Contract Criminal Defense & IP Attorney - Growth Path

Illinois Tool Works; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 73,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois Tool Works in Frederick, MD is hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney contract role designed to build a future with us. The position offers a competitive salary in the range of $73,000 to $97,000 and a path to influence decisions at the company level.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, a people-first culture, and opportunities to grow while handling mid-level legal tasks and complex IP considerations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Comfort with contract arrangements and empathy-led rhythms
• Trademark law chops and document review curiosity
• Ask what would change your mind before debating
• People-first, deadline-driven experience
• Reading a room you’ve never been in
• Growth mindset and openness to feedback
• Strong rapport-building skills

Responsibilities

• Build multitasking habits for a mid-level role
• Translate mid-level objectives into concrete, actionable steps
• Defend the Mergers and Acquisitions fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Pair Intellectual Property Law fluency with the patience to explain it plainly
• Read between the lines of what Frederick customers actually need
• Keep Frederick, MD momentum when the mid-level pipeline runs thin
• Catch the Intellectual Property Law regression a tired reviewer would miss
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved

Skills

Contract arrangements

Empathy-led workplace

Trademark law

Document Review

Growth mindset

Feedback

Rapport-building

Job description

Illinois Tool Works in Frederick, MD is hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney contract role designed to build a future with us. The position offers a competitive salary in the range of $73,000 to $97,000 and a path to influence decisions at the company level.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams, a people-first culture, and opportunities to grow while handling mid-level legal tasks and complex IP considerations in a fast-paced environment.