Employment Litigation Associate Attorney

Job Description

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

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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.

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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.

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Additional reasons to consider this opportunity:

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

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• 3+ years of litigation experience in the large law firm or sophisticated boutique settings
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• Employment litigation experience preferred, but talented attorneys with substantive litigation experience and interest in an employment practice will be considered
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• Strong academic credentials
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• South Carolina licensure or eligibility to obtain South Carolina licensure
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Apply here or reach out to me at View email address on ziprecruiter.com to learn more about this opportunity.

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