Staff Attorney

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Staff Attorney
Candidate will have 3 key roles, all conducted in full coordination with the Director: (1) representation of clinic clients in legal matters, (2) recruitment, training, supervision and teaching of law student volunteers, and (3) serving as the primary liaison with law firms, volunteer attorneys, and the federal government. The Staff Attorney reports to the Clinic Director and the Assistant Dean for Public Service. Will represents veterans in litigation, administrative proceedings, transactions, and policy matters. This representation includes formulating sophisticated litigation strategy; drafting legal documents; interacting with clients, co-counsel, experts, partners, opposing counsel, and the media in a respectful and intelligent way; and appearing before courts, administrative bodies, and legislative bodies in a professional manner. Will decides which clients the VCV will accept, including which clients, will represent directly, which clients will be primarily represented by students under direct supervision, and which matters will be handled by pro bono attorneys working with students. Recruits, trains, and supports volunteer attorneys, matching clients with volunteer attorneys and law students, in consultation with the Director, and does some direct client representation. A significant focus of the work is recruiting, training and supervising students in performing intake and screening and handling client matters. Alongside the Clinic Director, instructs students in the Clinic how to participate in legal representation and how to think about lawyering skills and challenges more generally. Provides student-attorneys with instruction, case work, assignments, and written and oral feedback on all parts of the representation. Shares responsibility with the Clinic Director for leading the weekly Clinic staff meeting regarding the Clinic’s docket. Assists the Clinic Director with the operation of the Clinic and administrative tasks as necessary. Will develop and manage relationships with law firms and attorney volunteers, recruiting, training, and supporting attorney volunteers on Clinic-referred cases, including matching attorneys and students. Will work closely with the Clinic Paralegal and any other administrative staff to track clients, cases, and outcomes in the case management system, to prepare periodic reports as requested, including an annual report of activities, and to help ensure the Clinic operates efficiently and effectively. Expected to build bridges with the members of the Veterans community both at and outside of Emory such as the State Bar of Georgia Military, the VA Medical Center, and Stand Down Activities. Such participation in the community should be used to enhance the Staff Attorney’s independent professional development but is also expected to promote Emory within the community as the primary point of contact.

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