Litigation attorney

Distinct | North America; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 125,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment in Greenville, SC, is sourcing associates and partners for leading national, regional and boutique law firms. The roles span employment, corporate, litigation and real estate, with a wide pay range reflecting two levels from associate to partner.

Clients include major Upstate employers; relocation is supported and partnership tracks, origination credit and compensation models are discussed early. Expect confidential initial conversations and two interview rounds.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of law firm experience in one of the listed areas (employment, corporate, litigation, real estate).
• Admission to the South Carolina Bar or eligibility.
• Established practice with client relationships is a plus for partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist on matters across employment, corporate, litigation and real estate.
• Develop client relationships and manage cases.
• Coordinate with supervising partners on strategy and execution.

Skills

Legal experience

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Associate and Partner Attorneys | Greenville, SC | $125,000 to $350,000 | Employment, Corporate, Litigation and Real Estate

When a carmaker builds its biggest plant in the world down the road in Spartanburg County, the contracts, the employment questions and the product claims don’t get sent back to Munich.

They land on desks in Greenville. Right now there aren’t enough desks.

I’m Clark Pollins at Distinct Recruitment, hiring for national, regional and boutique firms in Greenville. With BMW, Michelin North America and GE’s turbine operations all in the Upstate, the business work keeps compounding. My clients are adding associates and partners because the files are arriving faster than they can staff them.

• Corporate and private equity. M&A and transactions for Upstate manufacturers and the supplier networks built around them.
• Labor and employment. Employer side litigation, counseling and compliance for some of the biggest workforces in the state.
• Insurance defense and products liability. A region that builds cars, tires and turbines produces serious products work.
• Commercial litigation. Contract and supply chain disputes along the I-85 corridor between Charlotte and Atlanta.
• Real estate and finance. Industrial and logistics development around the Inland Port in Greer, plus the leasing and lending that follows.
• Construction. Litigation and transactional seats, fed by the same build out.
• Medical malpractice defense. Steady defense work in a growing healthcare market.

Associates, this bit is yours

• A growing office needs people to step into bigger roles. Those roles go to whoever is already there.
• I’ll tell you each firm’s partnership track, how long it really takes, and who has made it.
• You’ll know your caseload and your supervising partner before you interview.

Partners, the numbers conversation

• I’ll lay out origination credit, rate structure and comp model at each firm before you meet anyone.
• Your Upstate industry relationships are worth more on a platform with the bench to service them.
• Team support is part of the conversation. Group moves are welcome.

Moving here?

• Many of the people I speak to are in Charlotte or Atlanta, about an hour and a half or two hours away.
• South Carolina accepts transferred UBE scores. I’ll help you work out timing before you commit to anything.
• I’ll support you through the relocation as well as the offer.

Pay and practicalities

• $125,000 to $350,000. The range is wide because I’m hiring at two levels. Associates sit in the lower part, depending on years and practice. Partner packages sit toward the top, shaped by book and comp model.
• Billable targets and office arrangements differ by firm. You’ll get the real numbers on the first call.

Must haves

• Associates: 2+ years of law firm experience in one of the areas above
• Partners: an established practice with strong client relationships. Portable business or Upstate connections are a plus
• Admission to the South Carolina Bar, or eligibility for it

How this works

• The first call is confidential. There’s no pressure, just a conversation about these roles and what you want your career to look like.
• Expect two interview rounds in most cases, with straight feedback after each.
• Several of these roles aren’t advertised. One call gets you all of them.

I’d like to hear from attorneys in Greenville, Spartanburg, Greer, Anderson and Asheville, and from anyone in Charlotte or Atlanta who’s been thinking about the Upstate.