[Hiring] Plaintiff Insurance Attorney @Trueline

Role Description

A fast-growing plaintiff-side litigation firm representing property owners in insurance disputes is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its South Carolina practice. This fully remote role is ideal for a litigation attorney who wants more case ownership, less emphasis on traditional billable-hour culture, and meaningful upside tied to the value of the cases they handle.

What You'll Do as the Associate Attorney:

• Manage first-party property insurance matters from pre-suit through litigation and resolution
• Evaluate incoming claims and help determine case viability, strategy, and value
• Communicate directly with clients throughout the life of each matter
• Draft pleadings, discovery, motions, demands, and other litigation documents
• Conduct legal research and help develop case strategy
• Take and defend depositions as experience allows
• Participate in mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and settlement negotiations
• Negotiate with insurance carriers and defense counsel
• Work with adjusters, engineers, experts, and other professionals involved in property claims
• Maintain organized case files, deadlines, and client communications in a remote environment
• Collaborate with senior attorneys, paralegals, and litigation support staff
• Build deeper expertise in plaintiff-side insurance litigation while taking on increasing case responsibility

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active South Carolina Bar license in good standing
• Approximately 2+ years of substantive civil litigation experience
• Hands-on experience with pleadings, discovery, motions, depositions, negotiations, or similar litigation work
• Strong legal writing and analytical skills
• Ability to independently manage deadlines and competing priorities
• Strong client communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Comfort working in a fully remote, technology-forward practice
• Interest in developing deeper expertise in insurance litigation

Requirements

• Insurance defense experience
• First-party property insurance experience
• Broader insurance litigation or coverage experience
• Familiarity with how carriers evaluate, defend, and resolve claims
• Experience with hail, wind, hurricane, fire, water, or other property-loss matters
• Federal court experience
• Deposition experience
• Mediation experience
• Bad-faith litigation exposure
• Clio experience
• Additional state bar admissions
• Existing referral relationships or interest in developing business

Benefits

• Base salary of $90,000-$110,000
• 5% commission on net legal fees generated from matters handled by the attorney
• 15% origination credit on net legal fees from matters personally originated or referred to the firm
• Fully remote work
• Greenville, SC is preferred, but qualified South Carolina-barred attorneys may be considered from other locations
• Health insurance with the firm covering 75% of the employee premium
• 401(k) with a 3% employer match
• Meaningful earning upside tied to both case results and business generation
• Opportunity to transition from defense-side practice into plaintiff-side litigation
• Training and support to build first-party property insurance expertise
• Opportunity to take on greater responsibility as the practice expands