Overview
The organization is seeking applications for the Training Director of the Children and Family Law (CAFL) Training Unit within the Training Department. This role develops and delivers training for staff and privately assigned counsel throughout the state.
The office location for this position is negotiable and may be sited in any available office, depending on candidate needs, Training Department needs, and available space.
Responsibilities
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
- Designing, implementing, and evaluating training programs for staff attorneys and private panel attorneys.
- Presenting lectures; facilitating large and small group discussions; and providing coaching and feedback during skills exercises and mock hearings.
- Working with CAFL leadership to assess training needs of staff and the private bar.
- Supervising members of the CAFL Training Unit, including promoting professional development and completing annual staff performance evaluations in a timely and comprehensive manner.
- Researching, preparing, and publishing training materials, legal outlines, practice guides, and practice advisories.
- Preparing the CAFL annual training plan.
- Working with Training Department administrative support personnel on oversight of the CAFL training budget and the federal Court Improvement Program grant.
- Identifying, recruiting, and coaching qualified staff members and private bar attorneys to help plan and teach CAFL training programs.
- Supporting CAFL resource attorneys (private contracted attorneys) to provide training to practitioners in their local jurisdictions.
- Overseeing CAFL email listservs, webpages, and electronic research sites.
- Collaborating with others in the Training Department to plan and implement cross-divisional and agency-wide training programs.
- Providing advice to staff and private attorneys on individual cases.
- Staying current on practice issues and emerging laws affecting clients, attorneys, investigators, and social workers.
- Participating in statewide task forces and working groups related to CAFL practice.
- Working with the Training Leaders Group within the Training Department to develop an overall vision for Training Department needs and to develop cross-practice-area trainings and CAFL Core Competency Training.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum entrance requirements
- Must 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.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience as a family regulation/child welfare attorney and two years of experience as a manager, supervisor, or trainer with knowledge of training principles and practices for adult learners, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Access to an automobile in order to travel to offices, courts, and training locations that are not easily accessible by public transportation.
- Access to home internet access sufficient to work remotely.
Qualifications/skills
- Commitment to working with a culturally diverse population and an understanding of the biases affecting clients.
- Knowledge of training principles and practices for adult learners.
- Knowledge of training evaluation and needs assessments.
- Ability to develop curriculum and training materials and present information clearly and engagingly.
- Ability to facilitate small group discussion and coach skills exercises to maximize learning.
- Ability to organize event logistics.
- Ability to work concurrently on multiple short-term and long-range projects.
- Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, orally and in writing.
- Ability to assess the training needs of the CAFL bar.
- Skills in supervision and performance coaching.
- Excellent administrative and supervisory skills.
- Skilled in the use of technology to support distance learning, including knowledge management and learning management systems, as well as video-based webinars.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to zealous, client-centered advocacy in representation of indigent persons in CAFL matters.
- Understanding of, and commitment to, providing reasonable accommodations and accessibility in trainings.
Compensation & Benefits
Not provided.
Location
Office location is negotiable and may be sited in any available office, depending on the needs of the candidate, Training Department, and available space.