Are you a neurodivergent lawyer? The ABA wants to hear your story
The ABA Commission on Disability Rights is seeking neurodivergent legal professionals for a new project that will highlight their valuable contributions to the workplace. (Image from Shutterstock)
The ABA Commission on Disability Rights is seeking neurodivergent legal professionals for a new project that will highlight their valuable contributions to the workplace.
The commission, in partnership with Accenture, a business management consulting company, is working on a short video that also will feature neurotypical legal professionals and legal hiring managers and recruiters who have worked with these diverse people. They are all invited to share their personal experiences for possible inclusion in the video.
“Lawyers who are neurodivergent are increasingly prominent in all segments of the legal profession,” says Robert Dinerstein, the chair of the Commission on Disability Rights. “We believe this initiative from the commission and Accenture provides an opportunity for these lawyers to share their stories and thereby challenge stereotypes, combat stigma, educate peers, inspire others and promote understanding that a different way of thinking and processing information enhances legal analysis and advocacy.”
People who are interested can apply by completing this digital form. The deadline is Feb. 18.
Among other questions, legal professionals are asked to share how being neurodivergent provided a unique perspective when solving a problem or when handling a case or a project at some point during their career.
Neurotypical legal professionals are asked about situations in which they learned something about neurodivergence from a neurodivergent colleague, while legal hiring managers and recruiters are asked how they adapted their practices to be more inclusive of neurodivergent candidates.
The Commission on Disability Rights hopes that people will be interested in sharing their stories on camera but offers the option to remain anonymous. If selected for the project, they will be interviewed either in person or via videoconference.
See also:
ABA asks lawyers with disabilities to ‘put themselves on the map’ and #BeCounted
How neurodiverse lawyers can thrive in the profession—and change it for the better
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