Adam Goodman
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No, but it's a lot of money, but it's not a lot for what someone can make in private practice and with these law school loans and your debt and the price of everything going up.
No, but it's a lot of money, but it's not a lot for what someone can make in private practice and with these law school loans and your debt and the price of everything going up.
I mean, I can't say why she's still doing it, but she's doing it as public service. And a lot of people who might want to do the job don't want to take the pay cut. But having said that, when you have a large office, you have a big turnover. And when you have a big turnover, I often say the cream rises and leaves. So a lot of people who are very good at that job
I mean, I can't say why she's still doing it, but she's doing it as public service. And a lot of people who might want to do the job don't want to take the pay cut. But having said that, when you have a large office, you have a big turnover. And when you have a big turnover, I often say the cream rises and leaves. So a lot of people who are very good at that job
will get an offer from someone else. And they either have kids in private school or they're starting a family or they have to pay off their debt, so they decide to leave. Some people stay and they love it and they deal with the financial hardships, but some people can't. And I think when you start at that job, it's usually your first job.
will get an offer from someone else. And they either have kids in private school or they're starting a family or they have to pay off their debt, so they decide to leave. Some people stay and they love it and they deal with the financial hardships, but some people can't. And I think when you start at that job, it's usually your first job.
Now, there are some people who have worked at other jobs and have life experience, but generally speaking, your prosecutors are starting at around 25, 26, and they have no life experience and they're getting supervised by attorneys who are one year ahead of them.
Now, there are some people who have worked at other jobs and have life experience, but generally speaking, your prosecutors are starting at around 25, 26, and they have no life experience and they're getting supervised by attorneys who are one year ahead of them.
And then once they are done, there are other supervisors, but there's so many courtrooms, they don't get to see how to train them, because they're just basically managing the day to day. They then get to felonies eventually, and it's kind of the same thing. A lot of people don't get, some get great training, and some get not so great training.
And then once they are done, there are other supervisors, but there's so many courtrooms, they don't get to see how to train them, because they're just basically managing the day to day. They then get to felonies eventually, and it's kind of the same thing. A lot of people don't get, some get great training, and some get not so great training.
And I think that all comes down at the end of the day with how the office overly operates, and people are afraid, sometimes are afraid. And when you say the culture at the office, I've had some attorneys that say there's, that work there that are no problems and completely, I had a prosecutor call me last night who I didn't even really know her that well. And she's a higher up felony prosecutor.
And I think that all comes down at the end of the day with how the office overly operates, and people are afraid, sometimes are afraid. And when you say the culture at the office, I've had some attorneys that say there's, that work there that are no problems and completely, I had a prosecutor call me last night who I didn't even really know her that well. And she's a higher up felony prosecutor.
And she's like, I'm concerned working here because I don't like how I'm pressured to do certain things. I don't even really know her that well. I had to double check. Is she still a prosecutor? I might have had one case with her, so I thought it was kind of interesting that she called me, of all people.
And she's like, I'm concerned working here because I don't like how I'm pressured to do certain things. I don't even really know her that well. I had to double check. Is she still a prosecutor? I might have had one case with her, so I thought it was kind of interesting that she called me, of all people.
But some people are concerned with it because they work there and they're trying to do the right thing. And so when you say at the beginning of the interview that they could be more powerful than the president of the United States, yes. You're 23 years old, 26 years old, and you control someone's future.
But some people are concerned with it because they work there and they're trying to do the right thing. And so when you say at the beginning of the interview that they could be more powerful than the president of the United States, yes. You're 23 years old, 26 years old, and you control someone's future.
So it's tough to make the right call, because you just don't know, and I think that's kind of the problem, is people who work there, it is hurting the community, because even if it's relegated to a few cases here or there, you're scaring away good prosecutors, you're scaring away good attorneys, and you're building a distrust in the community.
So it's tough to make the right call, because you just don't know, and I think that's kind of the problem, is people who work there, it is hurting the community, because even if it's relegated to a few cases here or there, you're scaring away good prosecutors, you're scaring away good attorneys, and you're building a distrust in the community.
So when you have people come in for jury duty and they see a case, they're gonna be distrustful of prosecutors because they've seen it on the news that this happens and that happens. And so people who the state might have a really good case against are gonna be found not guilty or they're not gonna be able to proceed on a case.
So when you have people come in for jury duty and they see a case, they're gonna be distrustful of prosecutors because they've seen it on the news that this happens and that happens. And so people who the state might have a really good case against are gonna be found not guilty or they're not gonna be able to proceed on a case.