The duties of the Trial Attorney include but are not limited to: Visiting and interviewing adolescents, young adults, and their sibling clients; Pre-trial investigation and discovery, including locating and interviewing witnesses, reviewing documentary evidence, and consulting with experts and other service providers; Legal research and writing, including preparing papers for National conferences, with publishing opportunities; Advocating through the internal DCF administrative processes; Representing clients in pretrial proceedings, hearings, trials, and interlocutory appeals; Advocating with DCF and other providers for appropriate services for clients and other family members; Coordinating advocacy with CPCS, CAFL, and FJA social work staff; Providing direct support to child welfare attorneys through advisory case support, requests for assistance, and ongoing regionally based training; Training FJA staff and others on the representation of LGBTA+ youth; Advising and consulting with FJA and CAFL private panel attorneys on cases that involve LGBTQ+ youth; Assisting with the creation of annual plans for young adult and transition age youth advocacy training programs and projects; Participating in state and local coalitions to drive policy reform; Maintaining strong working relationships with the local Juvenile Court, Probation, DYS, DCF, DESE, community agencies, and other stakeholders in the Juvenile and Child Welfare systems; and, Other duties as assigned. A Trial Attorney must be committed to serving a culturally diverse, low-income population and must be eligible to practice law in Massachusetts, either 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; Access to an automobile in order to travel to courts, clients, and investigation locations that are not easily accessible by public transportation; and, Access to a personal computer with home internet access sufficient to work remotely.