Rotundo, Matthew - Criminal Lawyer
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Criminal Lawyer (Rotundo, Matthew)
Criminal Lawyer
General Overview
Criminal Lawyers are lawyers who work within the criminal justice system. There are two types of criminal lawyers which are prosecutors and defense attorneys (Lawyeredu, 2015). Prosecutors are those who seek to convict individuals, companies, or organizations that are charged with different crimes and defense attorneys are those who defend those who are charged with such crimes (Lawyeredu, 2015).
Job duties and responsibilities
The job duties and responsibilities of a criminal lawyer are strenuous and include but are not limited to the following:
- Representing or prosecuting individuals, companies, or organizations in the court of law (On-net Online, 2015)
- Gathering and presenting evidence to either prosecute or defend individuals, companies, or organizations (On-net Online, 2015)
- Speaking with judges, select jurors, and cross examining as well as questioning witnesses in trial (On-net Online, 2015)
- Understanding and interpreting the laws and rights that fall under the constitution, Criminal Code of Canada, and the legal powers within the court system (On-net Online, 2015)
- Preparing concrete cases, legal briefs and file appeals when necessary in the court of law (On-net Online, 2015)
- Understanding the outcomes of similar resulting in the proper analysis of the probable outcome (On-net Online, 2015)
- Evaluating findings that help the case in question and developing concrete arguments when preparing for trial (On-net Online, 2015)
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