Staff Attorney – Home Defense & Foreclosure Prevention

Management Information Exchange; Decatur (GA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Educational loan reimbursement

Job summary

Atlanta Legal Aid Society seeks a staff attorney for its Home Defense Program in its Decatur office. The attorney will screen, evaluate, and directly represent low-income clients facing home foreclosure, predatory lending, or scams, using a mix of litigation, negotiation, and transactional work.

The ideal candidate is admitted to the Georgia Bar or eligible to sit for the next exam, has strong legal writing and advocacy skills, experience in housing or consumer protection law, and a demonstrated

Qualifications

• Georgia Bar membership in good standing or eligibility to sit for the next exam.
• Strong legal writing, analysis, advocacy and work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Screening, investigating, evaluating, referring, and directly representing low-income persons in danger of losing their homes.
• Handling a mixed caseload using advocacy methods including legal advice and referral, direct representation, brief service, negotiation, mediation, and litigation.

Skills

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Spanish language

Job description

Atlanta Legal Aid Society seeks a staff attorney for its Home Defense Program in its Decatur office. The attorney will screen, evaluate, and directly represent low-income clients facing home foreclosure, predatory lending, or scams, using a mix of litigation, negotiation, and transactional work.

The ideal candidate is admitted to the Georgia Bar or eligible to sit for the next exam, has strong legal writing and advocacy skills, experience in housing or consumer protection law, and a demonstrated