[blindLaw] 1st Summer at a Large Law Firm

Sun May 9 20:47:50 UTC 2021

Make the request if you know what OCR software you want. In my experience, IT handles installation of any software, assistive or not, on your laptop.

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The firm is setting up my work laptop so should I request that this software application be installed like JAWS or would the scanning/ OCR be handled by another entity?

> On May 9, 2021, at 4:34 PM, Seif-Eldeen Saqallah via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> In terms of OCR software,
> is there one better than others?
> Any thoughts on ABBY vs Omnipage?
>
>
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>> On 5/9/21, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> This, or it can purchase a license. The IT department should have a 
>> sizable budget.
>>
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>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Laura Wolk 
>> via BlindLaw
>> Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2021 4:23 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] 1st Summer at a Large Law Firm
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>> [EXTERNAL]
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>> Jaws built-in OCR is definitely insufficient.  It may be for your 
>> current purposes, but it won't be in the long run so you may as well 
>> take the opportunity to try figuring out something that will work for 
>> you.  I guarantee you if its a big firm they have institutional 
>> licenses to programs that will be much faster for you.
>>
>>> On 5/9/21, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Thank you so much for all of this wonderful advice.
>>>
>>>> On May 9, 2021, at 3:42 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw 
>>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Syed 
>>>> Rizvi via BlindLaw
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>>>> Cc: Syed Rizvi <syedrizvinfb at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: [blindLaw] 1st Summer at a Large Law Firm
>>>>
>>>> [EXTERNAL]
>>>>
>>>> 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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