[blindlaw] Strategies for Blind Litigators

[Gerard Sadlier]

hi nick and all,
Just a note to say how interested I too am in this query.
All the best
Ger

On 5/26/13, Nicholas Parsons <mr.nicholas.parsons at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I'm a law student from Australia. I'm in my final semester, completing my
> practical legal training (similar to your bar exam) before getting admitted
> as a lawyer. I'm applying to become a judge's associate (which is what you
> in the States call a law clerk) next year and after that hope to practice as
> a barrister – which is the name we give to trial and appellate advocates.
>
> I don't know that there have been any trial or appellate advocates in
> Australia who have been blind. We have had a law school dean, a human rights
> commissioner, an attorney-general and many transactional solicitors who have
> been blind, but no courtroom advocates to my knowledge. So I'd really
> appreciate speaking with anyone from the US or anywhere else who has had
> such experience.
>
> I suppose at this stage I'm really trying to assess the feasibility of this
> career path, and identify any particular skills I should try and develop to
> manage in court without sight.
>
> Look forward to hearing from any and all.
>
> Kind regards,
> Nic
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