Legal Assistant - Insurance Defense
Houston, Texas
Employer: Progressive Insurance
Industry: Legal
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
As alegal assistanton our team, you’ll handle complex 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. Candidates must live in Texas and will be based out of our Houston office. In office requirements include training, office events, or as required by business need.
Must-have qualifications
Preferred skills
Compensation
Benefits
Energage recognizes Progressive as a 2024 Top Workplace for: Innovation, Purposes & Values, Work-Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, and Leadership.
Equal Opportunity Employer
For ideas about how you might be able to protect yourself from job scams, visit our scam-awareness page at https://www.progressive.com/careers/how-we-hire/faq/job-scams/
This is a hybrid position. Candidates must live in Texas and will be based out of our Houston office. In office requirements include training, office events, or as required by business need.
Must-have qualifications
- High school diploma/GED equivalent or higher
- Two years of prior legal work experience in a business or legal environment supporting a professional team
Preferred skills
- Two years of 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
Compensation
- $26.15-$30.77/hour
- Gainshare bonus 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
- 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
Energage recognizes Progressive as a 2024 Top Workplace for: Innovation, Purposes & Values, Work-Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, and Leadership.
Equal Opportunity Employer
For ideas about how you might be able to protect yourself from job scams, visit our scam-awareness page at https://www.progressive.com/careers/how-we-hire/faq/job-scams/
Created: 2024-05-12
Reference: 226718
Country: United States
State: Texas
City: Houston
ZIP: 77069
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