[blindlaw] State VR Occupational Goal

[Marina Cordova]

Zachariah,
You can check out the book "Americas Greatest Places to work with a law
degree" by Kimm Alayne Walton, JD; and "Guerilla Tactics for Getting the
Legal Job of Your Dreams" by the same author.  Both list alternative jobs
you can obtain with a JD.

Perhaps your counselor is unaware of the number of blind attorneys,
including myself, that have had "attorney" on their plan.  In addition, on
the one hand she wants other career goals with a JD but worries about
extended time to obtain the same degree? Plus the other risk of not having
Attorney as your goal, is your counselor needs to plan ahead for the state
helping you with the costs of the bar exam and after your JD. The feds
provide funds to states to assist consumers with obtaining "employment" not
just a degree.

I would suggest calling my state director of the New Mexico Commission for
the Blind Greg Trapp. He is a blind attorney.  And understands what should
be in your plan and what the state is required to provide, whether they want
to or not.  Commission number is 505-841-8844.

And see there's two other job goals: author and director of a state agency.

Sincerely,
Marina A. Cordova
Attorney at Law
1000 Cordova Place, # 234
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Office (505) 467-8395
Fax (505) 467-8746
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Zachariah M
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7:42 AM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindlaw] State VR Occupational Goal

Hello All,

I wanted to ask for your advice regarding a question posed to me by my VR
Counselor. What occupation(s) could i list on my Individual Plan for
employment  (IPE) that require a JD but aren't "attorney" or "paralegal"? I
am a partially sighted Minnesota resident registered with State Services for
the Blind(SSB), and would like to become an attorney,  but my counselor with
SSB doesn't feel that she would be able to get my IPE approved with an
occupational goal of "attorney" due to the extended time commitment of
getting into and finishing law school.

Thank you all for your time and attention in this important matter.

Respectfully,

Zachariah

Sent from a mobile phone, please excuse brevity, spelling and grammar.
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