Committee for Public Counsel Services · 10 hours ago
Attorney in Charge - CAFL Transition Age Youth Office
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$112K/yr - $165K/yr
7+ years expThe Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) is the public defender agency for Massachusetts, excited to announce the opening of a Transition Age Youth Office. The Attorney in Charge will lead and supervise a multidisciplinary team, committed to improving representation and advocacy for young adults and transition age youth in the family regulation system.
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Responsibilities
Training, supervising, and evaluating trial attorneys, including a LGBTQ+ specialist, social workers, a peer support specialist, and an administrative assistant
Assigning cases and other work within the office
Generating management reports
Attending meetings with CAFL/FJA administrative staff and staff in other CAFL/FJA offices to discuss management issues and child welfare policy and practice issues
Providing direct support to child welfare attorneys through advisory case support, requests for assistance, and ongoing regionally based training
Helping private attorneys through trainings and providing technical assistance
Developing and presenting trainings statewide on issues impacting young adults and adolescents
Participating in state and local coalitions to drive policy reform for Transition Age Youth and young adults
Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with local courts, bar associations, CAFL Resource Attorneys, DCF, DYS, DESE, Community Resource Centers, Probation Offices, Family Preservation Project offices, and other organizations and stakeholders in juvenile and family regulation matters
Identifying systemic problems and developing strategies for addressing those problems
Identifying and creating professional development opportunities for trial office attorneys and support staff
Other duties as assigned
Visiting and interviewing adolescents, young adults, and their sibling clients
Pre-trial investigation and discovery, including locating and interviewing witnesses, reviewing documentary evidence, and consulting with experts and other service providers
Legal research and writing
Advocating through the internal DCF administrative processes
Representing clients in pretrial proceedings, hearings, trials, and interlocutory appeals
Advocating with DCF and other providers for appropriate services for clients and other family members
Coordinating advocacy with CPCS, CAFL, and FJA social work staff
Qualification
Required
Eligible to practice law in Massachusetts, either as a member of the Massachusetts bar in good standing or as a member of the bar in another jurisdiction eligible to engage in the practice of law under SJC rule 3:04
A minimum of seven years' experience as an attorney, including at least 5 years handling family regulation cases
Ability to travel to courts, clients' homes, and other locations not easily accessible by public transportation
Access to home internet access sufficient to work remotely
Commitment to serving low-income, diverse populations
Experience successfully employing an anti-racist/anti-oppression lens to ensure a diverse, equitable working environment, including collaboration with coworkers to create diverse teams that reflect the communities served
Success at leading, managing, developing, and directing high-energy legal teams, as well as other managerial experience
Supervisory experience
Ability to model best practices for the representation of children, parents, and other caretakers in accordance with CPCS Performance Standards
Desire and proven ability to promote client empowerment
Experience or specialized knowledge from working with clients of all ages, races, and backgrounds, including but not limited to LGBTQIA clients, survivors of trauma, people with disabilities, indigent clients, and other vulnerable populations
Superb organizational skills and time-management abilities, including the ability to handle and manage a variety of priorities
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to understand and handle sensitive and confidential information
High-level writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills
Ability to maintain the optimism, humor, integrity, patience, and perseverance necessary to ensure that office staff provide clients with high quality legal services
Company
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Committee for Public Counsel Services is a public defender agency of Massachusetts.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kuda Chidzonga
Talent Outreach Partner
Ted Waterman
Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
2025-01-02
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