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Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking law student externs/interns for the Spring 2027 Semester. Here in the New Bedford PDD office, we represent adults accused of felony and misdemeanor offenses. We also represent low- income

Overview The Mental Health Litigation Division (MHLD) of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) is seeking a full-time Trial Attorney for civil commitment cases including trials and a limited number of appellate cases for its Roxbury Commitment Unit. This office is responsible for civil co

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking an experienced criminal defense attorney with management experience to serve as Managing Director in the Private Counsel Division. This Managing Director will primarily oversee approximately four

Overview The Youth Advocacy Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to an experienced juvenile defender to fill the Attorney in Charge position in its Quincy Office. We fight for equal justice and human dignity by supporting

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts state public defender agency, is seeking a hands-on Infrastructure Administrator to maintain, monitor, secure, and troubleshoot the Agency’s data center infrastructure, hybrid cloud environment, and Microsoft Azure and Micr

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking to fill an Administrative Assistant position for its Family Justice Advocates (FJA) Office in Springfield. FJA is CPCS’ Children and Family Law Division (CAFL) “conflicts office” in Sp

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) Malden Office. PDD provides legal representation to adults in criminal court cases, including Distri

Overview The Finance Department of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking a full-time Accounts Payable Supervisor to assist the review, reconciliation, payment, and reporting of agency obligations. We fight for equal justice and human dign

Overview The Children and Family Law Division (CAFL) 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 with

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Springfield 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 rights of

Overview MARKETING, COMMUNICATION & DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP 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

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 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

Overview The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) Salem Public Defender Division currently has openings for 2027 Spring semester interns. 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 in

Overview The Public Defender Division, Malden Office is currently seeking students 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 and promote jus