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CAFL Trial Panel Certification Training Fall 2023
2023-09-21 13:00 - 16:30, 2023-09-27 09:30 - 16:30, 2023-09-29 13:00 - 16:30, 2023-10-04 09:30 - 16:30, 2023-10-11 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-10-17 08:30 - 17:00, 2023-10-18 08:30 - 17:00, 2023-10-19 08:30 - 17:00 UTC and 1 more date | In person and Zoom
CPCS is now accepting applications for its Fall 2023 CAFL Trial Panel Certification Training to represent children and parents in care and protection/termination of parental rights and child requiring assistance (CRA) cases. The training includes full day in-person sessions, half-day live zoom sessions, and substantial self-directed learning. The training concludes with a full day in-person mock temporary custody hearing. Attorneys accepted into this training will receive a “Certification Payment” of $5032 upon the following: 1) successful completion of the CAFL Trial Panel Certification Training; and 2) within twelve months of completing the training the attorney (a) receives appointments on 12 care and protection cases, and (b) submits 600 hours of billing on care and protection cases.
CPCS is committed to ensuring that the panel of attorneys accepting CAFL assignments is sensitive to the diversity of the client population it serves. We will give preference on a rolling basis to attorneys who submit completed applications by Wednesday, July 26, 2023, although we will continue to accept applications after that time. We encourage interested attorneys to apply early and not wait until the deadline. The application can be found here.
The training schedule is as follows. Note that due to holidays and space availability, the training is not consistently held on the same days each week.
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2-4 Orientation (zoom)
Monday, Sept. 11, 9:30-4:30 (in person)
Thursday, Sept. 14, 1:00-4:30 (zoom)
Monday, Sept. 18, 9:30-4:30 (in person)
Thursday, Sept. 21, 1:00-4:30 (zoom)
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 9:30-4:30 (in person)
Friday, Sept. 29, 1:00-4:30 (zoom)
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 9:30-4:30 (in person)
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 9:30-4:30 (in person)
Mock Hearings, Oct. 17-19 (in person)

Bristol County Court Clinic Services & Caselaw Update
2024-01-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Fall River Office, 1822 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 027201822 North Main Street, Fall River, MA, United States
Join us for a two-topic training opportunity!
First, The Bristol County Court Clinic Director will go over the new menu of services that the Court Clinic is offering in C&P cases, including consultations on guardianship removal, evaluations to assist with reunification, and court ordered consultations regarding action plan tasks and placement planning. The Bristol County judges may join to give a brief judicial perspective. Second, we will review recent case decisions impacting our practice.
You may attend in person or on Zoom. Registration is required for Zoom.
NOTE: 2 CLE credit for each webinar for attorneys on each of the following panels: CAFL.
Organizer: Astrid Kitchen, amkitchen@kblawgroup.us
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuceirrTsvHt2FWS3NpFcnuwqKvO174idC

MHLD Guardianship Certification
2024-03-05 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-08 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-12 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-22 13:00 - 16:00
