Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Litigation Paralegal for the Fulton County Office, located in Downtown Atlanta. Our non-profit law firm represents low-income persons in a variety of civil legal matters including family, housing, consumer, public benefits, education and health law. The Fulton Office provides advice and representation to persons in Fulton County in a variety of legal matters including tenant protection, benefits (income and healthcare), consumer protection, public school education, and family law. The Fulton Office currently consists of a managing attorney, one senior staff attorney, three staff attorneys, three paralegals, and two receptionists. The unit also houses the Fulton County Justice Resource Center Family Law Clinic.
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
- Data management, including entering case information into Legal Aid’s client database and retrieving data from various sources
- Organize data required for grants and assist in the preparation of periodic reports
- File management, including scanning documents into the client database, digital organization, filing, drafting letters, assisting with document preparation, and archiving closed cases
- Client management, including providing clients with information and advice under the strict supervision of an attorney
- Assist attorneys with case investigation, document preparation, notarization, client communication, legal research, and organization, including trial binders
- Track deadlines, maintain case calendars, and assist with filing in court or administrative agencies as required
- Provide translation or interpretation support, if qualified
- Conduct factual and limited legal research under an attorney’s direction
- Oversee service of process and preparing case reports
- Refer callers and visitors to appropriate agencies and resources as needed
- Unit management including maintaining the monthly intake and outreach schedule, training of new staff, volunteers and interns on the case management system, maintaining volunteer contact information and case assignments, tracking and closing cases, providing litigation and non-litigation support to the attorney
- Draft client stories
- General administrative tasks
- Other tasks as assigned
Qualifications:
- An undergraduate degree or paralegal certificate is preferred, but not required
- One to two years of experience in social services, including outreach with a legal nonprofit or comparable setting
- Demonstrated commitment to public service and previous work with low-income people with an appreciation for diversity are 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
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, with a willingness to learn additional software
- Proficiency in languages other than English, specifically Spanish, is highly valued
- A current Georgia notary public or eligible and willing to apply
Salary and Benefits:
- This position offers a salary of $50,000, 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
- A hybrid work schedule that allows staff to work 2 days remotely, subject to management approval
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 [email protected].
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.