[blindLaw] 1st Summer at a Large Law Firm

[Singh, Nandini]

I have been working at a large law firm for a few years. My suite of technology includes a firm laptop with JAWS, Omni Page to OCR large batched documents or anything else that is a troublesome PDF, a Braille display, and an iPhone to receive firm email. I think that you can get by with JAWS, Omni Page, and an iPhone/iPad, but if you like Braille and use it, then request the display as well.

Being a summer associate is fairly different from being a full time attorney. I think as far as advice for this position would go, get to know your legal secretary and/or a paralegal who sits on your floor well. These folks will help you bridge any sort of gaps, i.e. serve as readers, for the times you encounter something that is best handled by human eyes and intelligence.

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Dear all,

Though I start law school this September, this Summer I will be a summer associate at a 900 attorney international firm, as part of a diversity initiative. So far, I have just requested that JAWS be installed on my work laptop. Please let me know if you may have any tips and advice for working in this space as a blind individual.

Most Gratefully,
     Syed Rizvi
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