Download - Prosecutor

PROSECUTOR By:

Nathan Jones

Hunter Venable

RESPONSIBILITY as a prosecutor your biggest responsibility

is to put the bad guys behind bars Research details behind the case And convince the jury the defendant is the

one who committed the crime

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/images/2007/11/07/opening_statement_1000x.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/11/prosecutor-linu/&h=229&w=300&tbnid=xUlUq74bGC421M:&zoom=1&q=prosecutor&docid=z6hzs2kPzWAZdM&ei=rUE8U5_EHaPP2wXi_4DwDw&tbm=isch&ved=0CIUBEIQcMBA&iact=rc&dur=1692&page=1&start=0&ndsp=18

REQUIREMENTS To become a prosecutor every person must

receive a bachelor’s degree in any major and receive a law degree from any law school.

To enroll in law school every student must take a test called the LSAT (law school acceptance test)

Any law school graduate must take their state Bar examination to receive certification from the state to be a lawyer.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cdn2.dailyuw.com/sites/default/files/images/130522%20JB%20Prosecution%20Photo%20Illo%20WEB.full.jpg&imgrefurl=http://dailyuw.com/archive/2013/05/21/news/prosecution-clinic-draws-skepticism-students&h=414&w=620&tbnid=qPSFnV2npQzUwM:&zoom=1&q=prosecutor&docid=I-6I-wF_BbSu3M&ei=5ks8U7nUFMiA2gXX1oH4DA&tbm=isch&ved=0CK8CEIQcMGI49AM&iact=rc&dur=791&page=27&start=588&ndsp=21

SPEACIAL TRAINING A lot of colleges offer law school the

most prestigious is Harvard being an ivy league school.

Sanford university is a private law school.

One of the closest law schools to us is the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

SALARY Every lawyer is paid on a pay scale by

percentiles. 10th percentile-$45,000 50th percentile-$75,000 75th percentile-$100,000 90th percentile-$150,000 If that doesn’t make you want to

become a lawyer I don’t know what will!

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://marniepehrson.com/unplugged/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wadofcash.jpg&imgrefurl=http://marniepehrson.com/unplugged/2014/04/01/hows-money-treating-you/&h=1462&w=2193&tbnid=ahiryB4-5Y47YM:&zoom=1&q=money&docid=UZwn_KAYxCwTVM&ei=RzVEU5G1PMbB0gHQyYHIBA&tbm=isch&ved=0CG0QhBwwCA&iact=rc&dur=705&page=1&start=0&ndsp=16

BENEFITS One benefit to being a prosecutor is

getting the satisfaction of knowing you are cleaning up the streets by putting a criminal behind bars.

Prosecutors also receive: Annual leave/sick leave12 HolidaysHealth, dental, vision, legal, and disability

insuranceRetirement planFlexible work hours

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.propublica.org/images/ngen/gypsy_image_lead_ngen/ap_hynes_brooklynda_300x200_130613.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.propublica.org/article/objection-overruled-top-prosecutor-must-testify-in-wrongful-conviction-case&h=200&w=300&tbnid=D6kpn_XIXxmN5M:&zoom=1&q=prosecutor&docid=IIXJ0DxBuI1smM&ei=6EE8U-jrHsKM0AHepoGYBQ&tbm=isch&ved=0CJECEIQcMFg4ZA&iact=rc&dur=1054&page=9&start=178&ndsp=24

JOB GROWTHNeed for lawyers are growing The national job growth for prosecutors is

expected to grow 13% between now and 2018.