Modeled career paths · Criminal defense

Where does a Criminal Defense Associate go next?

What employers are asking a Criminal Defense Associate for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path

Senior Defense Attorney+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

64% of modeled moves out of Criminal Defense Associate go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Lead Trial Attorney+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

21% of modeled moves out of Criminal Defense Associate go here

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior Employment Attorney+61% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Employment Associate. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Criminal Defense Partner+144% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Defense Attorney. 16% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Employment Associate+26% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Criminal Defense Associate go here

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Real Estate Associate+31% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Criminal Defense Associate go here

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.