Domestic Violence Kinship Care Attorney

Macon, GA

Description

The Kinship Care Project provides representation to relative caregivers in custody, guardianship, adoption, benefits, and other related legal matters.

Responsibilities:

The attorney will be expected to interview clients for the purpose of preparing temporary guardianships, custody, adoption assistance, and handling a variety of matters for relative caregivers. The attorney will also be responsible for creating community education materials on various topics of importance to kinship care families and to assist in implementing the Kinship Care Project at GLSP. 

• Graduate of accredited law school; Georgia Bar membership, or willing to take next exam; 
• demonstrated interest or experience in working with low income clients and/or on poverty law issues. 
• Good oral advocacy, writing, and computer skills, and have a reliable car and driver’s license. 
• Ability to speak Spanish is a plus.

Salary and Benefits: 

The salary is $58,250+ depending on experience. The program provides generous fringe benefits, including paid holidays, paid time off including parental leave; birthday holiday; health, life, and long and short-term disability insurance; educational loan reimbursement up to $600 per month (after a $65 per month deductible); 403B with 3% match; Georgia Bar dues and CLE expenses. GLSP offers a hybrid work schedule that allows staff to work 2 days remotely subject to management approval and a probationary employment period. 

How to Apply:

A statement of interest, resume, and writing sample should be submitted to  https://www.glsp.org/join-the-team/ . 

GLSP requires that all employees comply with our Covid-19 Vaccine Policy.

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, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, medical condition, national origin, disability, marital or other protected status. GLSP values a diverse work environment and strongly encourages women, people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and people who have experienced poverty or homelessness to apply.  GLSP invites all applicants to include in their cover letter a statement about how your unique background and/or experiences might contribute to the diversity, cultural vitality, and perspective of our staff and legal services practice.