[Hiring] Staff Attorney @GEORGIA LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM INC

Role Description

Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP), a statewide nonprofit law firm, seeks a Staff Attorney to work in the Farmworkers Rights Division.

The Farmworker Rights Division provides free legal representation to Georgia's farmworkers with employment-related issues. Typical cases involve:

• Employers failing to pay workers’ wages
• Discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin
• Subjecting workers to human trafficking conditions
• Breaking recruitment contracts

Clients include primarily guest workers from Mexico and Central America, in addition to U.S. migrant farmworkers.

This is a remote position within the state of Georgia.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited law school and current member of the Georgia Bar.
• Strong people skills and ability to manage the needs of both clients and staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to social, economic, and racial justice, especially in the areas of worker and/or immigrant rights.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with different audiences.
• Strong organizational skills 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 demonstrated ability to work as part of a team professionally and collaboratively.
• Excellent writing and oral advocacy skills.
• Experience serving a diverse client population and staff is desired.
• Valid driver’s license and operable vehicle.
• Computer literacy, including familiarity with email, Excel, Word, SharePoint, LegalServer, and other programs.
• Strong language skills (oral and written) in Spanish, including good oral presentation skills.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate Degree and licensed to practice law in Georgia, or willing and able to obtain a certification of fitness to practice law and become licensed in Georgia the next time the bar exam is offered.
• Demonstrated commitment to social, economic, and racial justice, especially in the areas of worker and/or immigrant rights.
• Strong legal research, writing, and oral advocacy skills.
• Strong language skills (oral and written) in Spanish, including good oral presentation skills.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license during employment.

Benefits

• If hired before admission to the Georgia Bar, the position will start as Legal Assistant with an annualized salary of $60,000 year.
• Once admitted to the Georgia Bar, the salary scale ranges from $60,000 - $78,725 depending on experience.
• Probationary period: 6 months
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Option to enroll in a Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-paid life insurance and disability plan
• 15 accrued vacation days, including 2 personal days. Vacation days increase to 20 days after 3 years of employment
• 15 accrued sick days
• 13 paid holidays, including your birthday holiday
• 3 Summer Days
• Minimum 7 hours per workday/35 hours per week. All attorneys are expected to work the hours necessary to fulfill the responsibilities and requirements of their position.
• 403(b) retirement plan with GLSP 4% match up to $5,000
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
• Organizational Wellness activities
• Professional development opportunities
• Additional supplement for employees who pass GLSP’s Spanish proficiency test and use Spanish in their GLSP position