Interested in Criminal Defense or Prosecution? Check out these guides on PSJD!
So trial advocacy is your favorite part of law school, you own the whole Law & Order series on DVD, and you have glorious dreams about litigating in a courtroom. Chances are you’ve taken a Criminal Law course and find yourself enthralled by the stories of crime and punishment held in the casebook.
If this is true for you, it may be time to take a look at PSJD’s Careers in Criminal Prosecution or Public Defense guides. With information on hiring and links to other resources, these guides offer up lots of help in deciding whether this kind of career is for you.
You may also want to check out our State & Local Government Career Resources center, which includes general information about working on a broader range of legal issues for state and local governments.
And, just for fun, check out our post on Nathaniel Burney’s Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law – a series of anecdotal drawings detailing core concepts of criminal law.