> For the most part, being a U.K. prosecutor isn’t even a career. Instead, barristers, as trial lawyers are known, both prosecute and defend clients, depending

> For the most part, being a U.K. prosecutor isn’t even a career. Instead, barristers, as trial lawyers are known, both prosecute and defend clients, depending on the case. This is really not accurate. You can certainly have a career as a solicitor that specialises in prosecutions, the Crown Prosecution Service employs vast numbers of them. You can also have a career as a criminal defence solicitor. The barristers are there to present the case in court.