Health Law Unit Staff Attorney

Full-time

No

## Atlanta Legal Aid Society Health Law Unit Staff Attorney

**Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”)** seeks a Staff Attorney to work in its Health Law Unit located in downtown Atlanta. The project aims to improve the health and well-being of low-income people living with or affected by life-threatening illnesses by coordinating services to address legal, social, and economic conditions threatening their health. The unit began in 1990 as the AIDS Legal Project and expanded to work with people with cancer and ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). The unit also now includes a medical legal partnership and is exploring further expanding its scope of services. The staff currently consists of a managing attorney, 2 staff attorneys and a paralegal/administrative assistant.

### Responsibilities

The **Staff Attorney** performs client intake and provides referrals, advice, brief service, or representation in a variety of civil legal matters affecting a client’s health including:

* Public benefits and health insurance
* Access to appropriate support services
* Disability rights
* Poor housing conditions
* Loss of housing
* End of life planning
* Family law
* Consumer law

The Staff Attorney also performs regular outreach and community education for clients and medical/social service staff.

### Qualifications

* A is required
* Possess excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills
* Strong work ethic
* Communication and listening skills
* Ability to work on a team and alone
* Adaptability
* Eagerness to learn and openness to evaluation
* Appreciation of diversity
* Demonstrated commitment to public service
* Participation in law school clinics and trial advocacy courses
* Previous work with low-income people and/or people with serious health conditions
* Knowledge of health and poverty law
* Experience handling bankruptcy and medical debt cases
* Proficiency in languages other than English

### Salary and Benefits

The salary is **$55,000+** depending on experience. Salaries increase annually based on a salary scale. The program provides generous fringe benefits including:

* 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
* 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
* Georgia Bar and CLE expenses
* Hybrid work schedule that allows staff to work 2 days remotely subject to management approval
* Probationary employment period

### Application Requirements

Applicants must submit a letter of interest; resume; writing sample (advice letter, legal memorandum or brief) which demonstrates your ability to research and analyze legal issues; 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) as one (1) PDF using our online application system at .

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

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.

## Overview

The **Atlanta Legal Aid Society** is seeking an experienced and highly qualified Staff Attorney for its Health Law Unit located in downtown Atlanta. This position is responsible for providing legal services to low-income people living with or affected by life-threatening illnesses, as well as performing regular outreach and community education for clients and medical/social service staff. The successful candidate must have a , excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills, and a strong work ethic.

## Responsibilities

The Staff Attorney is responsible for providing client intake and referrals, advice, brief service, or representation in a variety of civil legal matters affecting a client’s health. These include public benefits and health insurance, access to appropriate support services, disability rights, poor housing conditions, loss of housing, end of life planning, family law, and consumer law. The Staff Attorney also performs regular outreach and community education for clients and medical/social service staff.

## Qualifications

A successful candidate must have a , excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills, and a strong work ethic. Communication and listening skills, the ability to work on a team and alone, adaptability, eagerness to learn and openness to evaluation, and an appreciation of diversity are required. A demonstrated commitment to public service, participation in law school clinics and trial advocacy courses, previous work with low-income people and/or people with serious health conditions, and knowledge of health and poverty law are preferred. Experience handling bankruptcy and medical debt cases, and proficiency in languages other than English are highly valued.

## Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is **$55,000+** depending on experience. Salaries increase annually based on a salary scale. The program provides generous fringe benefits including 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 (after a set off of other loan reimbursement amounts); voluntary tax-sheltered annuity with 3%

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 (after a set off of other loan reimbursement amounts); voluntary tax-sheltered annuity with 3% match; and Georgia Bar and CLE expenses.

Excellent legal writing and oral advocacy skills, communication and listening skills, ability to work on a team and alone, adaptability, eagerness to learn and openness to evaluation, and an appreciation of diversity

Georgia bar license or eligibility for the next exam

Submit a letter of interest; resume; writing sample (advice letter, legal memorandum or brief) which demonstrates your ability to research and analyze legal issues; 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) as one (1) PDF using our online application system at .

Qualification and Experience Georgia bar license or eligibility for the next exam

Legal