[blindLaw] Law Firm Accommodations

[Laura Wolk]

Syed,

I am operating under the assumption that you're applying to big law
firms.  What you will need will differ, I think, depending on the size
of the outfit.  These are just htings that readily came to mind that I
wish I had known about and really threw me for a loop, but I'm sure
there are others.

For a big firm, I would say things you would want to know and plan to
have an accessible solution for are:

1. what, if any, proprietary programs does the firm use?  Can you use them?

2.  What programs, proprietary or otherwise, does the firm use to do
the following, and are they accessible?
a. keep time
b. Manage documents
c. Videoconference
d. forward calls from office phone to cell phone
e. transfer large amounts of data.

3. How do firms handled edits and redlines?

4.  Does the Firm have templates you are expected to use for certain
types of documents and, if so, are they accessible?

5. Does the Firm have a procedure in place that will allow for the
mass conversion of un-OCR'd PDFs into OCR'd pdfs for your use?

I hope this is helpful.

Laura

On 1/5/22, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
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> Do you have any tips regarding discussions with firms pertaining to what I
> will need from them to be a successful blind summer associate? I know I
> need JAWS etc., but due to my lack of work experience, I don’t know what
> set of procedures I should have in place. For example, with school, I know
> I need all my books in an electronic format and so on, but I don’t have
> work accommodations figured out in the same way due to my lack of
> experience. Are there consulting firms that educate employers on how to
> best accommodate blind employees or that can test firm tools prior to the
> summer?
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> Thank you so much for any guidance in this matter!
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> Gratefully,
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> Syed
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