A fast-growing plaintiff-side litigation firm representing property owners in insurance disputes is seeking an
Associate Attorney to join its South Carolina practice. This fully remote role is ideal for a litigation attorney who wants more case ownership, less emphasis on traditional billable-hour culture, and meaningful upside tied to the value of the cases they handle.
What You'll Do as the Associate Attorney:- Manage first-party property insurance matters from pre-suit through litigation and resolution
- Evaluate incoming claims and help determine case viability, strategy, and value
- Communicate directly with clients throughout the life of each matter
- Draft pleadings, discovery, motions, demands, and other litigation documents
- Conduct legal research and help develop case strategy
- Take and defend depositions as experience allows
- Participate in mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and settlement negotiations
- Negotiate with insurance carriers and defense counsel
- Work with adjusters, engineers, experts, and other professionals involved in property claims
- Maintain organized case files, deadlines, and client communications in a remote environment
- Collaborate with senior attorneys, paralegals, and litigation support staff
- Build deeper expertise in plaintiff-side insurance litigation while taking on increasing case responsibility
Must-Haves as the Associate Attorney:- J.D. from an accredited law school
- Active South Carolina Bar license in good standing
- Approximately 2+ years of substantive civil litigation experience
- Hands-on experience with pleadings, discovery, motions, depositions, negotiations, or similar litigation work
- Strong legal writing and analytical skills
- Ability to independently manage deadlines and competing priorities
- Strong client communication skills
- High attention to detail
- Comfort working in a fully remote, technology-forward practice
- Interest in developing deeper expertise in insurance litigation
Nice-to-Haves as the Associate Attorney:- Insurance defense experience
- First-party property insurance experience
- Broader insurance litigation or coverage experience
- Familiarity with how carriers evaluate, defend, and resolve claims
- Experience with hail, wind, hurricane, fire, water, or other property-loss matters
- Federal court experience
- Deposition experience
- Mediation experience
- Bad-faith litigation exposure
- Clio experience
- Additional state bar admissions
- Existing referral relationships or interest in developing business
This Role Offers:- Base salary of $90,000-$110,000
- 5% commission on net legal fees generated from matters handled by the attorney
- 15% origination credit on net legal fees from matters personally originated or referred to the firm
- Fully remote work
- Greenville, SC is preferred, but qualified South Carolina-barred attorneys may be considered from other locations
- Health insurance with the firm covering 75% of the employee premium
- 401(k) with a 3% employer match
- Meaningful earning upside tied to both case results and business generation
- Opportunity to transition from defense-side practice into plaintiff-side litigation
- Training and support to build first-party property insurance expertise
- Opportunity to take on greater responsibility as the practice expands
