From singhadhy at gmail.com  Fri Oct 10 04:28:59 2025
From: singhadhy at gmail.com (Adhy Singh)
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 23:28:59 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Inquiries Regarding Legal Internships and LSAT Prep
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Good evening everyone,
My name is Adhyayan Singh, and I recently graduated from UT Austin. I am
currently studying for the LSAT with the goal of taking it this upcoming
January.
I am writing today as I have a few inquiries regarding available
internships and job opportunities for those taking a gap year before law
school. Having applied to many law firms and nonprofits, many advertised
through UT's pre-law email listing, I have found myself facing endless
rejections. I have seen that a few people have posted job opportunities on
this thread, and was wondering if any of you may know places in Texas that
are inclusive in their hiring practices? Of the places I have applied to
(usually small law firms), I have either faced rejection outright after an
interview or not heard back at all. I want to make sure I have something
worthwhile and meaningful to put on my resume, and am therefore reaching
out for help. I have heard that working for civil rights organizations,
nonprofit organizations, and law firms look appealing on resumes, but have
unfortunately not been able to gain employment at these places as they have
lost their funding. Please advise as you see fit.
IN addition, I have been preparing for the LSAT and have devoted my full
attention to this test while I continue to apply for jobs. Having taken a
Kaplan course (online, as the in-person courses were not available in my
area), I have achieved a 10-point increase in my score. I went from a 147
to a 156, but want to go to a 170+ so that I may have a shot at a T-14. Do
you all have any recommendations as to how to get my score up beyond the
high 150s, especially if it feels like the limit?
Lastly, I had a friend who is also interested in joining the mailing list
for NABL. How can I get her connected?
Many thanks once again, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Adhyayan Singh

From sanho817 at gmail.com  Fri Oct 10 10:56:49 2025
From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart)
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:56:49 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Inquiries Regarding Legal Internships and LSAT Prep
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Hello, 

Although I don't have an answer for the internship question, the friend can visit nfbnet.org, click join or drop mailing lists, click on BlindLaw, fill out the webform, and click the confirmation link sent to their email. 

Note when discussing scores or other potentially personal information that these lists are typically archived and available on search engines. 

Warmth, 
Sanho 

> On Oct 10, 2025, at 12:30 AM, Adhy Singh via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Good evening everyone,
> My name is Adhyayan Singh, and I recently graduated from UT Austin. I am
> currently studying for the LSAT with the goal of taking it this upcoming
> January.
> I am writing today as I have a few inquiries regarding available
> internships and job opportunities for those taking a gap year before law
> school. Having applied to many law firms and nonprofits, many advertised
> through UT's pre-law email listing, I have found myself facing endless
> rejections. I have seen that a few people have posted job opportunities on
> this thread, and was wondering if any of you may know places in Texas that
> are inclusive in their hiring practices? Of the places I have applied to
> (usually small law firms), I have either faced rejection outright after an
> interview or not heard back at all. I want to make sure I have something
> worthwhile and meaningful to put on my resume, and am therefore reaching
> out for help. I have heard that working for civil rights organizations,
> nonprofit organizations, and law firms look appealing on resumes, but have
> unfortunately not been able to gain employment at these places as they have
> lost their funding. Please advise as you see fit.
> IN addition, I have been preparing for the LSAT and have devoted my full
> attention to this test while I continue to apply for jobs. Having taken a
> Kaplan course (online, as the in-person courses were not available in my
> area), I have achieved a 10-point increase in my score. I went from a 147
> to a 156, but want to go to a 170+ so that I may have a shot at a T-14. Do
> you all have any recommendations as to how to get my score up beyond the
> high 150s, especially if it feels like the limit?
> Lastly, I had a friend who is also interested in joining the mailing list
> for NABL. How can I get her connected?
> Many thanks once again, and I look forward to hearing from you.
> Sincerely,
> Adhyayan Singh
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From syedrizvinfb at gmail.com  Tue Oct 14 04:21:05 2025
From: syedrizvinfb at gmail.com (Syed Rizvi)
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:21:05 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Fastest PDF OCR Software
Message-ID: <EE4FC200-1115-4D28-AB47-6B24B0C6C3F3@gmail.com>

Hi all, 

Any recs for an OCR software that is faster than JAWS OCR. I have to deal with numerous PDFs very quickly at times and need something fast and accurate. 

Thanks! 
Syed 

Sent from my iPhone.

From nssulca at gmail.com  Tue Oct 14 12:38:40 2025
From: nssulca at gmail.com (Natalia Sulca)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:38:40 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Fastest PDF OCR Software
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Hi,
I also haven't found a better solution. Especially because of the confidentiality aspect.
Best,
Natalia

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I've had the best luck with Adobe, but I have yet to identify a way to, say, have it process a folder of PDFs at one time. I worked on a procedure for doing this with my IT, but it ended up being somewhat complicated, and these days, I don't often have to process hundreds of PDFs at a time (as I have had to do previously). 

The output I get from Adobe is generally quite accurate, though it doesn't deal well with handwriting or similar issues. It would be interesting to know if there are any genAI tools that include appropriate restrictions (outputs not used to train models, for example) that might do a better job with handwriting and other issues. 

I'm interested to know about solutions others have used.

Angie



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Hi all, 

Any recs for an OCR software that is faster than JAWS OCR. I have to deal with numerous PDFs very quickly at times and need something fast and accurate. 

Thanks! 
Syed 

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From syedrizvinfb at gmail.com  Tue Oct 14 13:31:43 2025
From: syedrizvinfb at gmail.com (Syed Rizvi)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:31:43 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Fastest PDF OCR Software
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Thanks, Angie! Any tips with OCR or do you just use the convert function in the drop down menu?
Sent from my iPhone.

> On Oct 14, 2025, at 7:05 AM, Matney, Angela R. <AMatney at reedsmith.com> wrote:
> 
> I've had the best luck with Adobe, but I have yet to identify a way to, say, have it process a folder of PDFs at one time. I worked on a procedure for doing this with my IT, but it ended up being somewhat complicated, and these days, I don't often have to process hundreds of PDFs at a time (as I have had to do previously).
> 
> The output I get from Adobe is generally quite accurate, though it doesn't deal well with handwriting or similar issues. It would be interesting to know if there are any genAI tools that include appropriate restrictions (outputs not used to train models, for example) that might do a better job with handwriting and other issues.
> 
> I'm interested to know about solutions others have used.
> 
> Angie
> 
> 
> 
> Angela R. Matney, CIPP/US (Angie)
> Counsel
> D: +1 202-414-9343
> Preferred pronouns: she/her
> amatney at reedsmith.com
> 
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> Hi all,
> 
> Any recs for an OCR software that is faster than JAWS OCR. I have to deal with numerous PDFs very quickly at times and need something fast and accurate.
> 
> Thanks!
> Syed
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From kyra.sweeney94 at gmail.com  Tue Oct 14 13:32:18 2025
From: kyra.sweeney94 at gmail.com (Kyra Sweeney)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:32:18 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Fastest PDF OCR Software
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I use Abbyy Reader. I think it's somewhat faster than Jaws OCR and a lot more accurate.



> On Oct 14, 2025, at 8:40 AM, Natalia Sulca via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I also haven't found a better solution. Especially because of the confidentiality aspect.
> Best,
> Natalia
> 
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> 
> I've had the best luck with Adobe, but I have yet to identify a way to, say, have it process a folder of PDFs at one time. I worked on a procedure for doing this with my IT, but it ended up being somewhat complicated, and these days, I don't often have to process hundreds of PDFs at a time (as I have had to do previously). 
> 
> The output I get from Adobe is generally quite accurate, though it doesn't deal well with handwriting or similar issues. It would be interesting to know if there are any genAI tools that include appropriate restrictions (outputs not used to train models, for example) that might do a better job with handwriting and other issues. 
> 
> I'm interested to know about solutions others have used.
> 
> Angie
> 
> 
> 
> Angela R. Matney, CIPP/US (Angie)
> Counsel
> D: +1 202-414-9343
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> Hi all, 
> 
> Any recs for an OCR software that is faster than JAWS OCR. I have to deal with numerous PDFs very quickly at times and need something fast and accurate. 
> 
> Thanks! 
> Syed 
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From AMatney at reedsmith.com  Tue Oct 14 13:37:23 2025
From: AMatney at reedsmith.com (Matney, Angela R.)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:37:23 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Fastest PDF OCR Software
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I typically just save the file as a Word document. The performance is generally good enough for review purposes. If I am going to edit something, I ask my executive assistant (EA) or our business center to make a clean Word copy that's optimized for editing. 

I should also add that if I have documents containing images, diagrams, or similar material, I ask my EA or the business center to provide descriptions of these materials. My EA and I have gotten pretty good at this process over the years, and I generally have her supervise what the business center does. I recognize that this approach may not work in all environments and it may not be feasible when large numbers of PDFs are involved.

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Thanks, Angie! Any tips with OCR or do you just use the convert function in the drop down menu?
Sent from my iPhone.

> On Oct 14, 2025, at 7:05 AM, Matney, Angela R. <AMatney at reedsmith.com> wrote:
> 
> I've had the best luck with Adobe, but I have yet to identify a way to, say, have it process a folder of PDFs at one time. I worked on a procedure for doing this with my IT, but it ended up being somewhat complicated, and these days, I don't often have to process hundreds of PDFs at a time (as I have had to do previously).
> 
> The output I get from Adobe is generally quite accurate, though it doesn't deal well with handwriting or similar issues. It would be interesting to know if there are any genAI tools that include appropriate restrictions (outputs not used to train models, for example) that might do a better job with handwriting and other issues.
> 
> I'm interested to know about solutions others have used.
> 
> Angie
> 
> 
> 
> Angela R. Matney, CIPP/US (Angie)
> Counsel
> D: +1 202-414-9343
> Preferred pronouns: she/her
> amatney at reedsmith.com
> 
> Bio|vCard|E-Mail|ReedSmith.com
> 
> 1301 K Street, NW, Suite 1000
> Washington, DC 20005
> 
> ReedSmith
> 
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> Hi all,
> 
> Any recs for an OCR software that is faster than JAWS OCR. I have to deal with numerous PDFs very quickly at times and need something fast and accurate.
> 
> Thanks!
> Syed
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From BrianUnitt at holsteinlaw.com  Tue Oct 14 14:38:27 2025
From: BrianUnitt at holsteinlaw.com (Brian Unitt)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:38:27 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Fastest PDF OCR Software
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I don't know of anything faster. However, Omnipage takes about the same time and you end up with a text searchable file that you can go back to without the wait. ABBY FindReader is a good backup for those strange PDFs that don't convert well with Omnipage. For opening large PDFs after they are converted, QRead is by far the fastest I have found. It leaves Adobe in the dust.

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Hi all, 

Any recs for an OCR software that is faster than JAWS OCR. I have to deal with numerous PDFs very quickly at times and need something fast and accurate. 

Thanks! 
Syed 

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