The ND Lawyer

This week we speak with Amy, Magic Circle Paralegal and LLM LPC student who is autistic. We discuss late diagnosis, coping with postgraduate study, and applying to and working at a magic circle firm. 

This week we are joined by Marco, a Legal Advisor and legal tech entrepreneur, with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and Dyscaculia. In this episode, we discuss getting a late diagnosis, coming to terms with your neurodivergency, and adapting to the legal workplace. 

This week we speak with Hannah, a 2nd-year law student with ADHD, and Hope, a 3rd-year law student with Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, and ADHD about their experience with misconceptions, gender bias in diagnosis, and entering the legal sector. 

This week we speak to Konstantina and James, Chair and Vice-Chair of the upcoming organisation 'Bringing Dis(Ability) to the Bar'.

"Bringing [Dis]Ability to the Bar aims to open up the legal profession and dismantle the barriers that currently stop people with disabilities from reaching the Bar. This includes raising awareness that current practices and standards are inadequate in making the Bar a profession that is accessible and inclusive; whilst trying to destigmatise how disabilities are perceived within the profession. In order to do so, we will research, educate, and enable a two-way mentoring scheme. We will use our research findings and practical experiences to improve accessibility at the Bar - in the hope that the barriers to the Bar can be broken down, and a more equal and fair Bar can be create"

1. Facebook: BDABar
2. Instagram: BDAbar_org
3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BDABarOrg?s=20
4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bdabar

Georgia, a Marketing Executive with ADHD/ADD who is starting the PGDL to become a Solicitor, features this week. Join us as we investigate the difficulties and benefits of having ADHD/ADD in everyday life, employment, and university.

This week we chat with Anisabela about her experience working in non-commercial law with Autism. 

This week, I spoke with Jasbir, a Bar Practice Course student and CPS Paralegal Officer with Dyslexia, about her experience with late diagnosis, navigating undergraduate and postgraduate studies with and without support, and more.

This week, I talk to Gabrielle, a first-year Autistic law student, on her experience applying to and starting at university. We talk about the issues experienced, the help we received, and the help we wish we had. We'll also talk about the mental health ramifications, as well as the pressures of having good grades and lots of legal/volunteer experience at such an early stage!