Legal Assistant - Insurance Defense

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

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match up to 6%

Medical, dental & vision

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Parental & family leave

Career development & tuition support

Job summary

Progressive Insurance in Texas is seeking a legal assistant to support law offices with preparing legal documents, managing calendars, and communicating with clients. This is a hybrid remote role with occasional in-office training and meetings.

The ideal candidate has at least one year of legal support experience, strong typing, discretion with confidential information, and solid organizational skills. Prior litigation experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED or higher and at least one year legal work experience in a business or legal environment supporting a professional team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare legal documents and correspondences, including motions and pleadings.
• Use electronic case management system to manage attorney calendars and deadlines.
• Coordinate examinations for defense experts and communicate with clients.
• Propound and serve client discovery and other administrative duties.
• Maintain files and answer calls with confidentiality.

Skills

Litigation experience

Legal terminology understanding

Time management

Typing skills

Confidential information handling

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

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.

This is a hybrid remote role with occasional in office training and meetings. Candidates must reside within a reasonable driving distance of the office they support.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED equivalent or higher and a minimum of one year 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

Compensation

• $29.57-32.50/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 < 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.

Disclaimer

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