Criminal Defense Attorney

StartupForge; Clovis (NM); Remote; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Flexible work locations

Job summary

StartupForge is seeking a Freelance Criminal Defense Attorney in New Mexico. The role centers on rigorous due diligence and solving hard legal problems, balanced with pragmatic execution in a Clovis-rooted culture.

The position offers a pay range of $57,000 to $81,000, equity, health benefits, and the flexibility to work where you do your best thinking.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of general best practices and industry standards.
• Portfolio or work samples that demonstrate general expertise.
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve.

Responsibilities

• Write the Attention to Detail runbook for the next hire.
• Surface risks early, loudly, with a proposed fix attached.
• Notice the people-centered gap between the spec and the shipped thing.
• Resolve customer concerns with patience and outcomes focus.
• Read the room and adjust how you pitch to different audiences.
• Push back respectfully on immigration law shortcuts that cost us later.
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Clovis, NM rollout.

Skills

Attention to detail

Risk assessment

Client communication

Job description

There's a freelance opening at StartupForge for a Criminal Defense Attorney, and the work starts where Due Diligence meets a genuinely hard problem. Sized right for 4 years of Attention to Detail, this NM role pays $57,000 - $81,000 and opens a path you actually want to walk.

Key Responsibilities

• Write the Attention to Detail runbook the next hire wishes they had
• Surface risks early, loudly, and with a proposed fix attached
• Notice the people-centered gap between the spec and the shipped thing
• Resolve customer concerns with patience and a focus on outcomes
• Read the room and adjust how you pitch Bluebook to each audience
• Push back, respectfully, when an Immigration Law shortcut will cost us later
• Carry general projects from napkin sketch to Clovis, NM rollout

What You'll Bring

• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• 4 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your general expertise
• Solid understanding of general best practices and industry standards

StartupForge exists to solve hard general problems with a ruthlessly-focused approach and a Clovis, NM-rooted culture. We keep the freelance workload sustainable so your best Problem Solving work isn't your last gasp.

We back our team with $57,000 - $81,000, equity, top-tier health benefits, and the flexibility to work where you do your best thinking.

This posting reflects an open need we are working to close this quarter.