Welcome to another Friday and another blog post! This week there are some new job opportunities, a new resource and some training opportunities approaching quickly.
Job Opportunities
The Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CFJJ) in Massachusetts will be accepting applications for a new executive director until Monday, Oct. 22. The selected candidate will be responsible for fundraising, meeting with stakeholders, representing CFJJ to the public, managing overall operations and communicating with the Board. For the full description please view here.
The Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD) is seeking an entry-level assistant appellate defender. The ideal candidate will have the ability to analyze facts, accept advice and learn from assigned mentors, identify relevant law, apply facts and communicate complex legal concepts effectively, and treat clients with respect. Applications for this position will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Nov. 4. For the full job description and to apply, please visit here.
Training
On Oct. 30, from 2 – 5 p.m., OJD will be hosting a Juvenile Court Basics CLE at the Surry County Courthouse. There are 3 CLE credit hours pending for this training. There is no need to RSVP and all are welcome to attend. Please contact our office if you have any questions.
On Nov. 16, the UNC School of Government will be hosting a Back to School CLE from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training offers 6.25 hours of CLE credit, including an hour of ethics and an optional hour of substance abuse credit. Topics will include civil and criminal case law and legislative updates, the opioid epidemic, and a review and preview of the U.S. Supreme Court. Registration will be $300 and the deadline to register will be Oct. 31. Lunch will be provided. To register please visit the UNC SOG site here.
New Resources
PEW Charitable Trusts has recently released Juveniles in Custody for Noncriminal Acts, an interactive data visualization tool that shows a state-by-state breakdown of youth who are detained due to probation violations and status offenses. This interactive tool uses data on the confinement of youth in each state by percentage, number, and rate per 100,000 youth. You can access the tool here.
That covers everything for this week. Be sure to check out our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for other content and N.C. juvenile defenders can contact us to be added to our listserv as well. Have a great weekend!
