“Accomplice”, “cunning”, “evil”, “greedy without conscience” are just the few labels that have been ascribed to lawyers. More often than not we can also see the netizens condemning the defence lawyer of the accused charged with any heinous crimes. The writer believe that the general dislike for lawyers comes from ignorance and misconception about the whole criminal justice system, the lawyers’ role in it, as well as the ethical mandate of the legal profession. Here are the reasons why lawyers “help bad guys”.