Committee for Public Counsel Services · 1 day ago
Oversight Counsel - Appellate Panel Support Unit, CAFL
Middlesex County, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expThe Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) is seeking an experienced attorney to support high-quality representation in family regulation and child welfare appeals. The Oversight Counsel will oversee appellate panel members, provide training, and ensure compliance with performance standards.
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Responsibilities
Overseeing and assessing the performance of appellate panel members
Monitoring panel members’ compliance with performance standards
Advising trial and appellate panel members about case strategy
Overseeing the appellate panel mentor program and evaluating panel members to determine graduation from the program
Assigning final and interlocutory appeals to panel members
Reviewing briefs, moot-courting panel members, and evaluating oral arguments
Reviewing applications for admission to the panel certification training
Delivering training programs, both in person and remotely, on family regulation/child welfare trial and appellate issues for panel members and staff attorneys
Drafting appellate bulletins and providing other resources for trial and appellate panel members, including a legal research/motion resource bank and a single justice pleadings resource bank
Serving as liaison with the clerks’ offices at the trial courts, the Appeals Court, and the Supreme Judicial Court
Administering appellate panel operational activities, including recruitment, certification, appellate assignments, billing, and the assignment of appellate mentors
Supervising student workers (intern/coop/other)
Drafting Division/agency amicus curiae briefs
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Be eligible to practice law in this jurisdiction as a member of the Massachusetts bar in good standing, or as an attorney in another jurisdiction who is eligible to engage in limited Massachusetts practice under Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:04
Have a minimum of five (5) years of experience as an attorney
Oversight Counsel positions may require travel and must have access to reliable transportation throughout the state
Have access home internet access sufficient to work remotely
Preferred
Seven (7) years of legal experience, including at least four (4) years of experience in family regulation/child welfare matters, and at least three (3) years of appellate experience
Experience drafting and filing of several briefs, single justice petitions, and other appellate pleadings
Have a commitment to serve racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse low-income populations
Be able to maintain a professional and supportive relationship with the private bar and be ready to serve as a leader when working with the courts, the Department of Children and Families, and professional and community organizations
Some administrative and managerial experience
Private CPCS panel or other private practice experience
Excellent writing, litigation, and oral presentation skills
The ability to maintain an optimistic outlook along with the humor, integrity, patience and perseverance necessary to advance APSU efforts to ensure that clients are provided 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
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