Long Term Career Prospects in Prosecution
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:31 am
Hi everyone,
This is probably a dumb question, but here goes...
I would really like to spend the bulk of my career in Criminal Prosecution (if at all possible). However, after checking out the salaries in this field - it appears that they start fairly low and that there is no promise that they will go up higher.
Is it possible for someone to do prosecution for many years and then move to another field for a while for significantly greater money? I would really like to do prosecution for most of my life, but supporting a family and saving for retirement in middle age on 60k seems a little tough.
Also, as a side question: how many hours do ADAs work on average? 50, 60, 70?
Thanks,
This is probably a dumb question, but here goes...
I would really like to spend the bulk of my career in Criminal Prosecution (if at all possible). However, after checking out the salaries in this field - it appears that they start fairly low and that there is no promise that they will go up higher.
Is it possible for someone to do prosecution for many years and then move to another field for a while for significantly greater money? I would really like to do prosecution for most of my life, but supporting a family and saving for retirement in middle age on 60k seems a little tough.
Also, as a side question: how many hours do ADAs work on average? 50, 60, 70?
Thanks,