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Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking two attorneys to serve as Trial Attorneys in the Transition Age Youth (TAY) office, an exciting new initiative of the Children and Family Law (CAFL) Division. The TAY office will be fu

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking an attorney to serve as Trial Attorney/LGBTQ+ Liaison in the Transition Age Youth (TAY) office, an exciting new initiative of the Children and Family Law (CAFL) Division. The TAY offic

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking to fill an Administrative Assistant position for its Public Defender Division (PDD) Framingham Office. PDD provides legal representation to adults in criminal court cases, including Di

Overview The Youth Advocacy Division (YAD), the juvenile defender division of CPCS, is seeking a Supervising Staff Attorney for its Springfield office. The Supervising Staff Attorney will provide zealous legal representation on delinquency and youthful offender cases using the Positive Youth Develop

Overview The Finance Department of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking a full-time Senior Payment Specialist to assist in ensuring the timely and efficient process of legal and other payments of agency obligations. We fight for equal ju

Overview The Mental Health Litigation Division (MHLD) of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking an experienced and skilled attorney to serve as a Private Panel Support Attorney in Trial Panel Support Unit (TPSU). The TPSU provides leadership o

Overview CPCS is seeking applications for the Training Director of the Children and Family Law (CAFL) Training Unit. The CAFL Training Unit is part of the Training Department of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, which provides high-quality training to all staff and private assigned counsel.

Overview The Mental Health Litigation Division of CPCS is seeking applicants for Spring 2027 internship positions in our Civil Commitment trial offices located in Brockton, Northampton, and Worcester offices and in our Trial Support and Oversight unit located in Boston. We are interested in law stud

Overview The Private Counsel Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is excited to announce the opening of a new Conflict Advocacy Office in Hampden County. We are seeking Trial Attorneys to represent adult clients in the District and S

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) is seeking applicants for the Summer Racial Justice Internship Program. Interns will be assigned to work with various offices, including the Training Department and the Director of Equity & Inclusion. We fight for equal justice and human dign

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Boston PDD Trial Office is currently seeking students for our Spring 2027 internship positions. We fight for equal justice and human dignity by supporting our clients in achieving their legal and life goals. We zealously advocate for the righ

Overview The Mental Health Litigation Division of CPCS is seeking applicants for Summer 2027 internship positions in our Civil Commitment trial offices located in Brockton, Northampton, Roxbury, and Worcester offices and in our Trial Panel Support unit in Boston. We are interested in law students bo

Overview The Youth Advocacy Division (YAD) of CPCS is seeking applicants for Summer 2027 internship positions across the Commonwealth. We are interested in law students (both with and without SJC Rule 3:03 Certification), graduate students, and undergraduate students for opportunities in the Youth A

Overview The Public Defender Division (PDD) of CPCS is seeking applicants for Summer 2027 internship positions across the Commonwealth. We are interested in law students (both with and without SJC Rule 3:03 Certification), graduate students, and undergraduate students for opportunities in the Public

Overview The Private Counsel Division and Strategic Litigation Unit of CPCS are seeking applicants for Summer 2027 internship positions across the Commonwealth. We are interested in law students (both with and without SJC Rule 3:03 Certification), graduate students, and undergraduate students for op

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking to fill an Administrative Assistant position for its Public Defender Division (PDD) Springfield Office. PDD provides legal representation to adults in criminal court cases, including D

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking to fill a full-time Senior Administrative Assistant position to support the Office of the General and the Strategic Litigation Unit. This position will be based in Boston and is eligible for

Overview The Special Projects Unit is currently seeking law students for Spring 2027 internship positions. The internship will run from January 4 to May 7, 2027. Interns must be enrolled in law school. To apply, please submit a resume and complete the required statement of interest no later than Nov

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Worcester PDD Trial Office is currently seeking students for our Spring 2027 internship positions. We fight for equal justice and human dignity by supporting our clients in achieving their legal and life goals. We zealously advocate for the r

Overview The Children and Family Law Division (CAFL) Boston Office of CPCS is seeking applicants for Spring 2027 internship positions. 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 a