Modeled career paths · Criminal defense

Where does a Defense Investigator go next?

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

Typical advancement

Criminal Defense Associate+32% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

75% of modeled moves out of Defense Investigator go here

progression86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Management path

Senior Defense Attorney+68% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

25% of modeled moves out of Defense Investigator go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Lead Trial Attorney+126% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Criminal Defense Associate. 16% joint modeled share

leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

Criminal Defense Partner+223% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Defense Attorney. 6% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Employment Associate+66% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Criminal Defense Associate. 5% joint modeled share

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

Real Estate Associate+73% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via Criminal Defense Associate. 5% joint modeled share

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.