Can someone with Aspergers become a succesful lawyer?

Lawyers who persuade not only have to be able to reason logically, they have to be able to utilize emotional intelligence to get at fact finder's visceral reasoning and then equip him or her with the logic and reason to back it up. People with “Aspergers” (now autism spectrum disorder) are not known for their people skills. read more

People with “Aspergers” (now autism spectrum disorder) are not known for their people skills. However, other types of lawyers, transactional lawyers for example, engage in legal work that is more technical and doesn’t involve an appealing to a finder of fact. read more

People with Asperger's are all different - some are gullible, some aren't; some would make good lawyers, some wouldn't. If you're able to do the job well, I don't see why you can't be a lawyer. There aren't any rules against it or anything. read more

I'm ok with some social interaction, but I'm not a very concise or eloquent speaker. I'm most interested in land use law. read more