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Business Litigation Staff Attorney

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 8/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/27/2026
Nelson Mullins is in search of a Business Litigation Staff Attorney to join its Litigation group in the Columbia, South Carolina office. As an AmLaw 100 firm, this will offer a unique opportunity for an attorney to join an expanding and fast-paced practice that offers a range of litigation services to clients in a variety of industries.

Nelson Mullins’ Columbia SC office was established in 1897 by Patrick Henry Nelson. Today in Columbia, we have approximately 115 attorneys and 230 support staff providing client services across a range of practice areas, including corporate, litigation, intellectual property, government relations, and e-discovery.

Nelson Mullins’ office in Columbia also hosts the Firm’s business and administrative functions, including our financial, human resources, marketing, operations and technology teams, enabling us to maintain infrastructure cost-efficiencies while also providing access to talent here in South Carolina’s capital city. Located just blocks from the South Carolina State House building and minutes from the University of South Carolina, other downtown businesses, the Columbia Museum of Art, and the “Vista” arts area, Nelson Mullins has established itself as a prominent presence in the Columbia legal and business communities. To learn more about the Columbia office from Office Managing Partner, Sally Caver, click here.

All candidates are asked to submit a resume, law school transcript and a cover letter.

You have two to three years of experience as an attorney, are knowledgeable in the areas of residential evictions, business litigation, and are comfortable with frequent court appearances. You have strong writing, analytical, communications skills, and you excelled academically. You are a member in Good Standing of the South Carolina Bar.

With more than 1,000 attorneys, policy advisors, e-discovery professionals and other business professionals across offices in California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and throughout North Carolina and South Carolina, Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.

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