Criminal Defense Attorney

Energy Innovation Corp; Hayward (CA); Remote; USD 93,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

StartupForge in Hayward, CA is seeking a mid-level Criminal Defense Attorney who will own the process end-to-end, combining Legal Document Management with emotional intelligence. This remote role offers significant responsibility, a mentoring environment, and flexible hours, with compensation ranging from $93,000 to $127,000.

You will implement contract drafting workflows, draft policy in corporate law contexts, and provide clear, actionable decisions within regulatory and IP frameworks.

Qualifications

• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings.
• Writes meeting recaps read by all stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with modern Contract Drafting workflows and tooling.
• Bias toward action with disciplined judgment.
• Policy drafting with corporate law exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Juggle unfussy priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends
• Carry general knowledge not documented in wikis yet
• Earn trust to make plainspoken judgments without a committee
• Turn ambiguous Contract Negotiation requests into shipped, measurable outcomes
• Document the why behind Intellectual Property Law decisions
• Convert Regulatory Reporting chaos into a backlog that can be worked on

Skills

Confident communicator

Meeting recap writing

Contract drafting workflows

Policy drafting

Corporate law knowledge

Emotional intelligence

Time management

Tools

Contract drafting software

Regulatory reporting tools

Documentation tooling

Job description

The right Criminal Defense Attorney will combine Legal Document Management and Emotional Intelligence to solve real problems for the people we serve. Few general roles let you own the whole thing end to end; this mid-level one in Hayward does, and it pays $93,000 - $127,000.

Key Responsibilities

• Juggle unfussy priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet
• Earn the trust to make plainspoken judgment calls without a committee
• Turn ambiguous Contract Negotiation requests into shipped, measurable outcomes
• Document the why, not just the what, behind every Intellectual Property Law decision
• Convert Regulatory Reporting chaos into a backlog someone can actually work

What You'll Bring

• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• Hands-on experience with modern Contract Drafting workflows and tooling
• A proudly-nerdy bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• Hands-on proficiency with Policy Drafting, ideally paired with Corporate Law

The story of StartupForge is really the story of Hayward, CA betting on an agile idea about general and being proven right. A remote role with us means real responsibility, real trust, and real support behind you.

Your compensation opens at $93,000 - $127,000, your mentor is waiting, your benefits are ready, and your hours are yours to flex.

Our Hayward team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.

We're looking for the person who reads general job posts and thinks I could fix that.