Paralegal

Position Description

The Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit civil law firm, seeks a self-motivated, outgoing Paralegal for the Brunswick Regional Office. The successful candidate will assist staff attorneys in civil litigation cases in a variety of practice areas including family law, public benefits, housing, and other practice areas.

Responsibilities

• Represents eligible clients in administrative cases according to office priorities.
• Travels to senior centers to do community education lectures and interviews with seniors needing legal assistance.
• Participates in case acceptance meetings and staff meetings.
• Conducts intake phone interviews on public benefits, unemployment, Medicare, Medicaid, and social security cases.
• Counsels eligible clients under the direction of an attorney.
• Prepares effective written briefs as needed for client advocacy, under the supervision of an attorney.
• Develops good advocacy and administrative representation skills (including legal analysis, research, investigation, case development, and preparation)
• Acts as a substantive leader in the areas of social security, unemployment, Medicare, Medicaid, and public benefits.
• Keeps current on knowledge of office priorities, procedures, and GLSP/LSC regulations and priorities.
• Maintains effective case management and file organization
• Maintains basic knowledge of substantive law affecting administrative areas of practice and shares such information with other legal staff.
• Maintains a courteous and professional attitude toward other staff, clients, and community contacts, etc.
• Maintains a caseload of 25-50 cases.
• Performs other duties as assigned.