Employment Litigation Associate Attorney

The Standard Legal Recruiting; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Standard Legal Recruiting is seeking an experienced litigation associate for a sophisticated management-side employment practice in Charleston, South Carolina.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of litigation experience, including handling depositions, motions, discovery, and client relationships, with employment litigation preferred. The firm offers strong partnership potential and a supportive culture in a competitive market.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of litigation experience in large law firms or sophisticated boutique settings.
• Employment litigation experience preferred, but talented attorneys with substantive litigation experience and interest in an employment practice will be considered.
• Strong academic credentials.
• South Carolina licensure or eligibility to obtain South Carolina licensure.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in employment disputes in state and federal court, including employer counseling and workplace investigations.
• Take ownership of discovery, depositions, and hearings.
• Work closely with clients and partners to manage relationships and strategy.
• Drive litigation strategy and argue motions on behalf of clients.

Skills

Litigation

Deposition

Motions

Discovery

Client management

Education

Strong academic credentials

Job description

A full-service Southeast regional law firm is seeking an experienced litigation associate to join its sophisticated management-side employment practice in Charleston, South Carolina.

The firm will consider talented litigation attorneys who are interested in making a practice transition and have substantive experience handling client relationships, taking and defending depositions, arguing motions, managing discovery, and otherwise driving litigation.

The practice is primarily focused on employment matters, with additional business and tort disputes, providing an opportunity to build on an existing litigation foundation while developing deeper expertise in a specialized practice area.

Additional reasons to consider this opportunity:

• Play a key role across sophisticated employment disputes in state and federal court, along with employer counseling, workplace investigations, and advisory work
• Take ownership of discovery, depositions, and hearings
• Work closely with clients and supportive, accomplished partners
• Highly market-competitive compensation, including significant and realistically attainable bonus upside
• Reasonable billable hour expectation that is lower than most BigLaw and peer firms
• Clear pathway to partnership
• Strong lateral integration and professional development support
• Reputation for strong, supportive culture

Ideal candidates will have:

• 3+ years of litigation experience in the large law firm or sophisticated boutique settings
• Employment litigation experience preferred, but talented attorneys with substantive litigation experience and interest in an employment practice will be considered
• Strong academic credentials
• South Carolina licensure or eligibility to obtain South Carolina licensure

The employer is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace.