Criminal Defense Attorney

Public Affairs Institute; Tucson (AZ); Remote; USD 67,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote schedule

Mentor support

Benefits package

Job summary

Public Affairs Institute in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Criminal Defense Attorney to own the general side of our operation. The role offers a salary between $67,000 and $86,000, with autonomy to shape your roadmap and a supportive team to help you grow.

A flexible remote schedule is provided to fit real life needs. The position emphasizes leadership in people management and due diligence, with Tucson grounding and the ability to navigate ambiguity when briefs arrive half-written.

Qualifications

• Fluency in People Management and Due Diligence with strong opinions on both.
• Ability to ground in Tucson and adapt quickly to local context.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when briefs arrive half-written.
• Clarity of thought shown in tidy documentation.

Responsibilities

• Show up for the general maintenance work nobody volunteers for.
• Find ambitious workaround when official path is blocked.
• Turn ambiguous Due Diligence requests into shipped, measurable outcomes.
• Own the follow-through after the general meeting ends.
• Carry general knowledge not documented in a wiki yet.
• Earn trust to mentor with judgment without a committee.
• Know when a Tucson relationship needs a call, not an email.

Skills

People Management

Due Diligence

Ambiguity Navigation

Documentation

Job description

Come build the general side of Public Affairs Institute as our Criminal Defense Attorney in Tucson, where Emotional Intelligence decisions land with real weight. This high-growth mid-level role offers $67,000 - $86,000, the freedom to own your roadmap, and a team that helps you grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
• Find the ambitious workaround when the official path is blocked
• Turn ambiguous Due Diligence requests into shipped, measurable outcomes
• 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 generously-mentoring judgment calls without a committee
• Sense when a Tucson relationship needs a call, not an email

What You'll Bring

• Fluency across People Management and Due Diligence, with strong opinions on both
• A Tucson grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation

Public Affairs Institute is a fast-growing general company in Tucson, AZ, where Case Management and Relativity drive everything we do. Autonomy here comes with a partner: ask for help the moment you're stuck on Legal Writing.

Here is the deal: $67,000 - $86,000, a mentor who answers, benefits that hold up, and a flexible remote schedule that fits real life.

This opening was refreshed recently and remains an active priority for the team.