Clayton County Family Law Attorney

National Legal Aid & Defender Association; Morrow (GA); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

PTO 6 weeks

Parental leave

Health insurance

Dental & vision

Disability insurance

FSA option

Loan reimbursement

Retirement match

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Atlanta Legal Aid Society seeks a Staff Attorney with a focus on Family Law for its Clayton County Office in Morrow, GA. The role involves representing low-income clients in a range of civil matters, including family law, housing, and benefits, through education, advice, negotiations, and litigation.

Salary starts at $70,250 with annual reviews and funding-based adjustments. The position offers generous benefits, including 16 paid holidays, 6 weeks of PTO, 6 weeks parental leave,

Job description

Position Description

Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Staff Attorney with a focus on Family Law for its Clayton County Office. The Clayton County office is located on Adamson Parkway in Morrow, Georgia, just east of I-85 South, 12 miles from downtown Atlanta. The staff currently consists of a managing attorney, 5 full-time attorneys, and 5 support staff. Attorneys in the Clayton office represent low-income persons in Clayton County in a wide variety of civil law matters, including housing, family law, public benefits, consumer issues, and education law, through community education, brief service, advice and referral, transactional work, negotiation, mediation, and litigation.

Position Description

Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Staff Attorney with a focus on Family Law for its Clayton County Office. The Clayton County office is located on Adamson Parkway in Morrow, Georgia, just east of I-85 South, 12 miles from downtown Atlanta. The staff currently consists of a managing attorney, 5 full-time attorneys, and 5 support staff. Attorneys in the Clayton office represent low-income persons in Clayton County in a wide variety of civil law matters, including housing, family law, public benefits, consumer issues, and education law, through community education, brief service, advice and referral, transactional work, negotiation, mediation, and litigation.

Salary And Benefits

• The salary is $70,250, but will vary depending on work experience. Salaries are reviewed and adjusted annually, depending on funding.
• Generous fringe benefits, including 16 paid holidays in 2026, 6 weeks of paid time off (accruing at 2.5 days per month) in the first two years, and 6 weeks of parental leave (12 weeks after one year)
• Individual health insurance, including optional dental and vision coverage, with partial payment for dependent health insurance
• Life, long-term, and short-term disability insurance
• Salary reduction option for a flexible spending account
• Educational loan reimbursement up to $600 per month (after a set off of other loan reimbursement amounts)
• Voluntary tax-sheltered annuity with 3% match
• Legal Aid offers a hybrid work schedule that allows staff to work 2 days remotely subject to management approval