If you are an attorney or a law school student, I have a few questions for you. I am considering going back to college. I currently have a good job in something completely unrelated (electronics) but through my own pending lawsuit I have found the study of law quite interesting. Having said that, all through grade school and high school my grades in english were better than math, even though I enjoyed math much more. Today, I have a greater interest in reading and writing than I ever did in school. So, my consideration right now is to back to college and get an english degree, and then continue on to law school.

Even though my lawsuit is estate oriented, through research on my own and speaking to different people I have developed a keen interest in law enforcement. In other words, I would like to work in the county prosecutor/district attorney's office. Just the thought of having access to all the evidence of a crime and then drag the person(s) charged with it through the legal system gets me rather pumped up.

Having explained all of that, here are my questions....

I know you choose your area of law to study in your second year of LS. After you graduate and pass the state bar exam, when or how is the application process for, say, the county prosecutor's office? Do you have to be part of a successfull private practice or lawfirm before the county or district would consider you? In 20 years I could see myself as a federal prosecutor. Is that a position to which you are appointed (like a federal district appeallate court judge) or do you apply?

I appreciate anyone's insight to this.