Lawyers
... Criminal lawyers have the same basic duties as other lawyers. ... In each case, lawyers interpret the law and apply it to specific situations. But while other lawyers deal with contracts, real estate, divorces and disputes between individuals, criminal lawyers deal with cases that involve crimes: murders, robberies, assaults, fraud, etc. Criminal lawyers act on one of two “sides” in the courtroom: the defence, or the prosecution. ... Some criminal lawyers become college professors, and others eventually become judges or even run for political office Working Conditions: Criminal lawyers work for the government as prosecutors, or they work as defence counsel, either independently (as sole practitioners) or with law firms.