring 
> since my early college days when I thought I wanted to defend 
> criminals.  I'm taking the exam, because without it I have no choices, 
> but ultimately I want to make sure I'm making a good decision.
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all input.
>
> Joe Orozco
>
> "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
> crowd."--Max Lucado
>
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