Career day.

Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Los Angeles will host young adults from the Disability Rights Legal Center this Wednesday as a part of National Disability Mentoring Day.

The firm will have 10 to 15 guests aged 17 to 25 who have expressed an interest in employment at a law firm. The students and working adults will get a tour of the office and then be addressed by lawyers, a legal secretary and a law librarian about what they do at work.

One of the lawyers to get the ball rolling in Los Angeles was William H. Grignon, an associate with the firm who is blind. He has been involved with the disability rights organization for nearly two years.

"Sometimes disabled people have low or no expectations," Grignon said. "And they tend to live down to those expectations. So we try to encourage a passion."

Kirkland has a long relationship with the center and two of its attorneys have sat on the organization's board.

"Not all the barriers preventing economic advancement for people with disabilities are physical," said Eve Hill, executive director of the center. "Disability Mentoring Day allows people to showcase skills and abilities that tend to be overlooked when the focus is on the disability. It allows employers to see how well these job-seekers can navigate the workplace and fit into the workforce. These experiences have resulted in long-term working relationships that benefit both parties."

The event is timed to coincide with National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The City and County of Los Angeles, and other private corporations, including Edison and Darden Restaurants, will also participate in the mentoring day.