Description:

About the Job:
A Public Charity Located in Atlanta, GA seeks a Managing Attorney for its Health Law Unit, located in its downtown Atlanta office. The Health Law Unit is a general law unit whose attorneys represent clients facing a wide variety of civil legal issues, including family law, housing, consumer, public benefits, education, and health law. Health Law Unit clients face a number of life-threatening illnesses affecting their health and well-being. We coordinate services to address legal, social, and economic conditions threatening their health. We are interested in enhancing opportunities for collaboration with other Legal Aid units and offices, and expanding the Unit's scope of services.. The staff currently consists of a managing attorney (leaving soon), a staff attorney, a paralegal, and a grants coordinator. In addition to a managing attorney, we are seeking another staff attorney.

Responsibilities:

Works closely with Legal Aid's management team.
Maintains relations with the local bar and bench, government, community partners, and funders.
Responsible for the overall management of the unit, including hiring, training, supervising, mentoring, and evaluating staff.
Oversee case assignments and the legal work.
Review and respond to client grievances.
Review timekeeping and inspect closed files to ensure grant compliance.
Communicate and meet with community partners and funders.
Attend trainings with and provide training to community partners and funders.
Supervise the preparation of quarterly and annual grant reports and plans.
Serve as the Legal Aid designee for a major funder, conducting site visits, and participating in audits.
Handle a caseload, perform client intake, and participate in community education and outreach.

Qualifications:

Active Georgia bar license and a minimum of five years of litigation experience.
Experience managing staff, including supervising and mentoring attorneys.
Excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to work in a collaborative, hybrid team environment, and appreciation of diversity.
Demonstrated commitment to public service, participation in law school clinics, trial advocacy courses, previous work with low-income people and/or people with serious health conditions, and knowledge of health and poverty law are preferred.
Proficiency in languages other than English is highly valued.