Join us for our next monthly Race Equity Drop In session on January 31, from 1-2PM as we tackle the challenge of working with clients who don’t trust us when we don’t share an identity or don’t understand their experience. How do we overcome or push past those barriers to develop positive working relationships with […]
MOVIE – CRAZYWISE DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW WITH CAROLINE MAZEL CARLTON, DIRECTOR OF TRAINING FOR THE WILDFLOWER ALLIANCE AND THE HEARING VOICES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT --- CRAZYWISE “adds to the growing conversation that believes a psychological crisis can be an opportunity for growth and potentially transformational, not a disease with no cure.” This film explores […]
This webinar is sponsored by MCLE. The focus of this discussion is on building the skills and capacity to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed representation for victims and survivors of intimate partner violence. The faculty discusses what domestic violence is, how it manifests, and what should be considered when representing a survivor and techniques for doing so. […]
All admitted applicants must attend the four-day CAFL appellate training program scheduled for January 30, February 1, 6, and 8, 2024. The trainings, which will be conducted by Zoom, will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. There will also be an orientation by Zoom on January 24, 2024 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. […]
Schedule: Orientation - Tuesday Jan. 16, 2024, 3:00-4:00 PM (Zoom) Thursday, January 18, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Tuesday, January 23, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Thursday, January 25, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Tuesday, January 30, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Thursday, February 1, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Wednesday, February 7, 9:30-4:30 (In Person in CPCS Springfield Office) Email [email protected] for more information.
Now, for the first time ever, CAFL is releasing performance standards for handling Child Requiring Assistance cases. The new standards will take effect February 19, 2024. They are being added to the Assigned Counsel Manual, available on CPCS’s website at Assigned Counsel Manual – CPCS Website (publiccounsel.net), and can be reviewed here. We will be […]
All admitted applicants must attend the four-day CAFL appellate training program scheduled for January 30, February 1, 6, and 8, 2024. The trainings, which will be conducted by Zoom, will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. There will also be an orientation by Zoom on January 24, 2024 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. […]
Schedule: Orientation - Tuesday Jan. 16, 2024, 3:00-4:00 PM (Zoom) Thursday, January 18, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Tuesday, January 23, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Thursday, January 25, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Tuesday, January 30, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Thursday, February 1, 1:00-4:30 (Zoom) Wednesday, February 7, 9:30-4:30 (In Person in CPCS Springfield Office) Email [email protected] for more information.
REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdOurqzkoG9aZw_cP3ef4D-Z37NulWmj4 Please join us for the second installment of our training series on Parole and Sentencing, brought to you by the Criminal Defense Trainers and the Parole Advocacy Unit. Once a client is sentenced to a term of incarceration, in most instances an array of out-of-court mechanisms may cause them to […]
How to successfully prevent a Judge from ordering that your client be remediated. More Information coming soon. CLE: YAD 1
All admitted applicants must attend the four-day CAFL appellate training program scheduled for January 30, February 1, 6, and 8, 2024. The trainings, which will be conducted by Zoom, will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. There will also be an orientation by Zoom on January 24, 2024 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. […]
The Origins of Restorative Justice & Making the Case for Restorative Justice as an Alternate Disposition The Massachusetts Bar Association's Judicial Administration Section and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEIC) presents a two-part program series on restorative justice. This will be a robust discussion of the restorative justice efforts that are happening within the trial […]