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Yavin4

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18. She shouldn't be a lawyer

Wed Jun 15, 2016, 05:57 PM

Jun 2016

I'm sorry but there's no nice quiet place to work when you practice law. You are going to be in highly stressful situations.

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Harvard law grad fails N.Y. bar exam; sues due to lack of accommodations for her disability [View all] philosslayer Jun 2016 OP

I guess she's putting her degree to good use (n/t) PJMcK Jun 2016 #1

What's your take on this? oberliner Jun 2016 #2

Doesn't the ADA require reasonable accommodation for disabilities? philosslayer Jun 2016 #4

Just because they chose SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #6

Do panic attacks qualify under their guidelines? oberliner Jun 2016 #17

That's extremely broad. I don't see how you can argue it isn't covered. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #20

Well, a real panic attack could affect the cardiovascular, respiratory, circulatory, pnwmom Jun 2016 #21

Panic disorder is in the Mental Health book, therefore is probably under ADA. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2020 #67

What's 'reasonable,' elleng Jun 2016 #55

I've suffered from panic attacks, and they're awful BUT bigwillq Jun 2016 #3

Only a small percentage of attorneys are trial lawyers. KamaAina Jun 2016 #8

I get that. bigwillq Jun 2016 #13

She works in the legal department at Cantor Fitzgerald oberliner Jun 2016 #30

Not all lawyers that pass the bar are trial lawyers. haele Jun 2016 #10

I believe according to the law she should be given special accommondations womanofthehills Jun 2016 #23

Agree w/ you. jtx Jun 2016 #38

I've had panic attacks and agree with you. 840high Jun 2016 #53

panic attacks are a treatable condition with a positive outcome. they are not a disability nt msongs Jun 2016 #5

Actually, it is a disability. Quackers Jun 2016 #11

Tell it to my friend and colleague who has them. KamaAina Jun 2016 #12

that is a very concrete statement - not every condition has a positive outcome womanofthehills Jun 2016 #24

If she's good enough to win her lawsuit someone will probably hire her... n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #7

"no one will hire an applicant with two previous failures" KamaAina Jun 2016 #9

My thoughts exactly. madaboutharry Jun 2016 #15

And yet she got a job with Cantor Fitzgerald oberliner Jun 2016 #29

Cantor Fitzgerald? KamaAina Jun 2016 #32

The very same oberliner Jun 2016 #33

You're exactly right hardluck Jun 2016 #46

She had a $160K job out of law school with Ropes and Gray oberliner Jun 2016 #48

Didn't JFK Jr. fail the Bar about 2 or 3 times? smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #47

He failed it twice oberliner Jun 2016 #49

This is heresay, but a friend of mine is a lawyer who took the bar way phylny Jun 2016 #65

Downthread I saw someone post that she works for Cantor Fitzgerald. cwydro Jun 2016 #51

Under the ADA, the Board of Examiners are required to make "reasonable" accommodations ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #14

She has been working for Cantor Fitzgerald since 2015 oberliner Jun 2016 #28

Okay ... But her suit isn't making her a more attractive candidate. Further, ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #36

She passed the bar in 2015 and got a job almost immediately thereafter oberliner Jun 2016 #40

I guess that's what I get for just reading the exerpted part, huh? 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #41

There's a lot to this story if you dig around online a bit oberliner Jun 2016 #44

She had a job out of college for a major law firm Sgent Jun 2016 #56

Yeah ... I had not read beyond the exerpt, Oberliner informed me of that. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #60

How would an employer know that she had two previous failures? n/t W_HAMILTON Jun 2016 #16

Usually public record. mentalsolstice Jun 2016 #37

Compare date passed bar to date she graduated Sanity Claws Jun 2016 #66

She shouldn't be a lawyer Yavin4 Jun 2016 #18

She works in the legal department at Cantor Fitzgerald oberliner Jun 2016 #27

There are plenty of lawyerly assignments that are not highly stressful ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #39

Mergers and acquisitions doesn't tend to be one of those serene departments. WillowTree Jun 2016 #54

Chances are that she's going to demand similar accommodations from an employer. WillowTree Jun 2016 #19

She has a job at a prestigious investment banking company oberliner Jun 2016 #26

Good for her. WillowTree Jun 2016 #43

If you are interested, here is a link to her official legal complaint oberliner Jun 2016 #45

No thanks. Not that interested. WillowTree Jun 2016 #50

Fair enough oberliner Jun 2016 #52

Wait a minute!.......She was making more money BEFORE she managed to pass? WillowTree Jun 2016 #57

Yes, she got a job as an associate at Ropes and Gray after she graduated from Harvard oberliner Jun 2016 #59

Not unusual Sgent Jun 2016 #62

Plenty of people without the privilege of going to an elite law school RedCappedBandit Jun 2016 #22

She currently works at Cantor Fitzgerald oberliner Jun 2016 #25

She would make one fine fucking lawyer. CBGLuthier Jun 2016 #31

Clearly, she'll never be a trial lawyer. But, that is only one type of lawyer. (nt) w4rma Jun 2016 #35

She works in mergers and acquisitions oberliner Jun 2016 #42

They should have provided accomodations azmom Jun 2016 #34

They did offer her accommodations oberliner Jun 2016 #58

"Off-the-clock breaks" are extra time. Igel Jun 2016 #63

Yes indeed oberliner Jun 2016 #64

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