Lawyers? are they really that bad?
lawyers? is it really anything like what happens on law and order, are the defense lawyers really trying as hard as they can to get murderers out of jail. i want to be a lawyer when i grow up but i dont want to have to sleep with the fact that im releasing murderers. what about the district attorney's lawyers, how hard is it to because one of those. and do they get paid the same? how much do district attorneys get paid?
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Law and Order's a great TV show, but it's not that connected to the reality of practice of law.
Under the U.S. Constitution, there is a presumption of innocence - the government is required to show by proof beyond a reasonable doubt that a suspect is guilty. Defense lawyers provide an important check in the nation's system of checks and balances. When they're doing their jobs they act to make sure that no one is jailed without a proper showing of evidence that they are guilty.
Some of the best attorneys serve as assistant district attorneys and Assistant U.S. Attorneys - in many places those jobs are quite competitive. The unfortunate fact is that they are not paid competitively - some ADAs get as little as $35,000 per year.
Studying law is difficult, but rewarding. The first lesson: don't take what you see on television programs at face value!
Good luck.
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