[blindlaw] Interviewing Post-Law School

[Cody J. Davis]

Kelby,

I am in the exact same position. Though, so far, the issue of accommodations in my abilities has only come up in an interview with a public defenders office. Given the fact that this would be a litigation heavy position and one in a district court where there is a lot of hand written documents, I think the concern is a fair one. I relied a lot on information from this email list to help me address those concerns. I also made sure to be clear that I am being proactive in that I am always looking for ways to accomplish the same work as in the other attorney, but in a different way. I mentioned my subscription to this email list as a demonstration of those efforts.

That said, I was not offered the job. I am aware that the pool of applicants was a very competitive one, but I still wonder if I could’ve done something better to address their concerns.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 10, 2018, at 10:22 AM, Kelby Carlson via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> All,
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> I'm still working on obtaining employment now that I'm done with school. I've had reasonable success getting interviews, but no offers as of yet. Does anybody have tips as far as interviewing as a blind attorney, specifically? Best ways to diffuse people's concerns and make a good impression? And how many unsuccessful interviews should one have before it's reasonable to be really concerned?
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