[blindlaw] blind attorneys

[David Andrews]

James:

I would like to suggest that the unemployment rate for blind persons 
in most all, if not all fields of endeavor is low.  While my evidence 
is anecdotal, I don't think that it is necessarily any worse for 
blind lawyers.  Over the years I have known a bunch of blind lawyers, 
who are working.

 From what I read, the prospect for all lawyers isn't that good right 
now, so it is hard to separate the blindness penalty from the bad 
economy penalty.

Dave

At 05:55 PM 11/18/2010, you wrote:
>Based upon my experience, Berkeley grad, top tier law grad, ZERO job offers
>despite NEVER not getting an interview, combined with the extremely low
>numbers of blind attorneys I can't think of what there might be to discuss.
>My advice to anyone with vision issues considering law as a career is to not
>waste their time or money they have a greater chance statistically,
>probably, of getting hit by lightening on the way to law class than ever
>getting an offer of employment.  Now if you come from money, forget
>everything I have said and just open your own firm!  THAT IS THE WAY IT IS!
>But there are always EXCEPTIONS.  I personally wouldn't want to invest the
>time and money law school requires on the hopes I'll be an exception.