[blindlaw] blind attorneys
James Weisberg
jimi-law at dc.rr.com
Sat Nov 20 01:56:35 UTC 2010
My experience is similar Noel. My point: numerically speaking the effort
of the credentials are not worth the "chance" you will be one of the "lucky"
one's to get a job offer. Congrats on making it into the public sector as I
believe that is the place for those such as us with vision problems and law
degrees. I am currently in the process of waiting for a job interview with
the Fed myself!
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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] blind attorneys
James:
I have lost track of your original point. I hope this response is on
target.
I was blind during law school, worked as a summer associate for a
nationally-known firm, and received a job offer as a result of my work
during that summer. I was employed by that firm for over five years. I now
practice for the federal government.
I know of others as well who were blind before law school who got jobs at
private firms.
I also know that tremendous discrimination occurs but my own experience
tells me that it is entirely possible for a blind person to receive offers
of employment to practice in the private sector.
Noel Nightingale
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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of James Weisberg
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 8:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] blind attorneys
I have to distinguish, I'm getting back to Dave's comments below again now,
between employed blind lawyers who lost sight AFTER they had been employed
and developed a rep before going blind as being competent from those who are
blind and thus never given the opportunity to develop such a rep unless they
can do it on their own as I have. I just don't count blind lawyers in my
calculation if they lost their sight after they were established because my
point is NOT whether or not a blind person can do the work, I know as I have
been doing it for over ten years now. My point is the effort for the
credentials compared with the likelihood of a job offer means go for
something else . . . that's all. So I too would love the numbers on blind
lawyers never offered employment compared against employed blind lawyers who
were blind prior to ever practicing!! I'm betting close to "astronomical."
*smile*
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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of mfhurley at optonline.net
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 7:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] blind attorneys
Prospects for blind lawyers were not good in a great ecomony. I agree with
Dennis' post wholeheartedly.
----- Original Message -----
From: David Andrews
Date: Friday, November 19, 2010 5:26 am
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] blind attorneys
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> 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.
>
>
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