Description:
About the Job:A Public Charity Located in Atlanta, GA seeks a Staff Attorney to work in its Health Law Unit located in downtown Atlanta. The project aims to improve the health and well-being of low-income people living with or affected by life-threatening illnesses by coordinating services to address legal, social, and economic conditions threatening their health. The unit began in 1990 as the AIDS Legal Project and expanded to work with people with cancer and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). The unit also now includes a medical legal partnership and is exploring further expanding its scope of services. The staff currently consists of a managing attorney, 2 staff attorneys and a paralegal/administrative assistant.
Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney performs client intake and provides referrals, advice, brief service, or representation in a variety of civil legal matters affecting a client's health including public benefits and health insurance, access to appropriate support services, disability rights, poor housing conditions, loss of housing, end of life planning, family law, and consumer law. The Staff Attorney also performs regular outreach and community education for clients and medical/social service staff.
Qualifications: A Georgia bar license or eligibility for the next exam is required. Applicants must possess excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills and a strong work ethic. Communication and listening skills, the ability to work on a team and alone, adaptability, eagerness to learn and openness to evaluation, and an appreciation of diversity are required. A demonstrated commitment to public service, participation in law school clinics and 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. Experience handling bankruptcy and medical debt cases, and proficiency in languages other than English are highly valued.
