system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 how super expensive lawyers can get people off from serious charges.

Do they just know more loopholes than a cheaper lawyer would?
gpt
They can spend more time on a case, for one. A public defender, for example, may have dozens of cases running at a time, but a law firm for a wealthy defendant may have multiple lawyers and clerks working on this single case. So, having more time, they can gather more information, research case law more thoroughly, and even do things like jury research (although there is little evidence that it helps). Information is power, the court is no exception.