Senior Staff Attorney
Savannah, GA
Description
Georgia Legal Services Program is a leader in creating equal access to justice and opportunities out of poverty for low-income Georgians. We fight for justice where it is most needed. Georgia Legal Services seeks a staff attorney to work in its Augusta office.
Responsibilities:
· Provide substantive and technical assistance to Central Leadership staff and Managing Attorneys in all GLSP Regional offices as needed
· Supervise assigned GLSP attorneys and paralegals including those in GLSP Regional offices
· Support with substantive expertise and supervise GLSP’s legal work in a variety of specific subject areas that may include unemployment, food stamps, education, housing, probate and additional emerging issues and areas of law
· For emerging issues and areas of law, develop practice materials and training; provide training to GLSP advocates
· Supervise specific GLSP attorneys and paralegals in Regional offices when local supervisors are not available, as requested by the Managing Attorney
· Coordinate supervision with the Managing Attorney
· Become familiar with the supervision practices and procedures in each GLSP regional office
· Document supervision details on cases in LegalServer
· In the event of a conflict with the Managing Attorney about supervision, convene a meeting with the Senior Director of Litigation & Advocacy for resolution
· Develop best practices for supervising advocates remotely
· Supervise legal interns
· Represent clients as assigned, though supervision is primary function
· Assumes case files and undertakes case work in various GLSP Regional offices as needed
· Other projects as assigned as needed
· New position with a primary purpose of supervising attorneys and paralegals in legal work where regional offices lack capacity
GLSP requires that all employees comply with our Covid-19 Vaccine Policy.
GLSP is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Georgia Legal Services Program not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, medical condition, national origin, disability, marital or other protected status. GLSP values a diverse work environment and strongly encourages women, people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and people who have experienced poverty or homelessness to apply. GLSP invites all applicants to include in their cover letter a statement about how your unique background and/or experiences might contribute to the diversity, cultural vitality, and perspective of our staff and legal services practice.
· Flexibility and creativity required
· Ability to work with and manage staff who are located in GLSP Regional offices
· Ability to use or a commitment to learn technology to connect and manage staff in GLSP Regional offices
· Ability to adapt to changing environments and workloads
· Enthusiastic about supervising remotely
· Effective communicator
· Location flexible
· At least two years of experience representing persons with low incomes in civil cases
· The ability to work independently as well as work cooperatively with managing attorneys in all GLSP Regional offices
· Post COVID-19, the willingness to travel to all GLSP Regional offices on a as needed basis
· Supervised by the Senior Director of Litigation and Advocacy
Salary and Benefits:
Salary is dependent upon experience and background. The program provides generous fringe benefits, including paid holidays, paid time off including parental leave; birthday holiday; health, life, and long and short-term disability insurance; educational loan reimbursement up to $600 per month (after a $65 per month deductible); 403B with 3% match; Georgia Bar dues and CLE expenses. GLSP offers a hybrid work schedule that allows staff to work 2 days remotely subject to management approval and a probationary employment period.
A statement of interest, resume, and writing sample should be submitted to https://www.glsp.org/join-the-team/ .