Facebook now owns virtual reality startup Oculus VR, after closing the $2bn acquisition, which was announced by the two companies in March. The social network is paying $400m in cash plus 23.1m Facebook shares for the maker of the Oculus Rift headset, with a further $300m in incentives if it hits certain milestones in the future.
The most rewarding part of being a lawyer is that, through work and bar service, I am able to change livesâboth my own and others.
Interestingly, private criminal lawyers make the lowest earnings among lawyers. Experience and rising to the top of the career ladder however increases a criminal lawyerâs pay scale. Traditionally, a criminal lawyer begins as a junior associate at a law firm, a prosecutor, or a public defender. Next, a criminal lawyer can advance to senior associate at a law firm or as a solo practitioner who is essentially self-employed. The ultimate aspiration for a criminal lawyer may be as a partner in a law firm.