Could a women who stammers make a success of herself withtin a law firm?

Question

Could a women who stammers make a success of herself withtin a law firm?

Answer 1

Why does it matter if you're woman or not?

Answer 2

Yes.  She could do research and write memos all her life.

Answer 3

Any good firm/judge will accept that a stammerer cannot control their speech problem and will examine what they're saying, not how they're saying it.

Answer 4

It's a function of her specialty.  Obviously trial law would be a problem, as it would affect how effectively she can represent her client's interests.  There are numerous other capacities where an employee of a law firm or an attorney can make a lucrative living without the need to engage in trial law.

Answer 5

Not if it hampers her ability to represent clients in court.    

Answer 6

Yes! Do you stammer or stutter? If you have a problem with stuttering there is a device that will immediately cure this problem. Site: stutterstop.com/speak-free. I checked "special devices for stutterers" and it brought up pages of various sites.

If you issue is a stammer, that's usually a sign of low self-confidence.

HOWEVER, the good news is, the vast majority of lawyers never see the inside of a courtroom. Most lawyers write briefs. They do the paperwork for the lawyers who will be presenting their case in a courtroom. If you haven't yet committed yourself to a law school, or even if you have, go and speak with a lawyer. Do your homework beforehand. Ask all these questions from the people you will be working with. Good luck.  

Answer 7

There's a great deal of noise made about equal opportunities and fairness towards the disabled, but in reality the disabled get no more than lip service.  Some people do succeed, and there really is a lot of noise made about every single one of them, but the truth is that there are so many barriers placed before people who are in any way different that they may as well get used to a life on benefits.  This is even more hard to understand when you consider how stupid most of the people are that achieve managerial posts.  Somebody in a wheelchair could easily do most managerial jobs for example.  However, a stammer in a court would be embarrasing and it's hard to see how one could achieve much in a law firm without court work.  Dissabilities do not prevent people from working, however, they do generate limitations.  It's the misunderstanding of those limitations by employers that condemn perfectly capable people to a lifetime of low pay, poor jobs and/or a life on benefits.

Answer 8

There was a famous king who overcame the same problem - George VI - I reckon if he could do it, so can you... if you don't try you'll never know, just keep persevering.

Good luck!!

Answer 9

Of course you can! I was a stutterer in school, so, I took a voice lesson and learned how to sing. This technique helped me. Try that if you can. It helps to focus on the words when you're singing.

Good luck dear. I hope you're a big success. ♥ ∞

Answer 10

Eeeeeeeeeeer I guesssssssss they could if theyyyyyyyyy were gooooooooood at their jobbbbbbbbbbbb!

Good luck and all the best!

Answer 11

I think it depends what role but in principle, yes, of course.

Answer 12

I would guess it depends on what kind of law she's practicing. Working for a slick corporate law firm with a glossy marketing schtick and high-flying clients would be an uphill battle (I'm not saying it couldn't be done); representing "ordinary people" certainly wouldn't be a problem, in my opinion.

Answer 13

With the right help from speech therapists a stammer can be 'modified' so that it is less serious, it is not a fixed thing that cannot be worked on, and some people can even achieve high levels of fluency, Michael Palin and Jonathon Miller for example are both stammerers.  

If she isn't already, I think her chances of success would be improved if she got some speech therapy if the stammer is serious and affecting her work, if it's just a mild 'dysfluency' though she might just be too self conscious about it and imagining a prejudice that maybe isn't there.

There's lots of information here on the website from the British Stammering Association about dealing with a stammer, and work-related issues:

http://www.stammering.org/