Lawyers usually attend college for four years and follow up with another three years of law school. At the end of this time they could go on to practice criminal law as a Defense Lawyer. A Defense Lawyer will defend an individual or a corporation of charges for criminal conduct. Some of the issues that a Defense Lawyer would help their clients with would be searches of the client or their property, their arrest, and any statements that were made.
A Defense Lawyer pursues the client’s cause throughout all phases of the prosecution. If a Defense Lawyer is employed by the government they can sometimes be called public defenders. Many times new law school graduates are hired for these positions as it gives them courtroom experience.