SIC 9222 Legal Counsel and Prosecution

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SIC 9222

This classification includes government establishments primarily engaged in providing legal counsel to or prosecution for their governments and operation or administration of crime prevention programs. Government establishments primarily engaged in the collection of criminal justice statistics are classified in SIC 9229: Public Order and Safety, Not Elsewhere Classified.

NAICS CODE(S)

922130

Legal Counsel and Prosecution

Criminal practice and procedure is an area of law that encompasses both private and public employment. As further discussed, those accused of a crime may hire private legal counsel for their defense or, if they qualify as indigent, may request the trial court to appoint counsel for them ("public defenders"). Conversely, because all crimes, even if committed against individuals, are violations of local, state, or federal laws, all prosecuting and district attorneys are public employees at the local, state, or federal level.

According to the American Bar Association, lawyers held about 735,000 jobs in 2004, with about 25 percent holding salaried positions in government or with corporations or nonprofit organizations. Those working in government were largely employed at the local level...