Legal Assistant - Insurance Defense

Job description

Progressive is dedicated to helping employees move forward and live fully in their careers. Your journey has already begun. Apply today and take the first step to Destination: Progress. Progressive is excited to launch a brand-new House Counsel office in Alabama—and we’re building the team from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to join as one of our first legal assistants, shaping the office’s culture, practices, and impact from day one while representing a trusted industry leader.

As a legal assistant on our team, you’ll handle tasks critical to the success of our law offices. An ideal candidate will have prior litigation experience and an understanding of legal terminology, which will be used to provide administrative support to our attorneys through preparation of legal documents and correspondences, such as motions and pleadings. Using an electronic case management system, you’ll manage attorney calendars, coordinate examinations for defense experts, and communicate with clients.

Among other things, you’ll spend time maintaining files, answering phone calls, propounding discovery – including serving client discovery, along with other administrative duties. This is a hybrid position with occasional travel to an office for meetings and/or training. Candidates must reside within a reasonable driving distance of the office they support. Must-have qualifications High school diploma/GED equivalent or higher and a minimum of two years legal work experience in a business or legal environment supporting a professional team.

Preferred skills Insurance defense or personal injury experience working in a law firm Time management and organizational skills required to provide support to a large group of professionals Typing skills with special attention to grammar and accuracy Ability to work independently while maintaining highly confidential information Effective listening, verbal and written communication skills

Compensation $29.58 - $32.50/hour Gainshare annual cash incentive payment up to 16% of your eligible earnings based on company performance Benefits 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6% Medical, dental & vision, including free preventative care Wellness & mental health programs Health care flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, & life insurance

Paid time off, including volunteer time off Paid & unpaid sick leave where applicable, as well as short & long-term disability Parental & family leave; military leave & pay Diverse, inclusive & welcoming culture with Employee Resource Groups Career development & tuition assistance Physical requirements and working conditions The physical requirements and working conditions listed below are representative of those required on the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. May require lifting Involves standing and walking around the room to monitor work (e.g., training). Requires long periods of standing (e.g., mailroom). Energage recognizes Progressive as a 2025 Top Workplace for: Innovation, Purposes & Values, Work-Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, and Leadership.

Equal Opportunity Employer Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without the need or potential need, of current or future sponsorship for employment. Progressive does not hire candidates with (e.g., F-1 CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT, H-1B, O-1, E-3, TN) statuses for this role. For ideas about how you might be able to protect yourself from job scams, visit our scam-awareness page at https://careers.progressive.com/pages/how-we-hire-faq-job-scams/