CPCS is now accepting applications for its Spring 2022 CAFL Trial Panel Certification Training to represent children and parents in care and protection/termination of parental rights cases. The on line training includes a mix of substantial self-directed learning and live Zoom sessions two mornings a week for four weeks. The training concludes with two half-days in the morning. Preference will be given to attorneys who submit applications by January 28th and who commit to accepting cases in central and western Massachusetts, where we currently have an attorney shortage. The agency actively seeks to diversify its private attorney panel membership.
For more information about the training and to download the application download the following: Training Notice and Application.
** Please note that as of July 1, 2021, the rate of payment for work billed on CAFL cases (excluding Child Requiring Assistance cases) has been increased to $75/hr.