Talent Outreach Partner

Are you passionate about social justice? Do you enjoy connecting people and employment opportunities? Do you have some curiosity about careers in the legal profession? Are you committed to diversity and equity? This is a great opportunity to grow your human resources career and make difference!

This is NOT a traditional talent acquisition position; rather the Talent Outreach Partner is a dynamic opportunity for an experienced, mission-driven individual to serve as an ambassador for the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Massachusetts state public defender agency. The Talent Outreach Partner will enjoy making connections with a wide variety of people to drive our efforts to recruit diverse and highly talented pools of candidate to ensure a strong pipeline of future public defender staff.

We fight for equal justice and human dignity by supporting our clients in achieving their legal and life goals. We zealously advocate for the rights of individuals and promote just public policy to protect the rights of all.

Our Values

• Courage • Accountability • Respect • Excellence

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION MISSION STATEMENT

CPCS is committed to protecting the fundamental constitutional and human rights of our assigned clients through zealous advocacy, community-oriented defense, and the fullness of excellent legal representation. We are dedicated to building and maintaining strong professional relationships, while striving to accept, listen to and respect the diverse circumstances of each client, as we dedicate ourselves to meeting their individual needs. It is our CPCS mission to achieve these goals, and in furtherance thereof, we embrace and endorse diversity, equity and inclusion as our core values as we maintain a steadfast commitment to: (1) Ensure that CPCS management and staff members represent a broad range of human differences and experience; (2) Provide a work climate that is respectful and supports success; and (3) Promote the dignity and well-being of all staff members. CPCS leadership is responsible for ensuring equity, diversity, and inclusion. The ability to achieve these goals with any level of certainty is ultimately the responsibility of each member of the CPCS community.

AGENCY OVERVIEW

CPCS is the state agency in Massachusetts responsible for providing an attorney when the state or federal constitution or a state statute requires the appointment of an attorney for a person who cannot afford to retain one. The agency provides representation in criminal, delinquency, youthful offender, child welfare, guardianship, mental health, sexually dangerous person, and sex offender registry cases, as well as in appeals and post-conviction and post-judgment proceedings related to those matters.

The clients we represent are diverse across every context imaginable and bring many unique cultural dimensions to the matters we address. This reality creates a critical need for CPCS attorneys to be culturally competent and able to work well with people of different races, ethnicities, genders and/or sexual orientation identities, abilities, and limited English proficiency, among other protected characteristics.
POSITION OVERVIEW

The Human Resources Department is excited to add a new role to our collaborative team. The Talent Outreach Partner will be a key ambassador for CPCS in the search for legal and non-legal positions with our agency. This position will develop new and innovative recruitment strategies for in-person communication as well as expanding CPCS’ brand through our web presence, print publications, and on social media platforms. The Talent Outreach Partner will travel throughout the Commonwealth to meet with law school, graduate, and undergraduate student groups at campus events and job fairs.

The Talent Outreach Partner will also act as the Intern Coordinator and work with staff throughout the agency to further our pipeline of talented interns as well as act as backup to the HR Generalist responsible for the agency’s hiring and on-boarding processes.