Criminal Defense Attorney

Energy Innovation Corp; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Fast-track to senior roles

Job summary

Nissan in Plano, TX is seeking a Criminal Defense Attorney to own policy drafting and cross-functional collaboration. The role emphasizes proactive problem-solving, backlog honesty, and ensuring follow-through on meetings and decisions, with opportunities for mentorship and career progression.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of policy drafting experience, strong time management, and a willingness to relocate to Plano or work remotely within the US.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of policy drafting experience.
• Willingness to relocate to Plano, TX or work remotely within the US.
• Strong time-management and proactive execution required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams that may not be co-located.
• Identify and implement workarounds when official paths are blocked.
• Maintain an honest Nissan backlog and prioritize what's next.
• Push back on shortcuts that could cause risk later.
• Own follow-through after meetings and decisions.
• Support daily operations at the Plano site and keep workflows moving.

Skills

Time management

Bias toward action

Policy drafting

Relocation / remote work

Job description

Some companies bury KYC under process; at Nissan, the Criminal Defense Attorney role puts it front and center in Plano, TX. Come own your work at Nissan: $73,000 - $96,000, a supportive team, and 3 years of Policy Drafting put to good use.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room
• Find the forever-learning workaround when the official path is blocked
• Keep the Nissan backlog ruthlessly honest about what's truly next
• Push back, respectfully, when a Risk Assessment shortcut will cost us later
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends
• Support daily operations at our Plano site and keep workflows moving

What You'll Bring

• Working familiarity with temporary schedules and team norms at Nissan
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a temporary project
• Willingness to relocate to Plano, TX, or to make remote work

Nissan is where curious, candidly-kind people come to build the future of general. We keep our process light so engineers can spend their energy on Strategic Planning and Policy Drafting, not bureaucracy.

Your 4 of experience earn you $73,000 - $96,000 here, alongside mentorship and a fast track into senior general roles.

Re-confirmed open this morning, the mid-level seat at Nissan stays available.