Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Family Violence Legal Services Paralegal for its Cobb County office. Our non-profit law firm represents low-income individuals in a variety of civil legal matters, including family, housing, consumer, public benefits, education, and health law. The Cobb County office is currently comprised of a managing attorney, 6 full-time attorneys, 2 part-time attorneys, and 5 support staff members. The Family Justice Center (“FJC”), a historic and innovative initiative, provides a variety of services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in a single location. More information regarding the FJC and various partner agencies participating can be found on the FJC’s website: www.cobbfac.org/. The Paralegal will be physically located at the FJC in Marietta, Georgia.
Responsibilities:
- Case intake and management, including answering the phone, conducting initial client intakes and interviews, gathering documentation, and presenting cases to the staff attorneys and at case acceptance meetings
- Assist survivors of family violence, dating violence, and stalking who are seeking civil protective orders at the FJC
- Data management, including entering case information into Legal Aid’s client database and retrieving data from various sources
- File management, including scanning documents into the client database, filing, and archiving closed cases
- Provide clients with information and advice under the supervision of an attorney
- Assist attorneys with case investigation, document preparation, client communication, legal research, and organization, including trial binders
- Participate in the Cobb County Domestic Violence Task Force and other community-coordinated initiatives and outreach activities
- Organize data required for grants and assist in the preparation of periodic reports
- Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
- An undergraduate degree or paralegal certificate is preferred
- Previous experience in family law, working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or elder abuse, or low-income people is strongly preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, social workers, and staff
- Strong work ethic and adaptability
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, listening, and organizational skills
- Patience, compassion, people skills, and problem-solving skills are required
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative, hybrid team model,
- Must be eager to learn and open to feedback
- Demonstrated commitment to public service and previous work with low-income people, with an appreciation for diversity, are strongly preferred
- Proficiency in languages other than English is highly valued
- A current Georgia notary public or eligible and willing to apply
Salary and Benefits:
- The salary is $50,000, depending on work 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)
- 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
Application Requirements: Submit a letter of interest, resume, writing sample, official college transcript (if applicable; 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 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 [email protected].
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.