Supervising Attorney

Description

Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP), a non-profit statewide law firm, seeks a highly-skilled, experienced attorney to serve as GLSP Supervising Attorney in the Piedmont Regional Office.

About Georgia Legal Services Program

Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) is a statewide, nonprofit public interest law firm in Georgia that offers free civil legal services to low-income individuals, fostering equal access to justice and opportunities out of poverty. GLSP is founded on the belief that everyone deserves high-quality legal services regardless of income, age, race, or other demographic factors.

GLSP runs 10 regional offices that serve Georgians with low incomes living outside metro Atlanta in 154 of the state’s 159 counties. GLSP employs approximately 182 full-time staff members. We provide free legal aid across a wide range of civil issues, including family law, housing, access to public benefits, eviction prevention, farmworkers' rights, and educational access.

Summary of Responsibilities

A Supervising Attorney handles a caseload while mentoring assigned staff attorneys and paralegals in their work and supervising assigned staff. A Supervising Attorney handles all of the duties of a staff attorney as well as supervising others’ legal work and providing management for a group of assigned employees.

General Supervising Attorney Functions:

• Manage legal work in the office, including monitoring and controlling work loads;
• Supervise employees with ongoing feedback and performance reviews;
• Manage grant and contract compliance;
• Assure office compliance with all LSC regulations;
• Handle personnel management issues within the office;
• Foster positive work relationships and promote cooperation within the program;
• Communicate all requirements to staff effectively;
• Demonstrate good judgment, ability to handle stress, initiative, and willingness to work as a team, including working with Central Administration;
• Exhibit an overall positive attitude and a commitment to solving client problems and bringing justice to low income people in Georgia;
• Function effectively in all the requirements of being a staff attorney;
• Address issues in a timely manner;
• Organize and maintain appropriate documentation of activities;
• Engage in progressively more complex litigation and show creativity in advocacy;
• Maintain contacts with community agencies and local client groups;
• Speak to community groups and others and prepare materials for presentation;

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited law school and current member of Georgia Bar with experience working with clients with low incomes and a commitment to social justice;
• Proven leadership skills and ability to build effective working relationships inside GLSP and with key individuals, officials and organizations outside of GLSP;
• Strong organizational skills and ability to perform tasks necessary to maintain a substantial active caseload of advocacy and litigation;
• Ability to analyze, write, and present ideas and legal concepts clearly and concisely;
• Willingness and ability to work as part of a team in a professional and collaborative manner;
• Computer literacy, which includes familiarity using email, Excel, Word, SharePoint, LegalServer, and other computer programs;
• Must have reliable transportation and a valid Georgia drivers license
• Must have at least 5 years of legal experience

GLSP is an affirmative action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Georgia Legal Services Program not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, medical condition, veteran status, political affiliation, national origin, disability, marital or other protected status.