Remote, Contract-based South Carolina Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney Opportunity – 10–15 Hours/Week
About The Position
The Freelance Firm is a national network of experienced, high-level freelance attorneys and paralegals providing remote, on-demand support for legal projects. They are seeking a qualified, experienced, and dependable South Carolina Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney to provide drafting, discovery, and litigation coverage 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, but the attorney must be available to provide deposition and hearing coverage, including in-person appearances when required.
Requirements
- Licensed and in good standing in South Carolina
- Minimum of 5+ years of law firm experience
- Strong insurance defense litigation experience
- Experience drafting pleadings and discovery responses
- Comfortable handling depositions and hearings
- Familiar with insurance carrier billing requirements
- Able to work within assignment-level time and billing guidelines
- Highly responsive, dependable, and communicative
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Available for approximately 10–15 hours per week as the workload builds
Nice To Haves
- Located in South Carolina
- Construction defect defense experience
- Personal injury defense experience
- Experience with carrier billing portals such as LegalX or Collaborati
- Willing and able to provide in-person coverage in South Carolina, including upstate matters when needed
Responsibilities
- Draft complaints, answers, and other pleadings
- Prepare and respond to written discovery
- Draft and assist with carrier reports
- Provide deposition coverage
- Attend hearings and other court appearances as needed
- Assist with insurance defense case management
- Communicate regularly with the supervising attorneys
- Track assignments and meet deadlines and billing requirements
Benefits
- Contract-based opportunity
- Primarily remote work
- Workload expected to build gradually
- Opportunity for ongoing work
- Mix of construction defect and personal injury defense matters
- $80/hour starting pay rate
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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