If you were practicing criminal law…

Would you prefer being in the position of prosecuting the accused, or defending them ?

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I know a number of people who passed the bar, worked for a while as lawyers, and voluntarily left the profession to do something more rewarding (which, to be fair, often involved their legal knowledge to some extent).

I know a lawyer who specializes in labor law; most of his clients are "working stiffs" and he loves it. He also loves the battleground and intellectual combat of the courtroom.

And we have a mutual friend who is a former big city prosecutor who would often handle high visibility white collar crimes. Former, because he is now in private practice; there are law firms who really value having a person on staff who can think like a prosecutor and advise clients on how a prosecutor would likely approach their situation.

Personally, for myself, I wouldn't want to pursue law, but if I had to, it wouldn't be as a prosecutor.

bijouxbroussard · F

@ElwoodBlues I recently found out that one of my former classmates was the original judge on the Jared Fogle (Subway) trial. I can’t even imagine what having to sift through [b]that[/b] evidence was like. 🤢

iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

@bijouxbroussard Oh my goodness. I watched that documentary about him. What a sick man. Couldn’t even imagine being that judge.