[blindlaw] Blind High School student interested in Law

[Gerard Sadlier]

I don't agree that braille skills are especially necessary in legal
practice. I suspect that they are more relevant if you go to court a
lot. Even there, I question if they are really essential.

You should try to intern with a lawyer if you can, to get experience.

G

On 9/10/13, Russell J. Thomas <rthomas at emplmntattorney.com> wrote:
> Two quick points:
>
> How are your Braille skills? While it is not impossible to practice as an
> attorney without Braille skills, it is far easier to do the work of our
> profession with good Braille skills.
>
> Many people are attracted to law because of criminal law.  That initial
> fascination usually disappears once you understand the realities of
> criminal
> law and also realize that there are many other areas of law which are far
> more interesting and challenging.
>
> I would suggest that you ask your career office at your school to see if
> they can arrange for you to meet and talk to attorneys who are currently
> practicing law.  I would also suggest that, if possible, during a vacation,
> you visit your local court house and sit in on a court proceeding or trial
> to get a feel for what happens in the courtroom, and imagine how you would
> handle courtroom matters.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of jeff
> crouch
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:51 AM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] Blind HighSchool student intrested in Law
>
> Hi all,
> My name is Jeff Crouch, I am a blind highschool student in 10th grade and I
> am interested in law. I am wanting to take a course during the summer
> called
> criminal envestagations. I have ben interested in law for some time, just
> don't know exactly what I can do being that I am blind. If I wanted to be a
> loyar I would want to be a prossacuting attorney, But at the same time I
> want to envestagate crimes, so don't know what exactly there is.
>
> any feedback would be welcome, feel free to email me off list as well.
>
> thanks
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