Criminal Defense Attorney

Energy Innovation Corp; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 54,000 - 77,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth coaching

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

JCPenney in Sterling Heights, MI is seeking a Criminal Defense Attorney in a mid-level, freelance arrangement with a base salary range of $54,000 to $77,000 per year. The role offers growth coaching, mentorship, benefits, and hours you truly control.

This position emphasizes independent work with strong collaboration, and requires the ability to manage deposition preparation across time zones and to communicate effectively under pressure. Applications are reviewed promptly.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Clear communication of bad news and decisions.
• Familiarity with legal document workflows.

Responsibilities

• Carry the Deposition Preparation thread across three time zones and two tools.
• Maintain Sterling Heights, MI momentum when the mid-level pipeline runs thin.
• Use Public Speaking to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity.
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff.
• Trim Statutory Interpretation processes that have quietly outlived their purpose.

Skills

Independence

Team collaboration

Calm under pressure

Public speaking

Judgment

Tools

DocuSign

Job description

Step into a Criminal Defense Attorney role at JCPenney where Multitasking isn't a checkbox but the whole point, in Sterling Heights, MI. This Criminal Defense Attorney role hands mid-level talent $54,000 - $77,000, a freelance arrangement in MI, and the latitude to call the shots.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry the Deposition Preparation thread across three time zones and two tools
• Keep Sterling Heights, MI momentum when the mid-level pipeline runs thin
• Use Public Speaking to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Trim Statutory Interpretation processes that have quietly outlived their purpose

What You'll Bring

• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• Familiarity with DocuSign and related tools or frameworks

JCPenney exists for one stubborn reason: the general tools everyone settled for were never good enough, so we rebuilt them from Sterling Heights, MI. Inclusion isn't a poster on the Sterling Heights, MI wall; it's who gets pulled into the room and heard.

We set the base at $54,000 - $77,000 and build outward with growth coaching, a mentor, benefits, and hours you genuinely control.

Applications are flowing in for this general role, and we are reviewing each one promptly.