Remote South Carolina Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney

Remote, Contract-based South Carolina Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney Opportunity – 10–15 Hours/Week

Beaufort, United States | Posted on 09/10/2026

We are a national network of experienced, high-level freelance attorneys and paralegals who provide remote, on-demand support for both short-term and long-term legal projects for our client law firms.

Due to increased demand, we are now interviewing for a qualified, experienced, and dependable South Carolina Insurance Defense Litigation Attorney to provide drafting, discovery, and litigation coverage support.

This is a contract-based opportunity expected to start with a lighter workload and build to approximately 10–15 hours per week
. The work will primarily be remote, but the attorney must be available to provide deposition and hearing coverage
, including in-person appearances when required.

• Draft complaints, answers, and other pleadings
• Prepare and respond to written discovery
• Draft and assist with carrier reports
• Attend hearings and other court appearances as needed
• Assist with insurance defense case management
• Communicate regularly with the supervising attorneys
• Track assignments and meet deadlines and billing requirements

• Licensed and in good standing in South Carolina
• Minimum of 5+ years of law firm experience
• Experience drafting pleadings and discovery responses
• Comfortable handling depositions and hearings
• Familiar with insurance carrier billing requirements
• Able to work within assignment-level time and billing guidelines
• Highly responsive, dependable, and communicative
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Available for approximately 10–15 hours per week as the workload builds

• Located in South Carolina
• Personal injury defense experience
• Experience with carrier billing portals such as LegalX or Collaborati
• Willing and able to provide in-person coverage in South Carolina, including upstate matters when needed

• Approximately 10–15 hours per week once fully ramped up
• Workload expected to build gradually
• Primarily remote drafting and discovery work
• Approximately 90% of depositions are currently remote
• Opportunity for ongoing work supporting two active insurance defense caseloads
• Mix of construction defect and personal injury defense matters

Our Attorney pay rate starts at $80/hour
.

We welcome you to join our established network of legal professionals!

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