prosecution

Marah Rios

About the job

• “prosecutor” a lawyer you’ve chosen or that a judge has appointed to you.

• If you can not afford one one will be assigned to you.• If you can afford one you may choose whoever you

can afford.

What the prosecutor does

• The prosecutor is the attorney who defends the victim in the situation that has brought them to court.

• The prosecutors main goal is to prove the innocence of the victim while showing that the defendant is guilty.

Education

• Tuition for law school is on average 30,000$ a year, 42,000$ including the cost of living.

• The requirements to be a prosecutor is that you must have your bachelors degree, and three years of ABA approved law school that follows your undergraduate degree

Yearly income

• New attorneys make 25,000- 55,000 a year.• Experienced attorneys make 100,000 or more

a year.

Why do people choose this job?

• So that they can be apart of making sure the outcome is the best possible solution.

• To help defend the victims of crimes in the U.S.A.

• So that they can be apart of a profession that they are good at.

What’s the best way to gain experience?

• Find a law firm you enjoy and request to become an intern.

Are the prosecutors always fair?

• No, because its not what you know, its what you can prove in court.

How can you become successful?

• Making sure you’ve told all that you can to help the victim.

• Fight for justice.

Bibliography

• Wiki.answers.com• Thefreedictonary.com• Criminaljusticeonlineblog.com