Being a Criminal Defense Attorney – with Joey Jackson

Criminal defense attorney Joey Jackson tells about criminal law careers and being a criminal defense lawyer in this interview with Marc Luber of JD Careers Out There.
You may recognize Joey from CNN, HLN and truTV where he’s a legal commentator.

Being a lawyer focused on criminal defense can encompass a wide variety of scenarios, from murder to rape to white collar crime, as Joey explains. He describes the work as well as handling the pressures of going to trial when his clients’ lives are in the balance.

Whether you’re in law school, wondering if you should go to law school or trying to figure out what to do with a law degree, check out what Joey has to say here about these types of lawyers. In the full interview at JDCOT, he tells us how a criminal defense attorney can emotionally handle the idea that his or her client may have hurt or killed someone. In that video, Joey also explains a typical day, what skills and personality types best fit these careers for lawyers, how to break in and how to succeed.

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