Staff Attorney - Home Defense Program

Management Information Exchange; Decatur (GA); Sur place; USD 61 000 - 66 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Educational loan reimbursement

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Legal research

Oral advocacy

Spanish language

Description du poste

Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a staff attorney for its Home Defense Program. Our non-profit law firm represents low-income persons in a variety of civil legal matters including family, housing, consumer, public benefits, education and health law. The Home Defense Program is a specialty unit within Atlanta Legal Aid that assists individuals and families to prevent the loss of their home through foreclosure, predatory mortgage lending, or home sale scams. The Home Defense Program is housed within Legal Aid’s Decatur office. The unit currently consists of three full-time attorneys, one part-time attorney, one HUD-certified housing counselor/paralegal, and a paralegal. This is an in-office position.

Responsibilities:

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

Participating in community education, task forces, committees, social service organizations, national and local bar associations involved in home protection

Qualifications:

• Membership in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia (preferred) or eligibility to sit for the next exam is required.
• Excellent legal writing, analysis, advocacy, and work ethic are required
• Experience in civil areas, including housing and consumer protection law, is highly valued.
• Demonstrated commitment to public service, clinical experience, and previous work with low-income people, with an appreciation for diversity, are strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative team model and excellent interpersonal skills

Proficiency in languages other than English, particularly Spanish, is highly valued.

Salary and Benefits:

• The salary is $66,000 per year for a new attorney (recently admitted to the Georgia Bar) and may be higher depending on relevant legal experience. The salary for a new attorney pending admission to the Georgia Bar is $61,000 per year and will be adjusted upon admission to the Georgia Bar. 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

Atlanta Legal Aid Society considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected status.