[blindlaw] Private firms/Billable Hours

[Daniel K. Beitz]

What they are telling you is wrong.  There is no reason you can't work in
the private sector.  I have done so for 18 years, billable hours and all.
People have bizarre perceptions about what a blind person can do, and you
can't listen to them.  If you are hard working, a good attorney and willing
to put in some extra time on occasion, you can make it.  But you must be
very efficient, and be aware of the technology that is out there, and know
how to use it thoroughly. 


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-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Nora Devine
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 4:12 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Private firms/Billable Hours

Hi Kendrick,

I am a 2L student and I have been told the same thing many times - i.e. I
would not be as efficient as others and thus my time would not be worth as
much as fully sighted attorneys'. Career counselors have told me the
government's schedule A hiring is my only chance of getting a job in the
legal field.

I don't believe my vision should prevent me from working as an attorney in a
private firm, but I often wonder how practicing attorneys with vision
issues, or any issue that is seen as making them "less efficient," make it
outside working as a solo-practitioner or for the government.

Thanks so much,

Best Regards,

Nora Devine
Juris Doctor Candidate 2012
University of San Francisco School of Law
Tel: 510-508-4209
devinenora at gmail.com

2011/2/17 Kendrick Kennedy <dricken at gmail.com>

> Hello All,
>
>
>
> As a 3L student at the University of Mississippi Law School and 
> working at a defense firm last summer. Could anyone comment on if they 
> work at a firm that uses the billable hour format and what techniques 
> and equipment they use in their office to make things more efficient 
> completing their task?
>
>
>
> I was told I do excellent work but because of my “Capability” and 
> alterative techniques I am not appealing to a firm that uses the 
> billable hour system.
> Therefore, I should apply for a government position or maybe a firm 
> that is plaintiff oriented.
>
>
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> Kendrick R. Kennedy
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Best Regards,

Nora Devine
Juris Doctor Candidate 2012
University of San Francisco School of Law
Tel: 510-508-4209
devinenora at gmail.com
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