Supervising Attorney - PDD Boston Central & Boston Metro
About The Position
The Public Defender Division of CPCS, the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking Supervising Attorneys with a minimum of four years of experience providing criminal defense representation for the Boston Metro Office and the newly created Boston Central Office. CPCS is the state agency in Massachusetts responsible for providing an attorney when the state or federal constitution or a state statute requires the appointment of an attorney for a person who cannot afford to retain one. The agency provides representation in criminal, delinquency, youthful offender, family regulation, guardianship, mental health, sexually dangerous person, and sex offender registry cases, as well as in appeals and post-conviction and post-judgment proceedings related to those matters. The Public Defender Division Boston Metro Office provides public defense services for Boston Municipal and District Courts and Superior Court in Suffolk County. The newly created Public Defender Division Boston Central Office provides public defense services for the Boston Municipal Court, Central and Charlestown Division, as well as the Superior Court in Suffolk County. Both offices are conveniently located in the downtown area of Boston. They are accessible by MBTA subway and buses, Amtrak Commuter Rail, and ferry services. The Boston offices share space with CPCS Administration, and other divisions and units on two floors of a modernized office building. Other amenities include restaurants, retail businesses, and historic landmarks. Under the direction of the office Attorney in Charge, the Supervising Attorney will assist in the supervision of Trial Attorneys and will also have their own reduced caseload. Clients are indigent persons charged with criminal offenses within the final jurisdiction of the respective court.
Requirements
- Must be eligible to practice law in Massachusetts either as a member of the Massachusetts bar in good standing or as the member of the bar of another jurisdiction eligible to engage in limited Massachusetts practice under Supreme Court Rule 3:04.
- A minimum of four years of experience providing criminal defense representation in District and Superior Courts.
- Access to an automobile in order to travel to courts, clients, and investigation locations that are not easily accessible by public transportation.
- Access to home internet access sufficient to work remotely.
Nice To Haves
- Significant jury trial experience as lead counsel in criminal cases; including Superior Court cases.
- Commitment to working with a culturally diverse, low-income population.
- Willingness and ability to work positively and collaboratively with both the Attorney in Charge and Supervisees.
- A demonstrated commitment to the principle of zealous advocacy in the representation of indigent persons in criminal cases.
- Ability and commitment to complete annual performance evaluations in a timely and comprehensive manner.
- Strong interpersonal and analytical skills.
- Ability to work in community and defense-oriented capacity, both independently and collaboratively.
- Foreign language skills, Spanish in particular, are desirable.
Responsibilities
- Supervise Trial Attorneys assigned to Municipal, District, and Superior Court cases in addition to their case responsibilities.
- Supervise new Trial Attorneys as well as experienced Trial Attorneys practicing in the Superior Court, particularly around serious felony or otherwise complex cases.
- Conduct client interviews.
- Handle arraignment and bail advocacy.
- Perform legal research and writing.
- Conduct pretrial investigation including visiting crime scenes, locating and interviewing witnesses, collecting and reviewing documentary evidence.
- Prepare and argue pretrial motions, affidavits and legal memoranda.
- Perform dispositional investigations and advocacy.
- Conduct jury and bench trials of criminal cases.
- Represent clients in interlocutory proceedings.
- Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with individual supervisees to review case files, as well as group meetings, to review case preparation and performance.
- Provide in-court supervision, including second-seating of trials and significant pretrial hearings.
- Prepare annual performance evaluations.
- Present in-office training sessions.
- Supervise other staff, such as investigators and student interns, as delegated by the office’s Attorney in Charge.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
