[blindlaw] Document Review

[Gerard Sadlier]

On Monday, April 4, 2016, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Some associates do a combination of document review and other types of
> work and make very good money. Given the difficulties blind lawyers face in
> getting hired, many would prefer to make $60,000 than remain on Social
> Security benefits. Regardless of salary differentials, I believe blind
> attorneys should have access to these jobs just as sighted attorneys,
> whether or not you or I would choose document review.
>
> Tai Tomasi, J.D.
> Staff Attorney
>
>
> Agreed some associates work includes supervising discovery reviews

Making these platforms accessible is really important
I raised this issue on the list before and I'd support any campaign on this
issue
G


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org <javascript:;>] On
> Behalf Of Daniel McBride via BlindLaw
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 3:36 PM
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> Cc: Daniel McBride <dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net <javascript:;>>
> Subject: [blindlaw] Document Review
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> Dear Group:
>
> I cannot speak for your geographic areas, but in the Dallas/Fort Worth
> area, attorneys, sighted or blind, engaged in document review are making an
> average of about $60,000, while the firm's associate attorneys are making
> triple figure salaries. Although the amount paid for document review isn't
> that bad, it certainly isn't that good. The only firm I sought employment
> with would not hire me for absolute lack of accessibility to a blind
> attorney. And Texas is so deluged with newly licensed attorneys, they are
> having no problem filling their document review vacancies with sighted
> attorneys.
>
> Dan McBride, Fort Worth
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