Staff Attorney - Veterans Law Project

Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Staff Attorney to join its Veterans Law Project located in its downtown Atlanta office. Founded in 2022, the Veterans Law Project has had an immediate and profound impact on the civil legal needs of veterans in the metro-Atlanta area.

The Project advocates on behalf of veterans to obtain cash benefits, health and housing benefits, restrict criminal and consumer records, upgrade military discharges, and prevent homelessness, with an emphasis on eviction prevention. VLP staff support veterans through holistic legal services, as well as collaborations for supportive services with local law schools and courts, the VA hospital, and veteran services organizations. Currently, the staff consists of a managing attorney, three staff attorneys, two paralegals, and a part-time intake paralegal.

Responsibilities :

• Interview and counsel clients.
• Provide clients with referrals, advice, and brief service.
• Represent clients in a variety of civil legal matters, including eviction defense, VA benefits, public benefits and health insurance, access to appropriate support services, disability rights, poor housing conditions, end-of-life planning, family law, and consumer law.
• Work with pro bono volunteers in clinic settings.
• Conduct regular outreach and community education for clients, and work with community service partners to identify the civil legal needs of veterans.

Qualifications :

Salary and Benefits :

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 assistance with technical difficulties in submitting your application, please email career@atlantalegalaid.org.

Legal Aid considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other legally protected status.