[blindLaw] Structural barriers faced by blind legal professionals in the developed world

Laura Wolk laura.wolk at gmail.com
Tue Oct 1 14:44:52 UTC 2019


Yes, it was said in jest, meant to communicate to Rahul that I would
enjoy it if he came to the U.S.

On 10/1/19, Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via BlindLaw
<blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Laura, coming to the U.S. may be a great option; but to which state?  And,
> how about such state's requirement(s) for foreign law graduates?
>
> Some of these requirements can mentally torture a foreign law graduate who
> may not necessarily have any practice experience under their belts.  Yes,
> some of these united states will require the foreign law graduate to take
> any number of law classes in their college(s) of law for any number of
> semesters before qualifying to apply to their bar for licensure.  These
> classes, for the most part, can't be taken online; the student MUST HAVE A
> PHYSICAL PRESENCE; cost for an international student will kill every
> mocking
> bird alive.  How about FIGHTING FOR A STUDENT VISA?  That's another long
> shot for a foreign professional graduate especially in law and medicine!
>
> Sincerely,
> Olusegun
> Denver, Colorado
>
>
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