Description:
About the Job:A Public Charity Located in Atlanta, GA seeks a Staff Attorney for its General Law Unit located in downtown Atlanta. Our non-profit law firm represents low-income people in a variety of civil legal matters including family, housing, consumer, public benefits, education and health law. The General Law Unit staff currently consists of a managing attorney, 3 staff attorneys, 2 paralegals, and 1 part-time support staff.
Responsibilities:
The Staff Attorney handles a mixed caseload (housing, consumer, public benefits, education and health law) using a variety of methods including community education, advice and referral, brief service, transactional work, negotiation, mediation, and litigation.
Attorneys are also encouraged to participate in task forces, committees, social service organizations, and local bar associations.
Qualifications:
- A Georgia bar license or eligibility to sit for the next exam is required.
- Applicants must possess a strong work ethic, excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills, good communication and listening skills and the ability to work in a team and alone.
- Adaptability, appreciation of diversity and the ability to balance compassion and pragmatism are necessary.
- A demonstrated commitment to public service, participation in law school clinics and trial advocacy courses, familiarity with poverty law, and previous work with low-income people are strongly preferred.
- Proficiency in languages other than English is highly valued.
