Kinship Care Unit Staff Attorney

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule (2 remote days)

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Educational loan reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness access

Job summary

Atlanta Legal Aid Society seeks a Staff Attorney for the Kinship Care Unit in downtown Atlanta, GA. The role focuses on stabilizing relationships for children living with kin, handling guardianship and custody matters, and supporting families across a five-county region.

The position offers a competitive salary ($70,250) with benefits, and a hybrid schedule allowing two remote days subject to approval. The unit includes experienced attorneys, a navigator, and paralegals, providing a

Responsibilities

• Handling a variety of issues related to stabilizing children in the home of kin (relative or non-relative, but not birth parents), including adoption, guardianship, custody, name change, birth certificate establishment and amendment, guardianship, dependency, domestication of foreign decrees, school enrollment and other education issues, social security, SSI, and other public benefit issues
• Employing a variety of methods, including advice and referral, brief service, transactional work, negotiation, mediation, and litigation in various courts throughout our five-county service area
• Supporting a learning environment for interns and externs
• Preparing and presenting professional education programs for staff, volunteer attorneys, and others as needed
• Participating in community education, task forces, committees, social service organizations, national and local bar associations
• Other tasks as assigned

Job description

Position Description

Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Staff Attorney to work in its Kinship Care Unit located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. 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 Kinship Care Unit’s primary goal is to stabilize family relationships for children living with a non-parent caregiver (relative or fictive kin). We assist with adoptions, minor guardianships, custody, and a variety of other issues affecting the family unit. We serve the five-county Metro area, and also provide some state-wide assistance. The Kinship Care Unit staff currently consists of a managing attorney, four staff attorneys, one client navigator, and two paralegals.

Responsibilities

• Handling a variety of issues related to stabilizing children in the home of kin (relative or non-relative, but not birth parents), including adoption, guardianship, custody, name change, birth certificate establishment and amendment, guardianship, dependency, domestication of foreign decrees, school enrollment and other education issues, social security, SSI, and other public benefit issues
• Employing a variety of methods, including advice and referral, brief service, transactional work, negotiation, mediation, and litigation in various courts throughout our five-county service area
• Supporting a learning environment for interns and externs
• Preparing and presenting professional education programs for staff, volunteer attorneys, and others as needed
• Participating in community education, task forces, committees, social service organizations, national and local bar associations
• Other tasks as assigned

Salary And Benefits

This position offers a salary of $70,250, but may vary (up or down) depending on work experience. Salaries are reviewed annually and may be adjusted based on available funding.

• Generous fringe benefits, including 16 paid holidays in 2026, 6 weeks of paid time off (accruing at 2.5 days per month), 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 a 3% match
• This position may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the U.S. Department of Education
• State Bar of Georgia dues and CLE expenses
• A hybrid work schedule that allows staff to work 2 days remotely, subject to management approval