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Brief Services Attorney (Hybrid)
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Starting at $58,000 a year
Full-time
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Staff Attorney to work in its Brief Services Unit. 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 Brief Services Unit staff currently consists of a managing attorney, two attorneys, and a paralegal/administrative assistant.
- Responsibilities: The Staff Attorney performs client intake and provides advice, brief service, and/or referrals in housing matters including eviction and condition cases.
- The Staff Attorney also works with the Practice Innovation Manager to develop self-help materials and trains and supervises volunteers and law students.
- Applicants must have a strong work ethic; excellent communication and listening skills; the ability to balance compassion and pragmatism; good advocacy and writing skills; the ability to gather relevant information, thoroughly investigate facts, and make determinations regarding the appropriate level of service to be provided based on legal merit, priorities and resources.
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