Atlanta Legal Aid Society

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We have many great pro bono partners who help our clients, and we are always happy to work with a firm on finding new opportunities for their attorneys and staff, like with Fisher Phillips. Corey Goerdt explains, "In 2022, Fisher Phillips became the first and only national management-side labor and employment law firm to invest in a full-time attorney exclusively dedicated to leading pro bono and community engagement initiatives (that’s me!). Our staff and attorneys have particularly enjoyed supporting our transgender and non-binary neighbors through Legal Aid’s Gender Affirming Name Change Project. Shout out to Lori Anderson for her leadership on this initiative, which is a national model for name-change projects in other states. And many thanks to my colleague Lauren Frisch, a tireless champion for Legal Aid, serving on the Legal Aid Service Council and helping organize the annual Great Whiskey Debate."

Our Cobb Legal Aid office is excited to present Justice Jam Vintage Vegas on September 21st! Get ready for an evening of glamour and high stakes at the Boxwood Social Hall, with a fantastic DJ, casino tables and an Elvis impersonator contest. Cobb Legal Aid has been hosting Justice Jam since 2014 to raise money and awareness of our work in the Cobb low-income community. Come mix and mingle with Cobb's finest in the legal community and get your tickets by scanning the QR code or visiting mariettajusticejam.org!

Congratulations to our recently retired Executive Director Steve Gottlieb for being recognized as a Legal Legends Award recipient by the American Constitution Society. You can join the ACS Georgia Lawyer Chapter for its annual awards reception and celebrate the progressive champions of change in the Georgia legal community on August 23, 2023! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gzaTNCr2

We’re hiring for a number of positions – both attorney and administrative positions are open at offices in the metro Atlanta area! Atlanta Legal Aid offers a flexible work environment, full employee insurance coverage, generous paid time off, and student loan repayment assistance up to $7,200/year. Listed below are just a few of the positions we have open!   Eviction Protection Initiative (EPI) positions: EPI is our newest program, a partnership between Legal Aid and the Department of Community Affairs, that provides support services to tenants in need of housing or utility assistance. We are looking to hire for several roles within the program, all of which are work-from-home. - Eviction Protection Initiative Navigator - Eviction Protection Initiative Staff Attorney - Eviction Protection Initiative Project Manager Home Defense Program positions: The Home Defense Program is a specialty unit within Legal Aid which assists low-income individuals and families to prevent the loss of the home through foreclosure, predatory lending, or home sale scams. The Home Defense Program is housed within Legal Aid’s Decatur office, and is currently comprised of four attorneys, two HUD-certified housing counselors/paralegals, and a paralegal. - Home Defense Program Paralegal - Home Defense Program Staff Attorney   Gwinnett Legal Aid positions: - Gwinnett Managing Attorney - Gwinnett Staff Attorney Check out all open opportunities and learn how to apply at https://lnkd.in/g6JgDVU6