Ready to make a real difference as an attorney? Join the CPCS Mental Health Litigation Division this February for our Spring 2025 Guardianship Certification Training. Represent adults in guardianship cases—defending their civil rights and ensuring their autonomy in critical life decisions. This training offers: - Meaningful client representation - Practical litigation experience - The opportunity to advocate for some of the most disempowered individuals in the Commonwealth - Grow your practice while making an impact. - Extended application deadline: January 10, 2025 Training begins: February 4, 2025 Apply now! https://lnkd.in/dAgHgRcM For inquiries about the panel, contact: Beau Kealy, MHLD Training Director: bkealy@publiccounsel.net Joe Robinson, MHLD Trial Panel Director: jrobinson@publiccounsel.net
Committee for Public Counsel Services
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Boston, Massachusetts 4,086 followers
Courage • Accountability • Respect • Excellence
About us
The Committee is a 15-member body appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. It oversees the provision of legal representation to indigent persons in criminal and civil cases and administrative proceedings in which there is a right to counsel. We provide legal representation in Massachusetts for those unable to afford an attorney in all matters in which the law requires the appointment of counsel. This includes representation in criminal, delinquency, youthful offender, child welfare, mental health, sexually dangerous person and sex offender registry cases, as well as related appeals and post-conviction matters. Representation is provided by a combination of approximately 500 staff attorneys and 3,000 private attorneys trained and certified to accept appointments. Support for and supervision of these attorneys is provided by the Private Counsel and Public Defender Divisions (for criminal cases and related matters), the Children and Family Law Division (for child welfare cases), the Youth Advocacy Division (for delinquency, youthful offender, and GCL revocation cases), and the Mental Health Litigation Division (for guardianships and mental health/substance abuse commitments). Additionally, the Immigration Impact Unit provides attorneys within all divisions with training, litigation support and advice in individual cases regarding immigration consequences for noncitizens clients.
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- 501-1,000 employees
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- Boston, Massachusetts
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- Government Agency
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- Criminal Law, Juvenile Delinquency, Children and Family Law Division (CAFL), and and Mental Health Litigation
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Boston, Massachusetts 02110, US
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The Children and Family Law Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, is seeking a full-time Supervising Administrative Assistant III in our CAFL Trial and Appellate Panel Support Units. Be a public defender. Apply today. https://lnkd.in/d-HQwGb5
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CPCS’s Mental Health Litigation Division is seeking a Trial Attorney for civil commitment cases including trials and a limited number of appellate cases for its Roxbury Commitment Unit. Be a public defender. Apply today. https://lnkd.in/eSSiJgBZ
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CPCS’s Training Department is seeking a Forensics Services Director to lead its Forensic Services Unit, which provides litigation support in Forensic matters to all staff and private assigned counsel at CPCS and maintains an expert-vendor database. Apply today. https://lnkd.in/e_PTSytw
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Ready to make a real difference as an attorney? Join the CPCS Mental Health Litigation Division this February for our Spring 2025 Guardianship Certification Training. Represent adults in guardianship cases—defending their civil rights and ensuring their autonomy in critical life decisions. This training offers: - Meaningful client representation - Practical litigation experience - The opportunity to advocate for some of the most disempowered individuals in the Commonwealth. Grow your practice while making an impact. Application deadline: December 30, 2024 Training begins: February 4, 2025 Apply now! https://lnkd.in/dAgHgRcM For inquiries about the panel, contact: Beau Kealy, MHLD Training Director: bkealy@publiccounsel.net Joe Robinson, MHLD Trial Panel Director: jrobinson@publiccounsel.net
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CPCS’s Public Defender Division is seeking a Superior and District Court practitioner for a Trial Attorney position in our Worcester Public Defender Division Office. Be a public defender. Join the fight. Apply today. https://lnkd.in/dA7uE4hk
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Last week we celebrated the 40th Anniversary of CPCS at the UMass Club. We are so grateful for all those who helped us celebrate this momentous occasion during which we honored the first Chief Counsel of CPCS, Arnold (Arnie) Rosenfeld, and the Honorable W. Paul White, who was instrumental in the creation of CPCS's enabling statute. https://lnkd.in/deycn7C5
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CPCS is seeking an attorney to work in the Children and Family Law Division’s Springfield Office. CAFL provides legal representation to children and indigent parents in family regulation matters. Apply today. Be a Public Defender. https://lnkd.in/eTharnyf
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CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division is seeking attorneys to join its panel and represent youth in delinquency and youthful offender cases. YAD provides comprehensive training, support, and a unique Youth Development Approach to ensure long-term success for clients. This is an opportunity to build your practice, receive training and support, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people. Application Deadline: January 2, 2025 Orientation: February 14, 2025 (via Zoom) In-person Certification Training: March 2025 Step into a rewarding role as a Youth Defender. Learn more and apply today.