Paralegal – Fulton General Law Unit Position Available In [Unknown county], Georgia
Tallo's Job Summary: Atlanta Legal Aid Society is hiring a Paralegal for the Fulton General Law Unit, offering a salary of $50,000. Responsibilities include case management, data and file management, client support, and administrative tasks. Qualifications includemunication skills, adaptability, andmitment to public service. Benefits include paid holidays, parental leave, health insurance, and educational loan reimbursement.
Job Description
Paralegal – Fulton General Law Unit Atlanta Legal Aid Society (“Legal Aid”) seeks a Paralegal for the General Law Unit, located in Downtown Atlanta. The General Law Unit provides advice and representation to persons in Fulton County in a variety of legal matters including tenant protection, benefits (ie and healthcare), consumer protection, and public school education. The unit is currently staffed by a managing attorney, three staff attorneys, and one support paralegal. This unit also houses the Fulton County Tenant Hotline.
Responsibilities:
Case intake and management, including answering the phone, conducting initial client intakes and interviews, gathering documentation, and presenting cases to the staff attorneys and at case acceptance meetings
Data management, including entering case information into Legal Aid’s client database and retrieving data from various sources
File management, including scanning documents into the client database, filing and archiving closed cases
Providing clients with information and advice under the supervision of an attorney
Assisting with document preparation andanization including trial binders
Notarizing documents
Interviewing, onboarding and training new staff, volunteers, interns and externs
Drafting client stories
General administrative tasks
Qualifications:
An undergraduate degree or paralegal certificate is preferred, but not required
Ability tomunicate effectively with clients, social workers, and staff
Strong work ethic and adaptability
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and writtenmunication, listening, andanizational skills
Patience,passion, people skills and problem-solving skills are required
Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a collaborative, hybrid team model,
Must be eager to learn and open to feedback
Demonstratedmitment to public service and previous work with low-ie people with an appreciation for diversity are strongly preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, with a willingness to learn additional software
Proficiency in languages other than English, specifically Spanish, is highly valued
A current Gia notary public or eligible and willing to apply
Salary and Benefits:
The salary is $50,000, depending on work experience. Salaries are reviewed and adjusted annually, depending on funding.
Generous fringe benefits, including 18 paid holidays in 2025, 6 weeks of paid time off (accruing at 2.5 days per month) in the first two years, and 6 weeks of parental leave (12 weeks after one year)
Individual health insurance, including optional dental and vision coverage, with partial payment for dependent health insurance
Life, and long and short-term disability 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
Legal Aid offers a hybrid work schedule that allows staff to work 2 days remotely subject to management approval and a probationary employment period
