Legal Assistant- Insurance Defense

Progressive Insurance; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health benefits (medical, dental &

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Family leave

Job summary

Progressive Insurance is seeking a legal assistant to support our attorneys with document preparation, calendar management, and discovery tasks in a hybrid-remote role. You will handle motions, pleadings, client communications, and coordination of defense expert examinations.

The ideal candidate has litigation experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to maintain confidentiality in a fast-paced environment near our Atlanta, GA office.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with at least 2 years legal support experience.
• Familiarity with legal terminology and document preparation.
• Ability to handle confidential information and work with a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents and correspondences such as motions and pleadings.
• Manage attorney calendars using an electronic case management system.
• Coordinate examinations for defense experts and communicate with clients.
• Maintain files and propound discovery, including serving client discovery.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Confidential information handling

Team player with problem solving

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 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
• A team player with problem solving, critical thinking, along with the willingness to ask questions for understanding.

Compensation

• $29.57-32.50/hour
• Gainshare annual cash incentive payment up to 16% of your eligible earnings based on company performance

Location

• This is a hybrid-remote position.
• Candidates must be within a reasonable commute distance of the Atlanta, Georgia office.
• In office for a minimum of two weeks for onboarding.
• Occasional in office for training and meetings.

Schedule

• Monday-Friday with hours between the office hours of 7:00AM-7:00PM.

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 recognition

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.

We’ll consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Note that federal law may prohibit individuals with certain felony convictions from working in the insurance industry unless they have obtained the required regulatory authorization.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.