Defense Attorney Jobs in Austin, TX (12)
Civil Litigation Attorney
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Strategic Partnerships Director, Privacy
Litigation Defense Attorney
Court Clerk I
Senior Criminal Defense Attorney
Litigation Attorney
Associate Attorney
OAG - Medicaid Fraud Control Unit | Sergeant | 25-0095
Full Time Tax Consultant (JD) (Summer/Fall 2025, Winter 2026)
Security Administrator 3
Senior Criminal Defense Attorney
Litigation Defense Attorney
Senior eDiscovery Project Manager
Senior Criminal Defense Attorney
Defense Attorney Salary in Austin
Defense Attorneys working in Austin, TX make an average annual salary of $97K and a maximum annual salary of around $140K.
Job Description
Working as a Defense Attorney in Austin, TX
There are 12 Defense Attorney opportunities available in Austin, TX all with unique requirements.
A defense attorney represents individuals charged by the government with committing a crime. Defense attorneys try to ensure that their clients receive fair trials and make use of legal strategies such as the presentation of alibi witnesses, conflict-of-interest issues, bolstering eyewitness testimony, challenging procedural and substantive law violations, and the use of a wide range of motions designed to derail or delay proceedings.
Defense Attorney jobs near Austin, TX
Defense Attorneys in Austin, TX Resume Data
Average Experience for Defense Attorneys in Austin, TX
- More than 10 years: 65%
- 6-10 years: 23%
- 3-5 years: 10%
- Less than 1 year: 2%
- 1-2 years: 0%
Educational Background for Defense Attorneys in Austin, TX
- Doctorate: 48%
- Bachelors: 27%
- Masters: 13%
- Diploma: 7%
- Associates: 5%
Top Skill for Defense Attorneys in Austin, TX
- Legal skills: 21%
- Attention to detail: 14%
- Verbal communication: 11%
- Customer focus & orientation: 10%
- Written communication: 9%
- Sales skills: 8%
- Administrative assistant/receptionist: 7%
- Project timeline management: 7%
- Working with MS Word documents: 7%
- Management & leadership skills: Impact & influence: 6%
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