[blindLaw] Advice Accommodation Issues and Looking for Work

[Avino, Kristy]

Morgayne,

I’m really dismayed to read all of this.  You should not be experiencing retaliation for the accommodations you’ve requested.

Don’t quit or give notice until you talk to one of us and to a good employment lawyer as well.  I practice employment law, typically on behalf of employers (helping to create good workplace accommodations, among other things!) but I can point you in the right direction to an employee’s employment lawyer.

Please give me a call at 617-947-7466.

Kristy

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> On Aug 8, 2019, at 5:02 PM, Morgayne Mulkern via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi everyone!
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> I'd really appreciate only positive advice and support. Below you can see
> the struggle.
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> 1.    Does anyone know anywhere hiring? I can send along my resume. No Bar
> License yet, but I have my J.D. graduated in May 2018 from Suffolk law
> school. I am proficient in Spanish and mediation certified, too. Reach me at
> morgaynemulkern at gmail.com <mailto:morgaynemulkern at gmail.com>  or
> 774-826-7428. Thanks!
> 2.    I'd rather not get into the specifics of this, but I have to leave
> my current job - the first job out of law school because of accommodation
> issues and the practicalities of management and limited resources and staff
> which make it virtually impossible to get my work done responsibly, not to
> mention the alienation and pushback I get when I reach out with requests.
> One of these is the famous half handwritten PDFs. Prior work environments
> and internships and court clinicals I did in law school were able to read
> the dates and pertinent information from these documents, but where I'm at
> now is not the "team environment" it was said to be and cannot "absorb"
> these issues. They said a reader will take 3 months plus. They are currently
> making my co-worker be my reader and its awful and counterproductive and not
> sustainable given case backup.and makes it so that I can only be as
> successful on my cases as he is available to help me with them (always
> behind). I am getting no reassurance that outside help can be provided in a
> timely manner and the everyday is exhausting/extremely uncomfortable because
> of the way I am being treated for needing so much. I feel like I spend more
> time explainaing  my disability and justifying everything I need than I am
> able to be working on my cases.
> 3.    What should I say was my reason for leaving? I never would have left
> had I not had the accommodation issues and related office tention.
> 4.    Advice on restoring confidence after this kind of experience? I have
> felt so alienated and am trying to get back on my feet.
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> Best,
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> Morgayne Mulkern
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