Job Description
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Criminal Defense Attorney
H1: Criminal Defense Attorney Wanted for Small Law Firm
Do you have a passion for criminal defense and the desire to help people in tough situations? **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW*** (MCDG) is looking for an experienced and passionate criminal defense attorney to join our team. We need someone who can hit the ground running, jump right into cases, and start working on solving our clients’ criminal problems. If you are passionate about trying cases in the courtroom, advocating for your clients, and have significant experience handling serious criminal matters, then read on to learn more about this exciting opportunity.
H2: About the Position
We are looking for a seasoned trial lawyer and negotiator who has tried numerous jury and bench trials to verdicts, conducted contested bail hearings, evidentiary hearings, protection orders, and complex defense investigations. This position requires significant experience handling serious criminal matters, and while federal criminal practice experience is not required, it is strongly preferred.
We have an experienced administrative team to support you with interns and legal assistants to do the heavy lifting on day-to-day paperwork. We’re also growing, which means there continues to be room for upward mobility. Our main office is located in beautiful downtown Kennebunk, and a satellite office is located in Portland. As we continue to grow, we anticipate opportunities for not only upward mobility, but opportunities to work in a hybrid capacity as well (remote mixed with in-office time).
H2: About You
In addition to experience and skill, we are looking for a cultural fit. The right candidate for this role must be able to thrive in the chaos of emergencies, focus on the solution, not the problem, have a thick skin, have a high degree of emotional intelligence, have keen conflict resolution skills, want to work in a structured office environment, have a desire to be managed and grow both professionally and personally, and be enthusiastic about having some real degree of control over the litigation strategies employed on behalf of our clients.
While our preference is to hire the right someone from Maine, we are open to candidates from anywhere in the northeast looking to transition into a new life and career opportunity here in beautiful southern Maine.
H2: About Us
We’re an established criminal defense firm with significant experience in both state and federal cases. Our Firm’s motto is that we help good people in bad situations avoid serious criminal consequences. We provide competitive pay, excellent benefits, including liberal time off, and professional development opportunities. We’re also big on ensuring our team continues to grow personally and professionally, and we’ll push you to stay on that path of development.
H2: Compensation & Benefits
This is a mid to high level position, providing a highly competitive compensation package that includes salary, benefits, and an incentive plan driven by performance, KPIs, and ROI.
Benefits include:
Generous salary Medical, dental, and vision coverage Paid vacation and holidays 401(k) retirement plan Professional development opportunities
H2: What’s Next?
Applicants will go through a multi-phase interview process, starting with an initial conversation, some easy online surveys, a submission of professional writing samples to demonstrate your legal research and advocacy skills, and at least one panel interview conducted via Zoom.
If you think you’d be a GREAT fit for our Firm’s culture, please click on the button below and include the following in the email window that pops up:
1. Your resume attached in PDF format 2. A statement of no more than 100 words stating why you’re the right person for this job in MS Word format 3. In the subject line, please put I AM YOUR NEXT SUPER STAR CRIMINAL ATTORNEY
