Entry Level Criminal Defense Attorney

The role

The Entry Level Criminal Defense Attorney will manage a caseload and interact with clients. You will report to the Managing Criminal Defense Attorney and collaborate with the Criminal Defense Team.

What you will do

• Advise client on their legal rights and draw up legal documents
• Attend pretrial hearings and advise clients on strategies
• Manage court appearance, trial, drafting motions, interviewing witnesses and performing legal research
• Analyze probable outcomes of cases using knowledge of legal precedents
• Manage workload of cases
• Provide legal analysis for clients to determine any possible case benefits
• Accrue additional evidence to support clients case or for arguments against the prosecutions charges
• Prepare clients for depositions
• Determine essential goals of case strategy
• Gather information from witnesses and important experts

Required qualifications

• Admitted attorney
• Must be barred in Texas
• Interest gaining experience in Criminal Defense
• Interest gaining experience handling complex criminal cases at the federal, state and local level
• A team player who is open to helping, strategizing, and working with your fellow associates
• Interpersonal skills of the highest caliber

Nice to have

• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• excellent compensation package
• paid parking
• paid time off

About the company

The Matian Firm, APC is a growing firm with opportunities to advance and learn alongside a team of professionals within the legal industry.