Description:
About the Job:Staff Attorney (DeKalb - Hybrid Position)
Atlanta
Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Staff Attorney for its DeKalb
County office located in downtown Decatur. Our nonprofit represents
low-income people in a variety of civil legal matters including family,
housing, consumer, public benefits, education and health law. The staff
currently consists of a managing attorney, 8 staff attorneys, 1
housing/domestic violence navigator, 1 paralegal, and 3 support staff
Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney handles a mixed caseload 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 is required; three or more years of experience is preferred.
- 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 or 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.