Trial Attorney - Civil Commitment Defense (Remote)

Committee for Public Counsel Services (Commonwealth of Massachusetts); Northampton (MA); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 135.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) in Northampton seeks a dedicated Trial Attorney to defend clients in involuntary civil commitment proceedings, including trials and a limited number of appellate cases. You will work within the MHLD to protect rights of indigent individuals.

Responsibilities include interviewing clients at facilities, conducting discovery, coordinating with clinicians and witnesses, and handling pretrial proceedings and post-commitment relief.

Qualifikationen

• Must be eligible to practice law in Massachusetts (bar membership).
• Travel throughout the Commonwealth is required.
• Access to reliable home internet for remote work.

Aufgaben

• Visiting with and interviewing clients at locked psychiatric facilities.
• Conducting pre-trial investigation and discovery, including obtaining and reviewing facility and other medical and psychiatric records, and interviewing facility staff and other potential witnesses.
• Working extensively with forensic psychiatric and psychological clinicians, and other experts.
• Locating and interviewing witnesses and consulting with service providers.
• Working with the staff social services advocate to find alternatives to hospitalization.
• Conducting extensive legal and medical research.
• Representing clients in pretrial proceedings, hearings, trials, interlocutory appeals, and post-commitment relief proceedings; and,
• Other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Trial experience

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Cultural competency

Jobbeschreibung

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) in Northampton seeks a dedicated Trial Attorney to defend clients in involuntary civil commitment proceedings, including trials and a limited number of appellate cases. You will work within the MHLD to protect rights of indigent individuals.

Responsibilities include interviewing clients at facilities, conducting discovery, coordinating with clinicians and witnesses, and handling pretrial proceedings and post-commitment relief.