Attorney

Attorney – Insurance Defense | Charleston, SC | Hybrid | $120,000–$210,000 DOE

Here's what most insurance defense shops forget: culture matters more than salary when you're managing a caseload that never stops.

Charleston's insurance defense practice gets this. They've built something that actually holds people. Not because they're the biggest or the loudest, but because they know how to work together and they've deliberately built relationships with clients who come back.

That sounds simple until you've worked somewhere that doesn't have it. Then you realize it changes everything about whether you want to show up on Monday.

The client base is real. Established relationships. Insureds who know the firm. Carriers who've worked with these partners for years. That means the work comes in because people want to work with this group, not because someone's desperate for coverage. It's different. Better. More stable.

What that actually translates to: you're not fighting to prove your worth to every new insurer every single time. You're working with clients who trust the firm already. That takes pressure off. It lets you actually focus on the work instead of constantly managing relationships or fighting coverage arguments.

The culture is collaborative. People actually like each other. Partners who mentor because they want to, not because it's a checkbox. Associates who stay because they actually want to be there. That's rare enough that when you find it, you notice.

What you'd actually be doing:

• Defending general liability, premises, auto, slip and fall cases where you know the insured or carrier already
• Managing cases from intake through resolution or trial with clients who trust the firm
• Drafting pleadings, motions, and discovery for matters where the relationships are established
• Conducting depositions and appearing in court with partners who actually have your back
• Being part of a practice where the team dynamics actually work

You need 2 years of insurance defense or general liability experience. South Carolina bar admission. Strong writing and case management. Someone who knows the work and wants to do it somewhere that actually functions as a team.

Why Charleston? The practice has built something real. Strong client relationships. A team that's been together. Culture that holds people. That's not easy to build, and it's not common. When you find it, you stay. That's the difference between a job and a place where you actually build a career.

This is the conversation to have if you're tired of insurance defense shops where you're just another transaction and you want to join a practice where the relationships actually matter.

If you have any questions before hitting apply, or want to talk it through, call Clark Pollins at Distinct Recruitment on 252-516-4403, or connect with me on LinkedIn.