Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a part-time Contract Attorney for its Family Law Clinic in Gwinnett County. Founded in 1924, 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 in a five-county service area (Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett). The Gwinnett County Office currently consists of a Managing Attorney, an Intake Receptionist, seven Staff Attorneys, and five Paralegals.

Responsibilities: The attorney will advise and assist unrepresented litigants with completing pro se forms, but will not provide representation. The advice areas include divorce, separate maintenance, legitimation, custody, visitation, child support, alimony, contempt, family violence protective orders, name change, birth certificate amendment, domestication, and temporary minor guardianship.

Qualifications:

Active member in good standing in 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.
Proficiency in languages other than English, particularly Spanish, is highly valued.

Hourly Rate: This part-time (approximately 20 hours per week) contract position pays $43.35 an hour depending on experience, and offers no benefits.

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.

Your application will be acknowledged. No phone calls please. For technical difficulties in submitting your application, please email career@atlantalegalaid.org.

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.

Atlanta Legal Aid Society

Family Law Clinic Contract Attorney

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