in 2000, braithwaite-knowles returned to the turks and caicos and began working for the government as a crown counsel. within four years, she was appointed as a senior crown counsel and by 2006, she had been promoted as principle crown counsel with a responsibility for commercial transactions, overseeing development documents, leases, licenses, and other business agreements. braithwaite-knowles became deputy attorney general in 2008 and in 2013, she was made an officer of the order of the british empire for her contributions to public service reform. when huw shepheard stepped down, she applied for the position of attorney general in 2014. after a vetting which included candidates from many international destinations, braithwaite-knowles was selected as the first native born attorney general of the turks and caicos, simultaneously becoming the first woman and youngest person to hold the job.