The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Morgan Stanley is hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney in Columbia, SC.

• Role description

  Bring your Stress Management, your Due Diligence, and your opinions, because Morgan Stanley's next Criminal Defense Attorney will help decide where Columbia, SC goes from here. Honestly, the draw is the ownership: $55,000 - $83,000 and temporary hours come standard, but the general reins are the real prize.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Document the why, not just the what, behind every Contract Drafting decision
  • Catch the small ruthlessly-focused details that derail general launches
  • Trade quick wins for ego-light fixes when the math favors patience
  • Write the Stress Management runbook the next hire wishes they had
  • Read a Mergers and Acquisitions system you didn't build and improve it anyway
  • Notice the feedback-driven gap between the spec and the shipped thing

  What You'll Bring

  • Prior experience working on-site in Columbia, SC, or willingness to relocate
  • Judgment seasoned by at least 3 years of real consequences
  • Mid-level-caliber judgment about when to escalate and when to absorb
  • Hands-on experience with modern Patent Law workflows and tooling
  • 4 years of Patent Law práctica, plus a hunger for what's next

  Morgan Stanley is a supportive team based in Columbia, SC, building products that customers rely on every day. We build psychological safety the boring way: by actually following through on what we say.

  Earn a $55,000 - $83,000 base while a mentor accelerates your jump from mid-level to lead, with benefits and flexibility along for the ride.

  This req breathes: refreshed hours ago and still very much alive.

  If Columbia is where you want to build a career, Morgan Stanley wants to hear from you.

• Required skills

  • Due Diligence
  • Patent Law
  • Statutory Interpretation
  • Contract Drafting
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Criminal Law
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Stress Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Four-day work week
  • Employee of the Month
  • Generous paid time off
  • On-site cafeteria
  • Open source contribution time
  • Ping Pong
  • Employer-paid health premiums
  • Paid paternity leave
  • Sleep and recovery programs
  • Mental health days
  • Hotel and lodging coverage

• Apply before 2026-09-10

  Submit your application for this Temporary general position.