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
Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia
Minimum of three years of relevant legal experience
Excellent legal writing, analysis, advocacy, and work ethic are required
Demonstrated commitment to public service, participation in law school clinics or trial advocacy courses, familiarity with poverty law, previous work with low-income people, and an appreciation for diversity are strongly preferred
Excellent interpersonal, communication, listening, and organizational skills
Ability to balance compassion and pragmatism
Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative, hybrid team model
Eagerness to learn and openness to feedback
Proficiency in languages other than English, particularly Spanish, is highly valued
Application Requirements: Submit a letter of interest, resume, writing sample (advice letter, legal memorandum or brief), official law school transcript (a copy is acceptable pending your order of an official transcript), and the names, phone numbers and email addresses of three professional references (preferably individuals who have supervised or managed your work) as one (1) PDF using our online application system at atlantalegalaid.org/jobs. Only applications with all of the requested documents will be considered for an interview.
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