What are the responsibilities and job description for the Criminal Defense Attorney position at Sawl Law Group?
Our law firm is seeking a skilled and successful criminal defense attorney to join our growing team and help our clients find justice. Our ideal candidate will handle case files from start to finish, have excellent credentials, a passion for helping people, and a minimum of 3 years of criminal defense and/or trial experience. If you can handle a high-volume caseload and are looking to be on a winning team, please apply today.
Compensation dependent upon experience & incentive-based compensation.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate potential criminal defense cases and provide legal advice to clients accordingly
- Modify, review, and draft motions, subpoenas, memorandums, sentencing and trial briefs, and other legal documents
- Document and update the status of all case files in the case management system
- Oversee criminal defense case files from beginning to end
- Supervise and delegate tasks to the team of legal assistants as needed.
Qualifications:
- Requires a J.D. degree
- Excellent negotiation, drafting, research, and communication skills are desired
- State Bar Association membership and state license to practice law is mandatory
- 3 years of criminal defense and/or trial experience in misdemeanor and felony criminal ca
- Computer proficiency is essential
Salary : $84,000 - $115,000