Legal Assistant

Progressive Insurance; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Medical, dental & vision

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Parental & family leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Progressive Insurance is seeking a legal assistant to support our litigation team by preparing legal documents and correspondences, handling discovery, and coordinating with clients. You’ll manage calendars and assist attorneys in creating pleadings and motions in a fast-paced environment.

This hybrid-remote role requires a high school diploma (GED acceptable) and relevant legal experience; candidates should be within driving distance to our Glen Burnie, MD, Richmond, VA or Newport News, VA

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED equivalent or higher.
• Legal Assistant I: a minimum of one-year legal work experience in a business or legal environment supporting a professional team.
• Legal Assistant II: a minimum of two years legal work experience in a business or legal environment supporting a professional team.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to attorneys through preparation of legal documents and correspondences, such as motions and pleadings.
• Use an electronic case management system to manage attorney calendars and coordinate examinations for defense experts.
• Communicate with clients and maintain files.
• Propound and serve client discovery and other discovery duties, along with other administrative tasks.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Typing skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Independent work

Confidential information handling

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Electronic case management system

Job description

Progressive is dedicated to helping employees move forward and live fully in their careers. Your journey has already begun. 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED equivalent or higher and:
• Legal Assistant I: a minimum of one-year legal work experience in a business or legal environment supporting a professional team.
• Legal Assistant II: 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
• Demonstrates collaboration and teamwork

Location

• This is a hybrid-remote position, with occasional in office training and meetings.
• Candidates must be within a reasonable driving distance to the Glen Burnie, MD, Richmond, VA or Newport News VA office.

Compensation

• Legal Assistant I: $26.77-26.83/hour
• Legal Assistant II: $29.57-32.50/hour
• Gainshare annual cash incentive payment up to 16% of your eligible earnings based on company performance

Hours

• Monday-Friday, between the hours of 7:00AM-6:30PM.

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 < than 25 lbs.

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 2026 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.