Staff Attorney - Farmworkers

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

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.

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; discriminating on the basis of sex, race, or national origin; subjecting workers to human trafficking conditions; and breaking recruitment contracts. Clients include primarily guest workers from Mexico and Central America, in addition to U.S. migrant farmworkers. 

In Fall 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia, indicted 24 defendants on federal conspiracy charges, related to the forced labor of hundreds H-2A workers in Georgia and Florida. See Blue [SC1] The operation, which was referred to by the U.S. Attorney’s Office as the biggest labor trafficking sting operation in U.S. history, exposed to the public what our office already knew: the exploitation and abuse of guest farmworkers in Georgia is widespread. Since Blue, our work has received favorable attention from media, policy makers, and the general public. Join us in this important and exciting work!

This is a remote position within the state of Georgia.

Benefits

· If hired before admission to the Georgia Bar, the position will start as

Legal Assistant

with an annualized salary of $60,000 year.

· 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