Yeah i agree, it would be really cool if there was a faction for lawyers.
I feel like we really need this, getting a lowered sentence is huge if you have a 6 hour sentence for example. Unfortunately all you can do now is mine and that really doesn't do much other than knock 30 seconds off your sentence.
I feel this is definitely needed, as of now you cant do much in prison to get your sentence lowered. There's not even much to do in prison other than mine, talk to other players or play poker. Long sentences could be fun for the first 1-2 hours but it gets immensely boring if you have a 6 hour sentence. And for example on a good day i can put 2-3 hours into the game, spending 2 days where you're stuck in prison is not fun at all. And another issue with this is people who get long sentences just AFK it, and i see why.
I think you should have the option to take a case to court when you're being arrested, with a laywer, judge and audience attending. I'm not saying you should do this every time you're about to go to prison even if you're guilty, if this option does get added it should be used responsibly.
I completely agree, imagine the RP of one of your family members going to court for a murder case or something along those lines, it would be soooo interesting and cool to experience.