Senior Construction Litigation Counsel | Hybrid Charleston

Clear Concepts, Inc.; Charleston (SC); Hybrid; USD 203,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Clear Concepts, Inc. seeks a Construction Litigation Senior Associate or Counsel to join its Charleston, SC practice.

The role involves handling sophisticated construction disputes with a dynamic team that serves regional and national homebuilders, owners, developers, and other industry participants. You will manage all phases of litigation—discovery, depositions, motions practice, hearings, and trial—in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of substantive complex litigation experience in a sophisticated law firm setting.
• Strong legal research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Ability to independently conduct depositions, including expert depositions.
• Experience handling court appearances, hearings, mediations, and client conferences.
• Trial preparation experience required; jury trial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent construction industry clients in complex commercial and construction-related disputes.
• Manage matters involving defective construction, design defects, scheduling delays, and lien rights.
• Draft pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery materials, and other litigation documents.
• Conduct and defend depositions of parties, fact witnesses, experts, and other professionals.
• Prepare for and attend court hearings, mediations, arbitrations, regulatory proceedings, and trials.
• Develop case strategies to resolve disputes efficiently and achieve favorable client outcomes.
• Work directly with clients, opposing counsel, consultants, and expert witnesses throughout the litigation process.
• Collaborate with attorneys across practice areas on construction contracts, risk management, and dispute-avoidance strategies.

Skills

Litigation experience

Deposition handling

Trial preparation

Research & writing

Client communication

Education

JD from a top-tier law school

Job description

Clear Concepts, Inc. seeks a Construction Litigation Senior Associate or Counsel to join its Charleston, SC practice.

The role involves handling sophisticated construction disputes with a dynamic team that serves regional and national homebuilders, owners, developers, and other industry participants. You will manage all phases of litigation—discovery, depositions, motions practice, hearings, and trial—in a hybrid work setting.