Remote, Contract-based South Carolina Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney Opportunity – 10–15 Hours/Week

Welcome to The Freelance Firm!

We are a national network of experienced, high-level, freelance attorneys and paralegals who provide on-demand support for both short-term and long-term legal projects for our client law firms.

Our client South Carolina Law Firm has an opportunity for a qualified, experienced, and dependable South Carolina Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney to provide ongoing drafting, discovery, and litigation support.

This is a contract-based opportunity expected to start with a lighter workload and build to approximately 10–15 hours per week. The work will primarily be remote, with deposition and hearing coverage required as needed.

Attorney Responsibilities:

• Draft pleadings, answers, and other litigation documents
  

• Prepare and respond to written discovery
  

• Draft and assist with insurance carrier reports
  

• Provide deposition coverage, primarily remotely
  

• Attend hearings and other court appearances as needed
  

• Assist with insurance defense litigation matters
  

• Communicate regularly with supervising attorneys
  

• Manage assignments and meet deadlines
  

Attorney Requirements:

• Must be actively licensed and in good standing with the South Carolina Bar
  

• Minimum of 5+ years of law firm experience
  

• Strong insurance defense litigation experience
  

• Experience drafting pleadings and discovery responses
  

• Experience handling depositions and hearings
  

• Strong knowledge of South Carolina civil litigation procedures
  

• Familiarity with insurance carrier billing requirements
  

• Ability to work within assignment-level time and billing guidelines
  

• Strong legal research and drafting skills
  

• Highly responsive, reliable, and proactive
  

• Ability to independently manage assignments and meet deadlines
  

• Available for approximately 10–15 hours per week as the workload increases
  

• Willing and available to provide in-person deposition and hearing coverage in South Carolina as needed
  

• Construction defect or personal injury defense experience is a plus
  

• Experience with LegalX or Collaborati is a plus
  

Our Attorney pay rate starts at $80 per hour.

We welcome you to join our established network of legal professionals!

Please respond with your resume and we will contact you within the next two days for a 30-minute online meeting to answer all of your questions about this opportunity and The Freelance Firm.

Resume submissions will be kept in strict confidence.

Please visit our website at www.thefreelancefirm.com to learn more about us and the services we provide!

Salary

• $80/hour