Senior Trial Counsel

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS Applicants must:

• Be eligible to practice law in Massachusetts, 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 Judicial Court Rule 3:04;
• Have at least seven (7) years’ experience as a criminal defense attorney;
• Be on the CPCS “Murder List” or have a pending application at the time of application to the STC position; and,
• Access to an automobile in order to travel to courts, clients, and investigation locations that are not easily accessible by public transportation.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS An application will be strengthened by:

• Significant Superior court or equivalent jury trial experience or equivalent appellate experience
• Extensive experience involving expert matters, including mental health, forensic science, and electronic evidence; and,
• Experience mentoring and training attorneys.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume, and writing sample.  The letter of interest should include a description of the candidate’s relevant experience; including a description of the candidate’s work on his or her five (5) most serious or otherwise complex felony trials completed in the past five (5) years.  If the candidate has substantial appellate experience, the description should address that work as well or in lieu of trial matters.