Racial Justice Training Lead – Training Department

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;
• Must have a minimum of five years full-time experience representing indigent persons as a public defender practicing in the mental health, criminal defense, children and family law, or the SDP/SORB practice areas;
• Access to an automobile in order to travel to courts, clients, and other locations not easily accessible by public transportation; and,
• Access to a personal computer with home internet access sufficient to work remotely.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS The successful candidate will have experience in some or all the areas listed below:

• Significant experience in litigation as a public defender in one or more practice areas;
• Experience raising matters of race within a litigation context
• Expertise in cultural humility and anti-racism in a public defense context;
• Experience as a presenter or coach at training programs or at in-house office training sessions, preferably in the area of race and bias in public defense;
• Ability and willingness to train interested staff members to become trainers;
• Excellent writing and oral presentation skills;
• Exceptional organizational ability;
• Exceptional interpersonal skills;
• Experience in curriculum development; and,
• Technological proficiency in learning and knowledge management systems and distance learning.