Kinship Care Unit Intake Paralegal/Administrative Assistant

Full-time

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## Kinship Care Unit Intake Paralegal/Administrative Assistant at Atlanta Legal Aid Society

**Organization:** Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”)

**Job Title:** Kinship Care Unit Intake Paralegal/Administrative Assistant

**Location:** Downtown Atlanta

**Salary:** $34,500+ depending upon experience

**Benefits:**
- 13 paid holidays
- 6 weeks paid time off
- 6 weeks parental leave
- Health, life, and long and short-term disability insurance
- Partial payment for dependent health insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Educational loan reimbursement up to $600 per month
- Voluntary tax-sheltered annuity with 3% match
- Hybrid work schedule

Atlanta Legal Aid Society seeks an Intake Paralegal/Administrative Assistant to work in its Kinship Care Unit. 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. The Kinship Care Unit’s primary goal is to stabilize family relationships for children living with a non-parent caregiver (relative or fictive kin). We assist with adoptions, minor guardianships, custody, and a variety of other issues affecting the family unit. Although physically based in downtown Atlanta, we serve the five-county Metro area, and also provide some state-wide assistance.

**Responsibilities:**
- Screen clients and complete questionnaires for minor guardianship, third party custody, adoption, visitation, public benefits, education, and school enrollment
- Provide basic advice and case handling on applying for public benefits such as Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- Communicate with and make referrals to the Department of Family and Children Service’s Kinship Navigators
- Handle internal and external referrals to and from the Kinship Care Unit
- Assist the Senior Paralegal with preparing for the weekly case acceptance meeting and taking meeting minutes
- Case handling, including providing clients with information and advice under attorney supervision
- Prepare closing letters, draft conflict letters
- Assist attorneys during document execution and with preparation, organization, trial binders, notarization (must be or be willing to become a notary public), and mailing
- Data management, including accurately entering new case information into Legal Aid’s client database and other databases for grant compliance purposes
- Track cases to ensure proper documentation is gathered and updating proper funding codes
- Prepare reports for funders and complete required survey requests
- File management, including scanning documents into client database, filing and archiving closed cases
- Assist with the timely review and documentation of closed case files for review by the Managing Attorney
- Other paralegal/administrative assistant work as needed

**Qualifications:**
- An undergraduate degree or paralegal certificate is preferred but not required
- Strong organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, excellent computer skills including a high level of proficiency with word processing and accurate data entry, and experience with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
- Excellent writing, communication and listening skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, families, doctors, social workers, and hospital staff
- Ability to work on a team and alone, adaptability, appreciation of diversity, a demonstrated interest in or experience working with low-income people, and ready access to a working vehicle
- Knowledge of health, education and poverty law is preferred
- Experience with law office management software and proficiency in languages other than English and willingness to improve language skills is highly valued

**Application Requirements:** Submit a letter of interest; resume; recent writing sample (email, letter or memorandum); 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) as one (1) PDF using the online application system at . For technical difficulties in submitting your application, please email . Your application will be acknowledged. No phone calls please.

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.

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13 paid holidays, 6 weeks paid time off, 6 weeks parental leave; health, life, and long and short-term disability insurance; partial payment for dependent health insurance; a salary reduction option for a flexible spending account; educational loan reimbursement up to $600 per month; voluntary tax-sheltered annuity with 3% match; hybrid work schedule

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Organizational skills, Attention to detail, Computer skills, Word processing, Data entry, Writing, Communication, Listening, Adaptability, Appreciation of diversity, Knowledge of health, education and poverty law, Law office management software, Proficiency in languages other than English

Undergraduate degree or paralegal certificate

Submit a letter of interest; resume; recent writing sample; school transcript; and the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional references as one (1) PDF using our online application system at .

Qualification and Experience Undergraduate degree or paralegal certificate

Legal