Staff Attorney (Family Law)

Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a full-time Staff Attorney to provide family law consultations both in office and onsite at the Justice Resource Center (“Fulton JRC”) in the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta, and in the DeKalb Family Law Information Center (“DeKalb FLIC”) in Decatur, Georgia.

Responsibilities

• Advising and assisting unrepresented litigants with completing pro se forms, but not providing legal representation.
• 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.
• A minimum of three years of relevant legal experience (Required).
• Strong work ethic and adaptability.
• Excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills.
• 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, with an appreciation for diversity.
• Eagerness to learn and openness to feedback.
• Demonstrated commitment to public service, participation in law school clinics or trial advocacy courses, familiarity with poverty law, and previous work with low-income people are strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in languages other than English is highly valued.
  
  

Salary And Benefits

• The salary is $65,350, depending on experience. Salaries are reviewed and adjusted annually, depending on funding.
• Generous fringe benefits, including 18 paid holidays in 2025, 6 weeks of paid time off (accruing at 2.5 days per month) in the first two years, and 6 weeks of parental leave (12 weeks after one year) including parental leave.
• 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 3% match.
• State Bar of Georgia dues and CLE expenses.
• This position may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the U.S. Department of Education.
• This is an in-person position at the Fulton JRC and DeKalb FLIC, and involves team meetings in the downtown Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia offices.
  
  

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 e-mail addresses of three professional references (preferably individuals who have supervised or managed your work) with a brief statement as to the connection to the applicant, as one (1) PDF using our online application system at the following link: Atlantalegalaid.org/jobs. Only applications with all 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.

ALAS 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.