Progressive

Legal Assistant - Insurance Defense


PayCompetitive
LocationMeriden/Connecticut
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 236547

      As a legal assistant on 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 by serving and completing client discovery, along with other administrative duties related to this.

      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
      • 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
      • $31.33 - $34.81/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, 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

      Energage recognizes Progressive as a 2023 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/

  • About the company

      The Progressive Corporation is an American insurance company, one of the largest providers of car insurance in the United States.

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