Staff Attorney, Decarceration Project

The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice is seeking an experienced attorney for its Decarceration Project. The Decarceration Project is a first-of-its-kind unit that reimagines how public defenders confront pretrial detention. Through strategic litigation, policy advocacy, and early intervention, the […]

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Appeals Bureau

The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice has two openings for Supervising Attorneys in the Criminal Appeals Bureau (CAB) unit.   CAB provides legal representation for people who have been convicted of a crime and cannot afford to pay an […]

Supervising Attorney, Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP)

The Legal Aid Society ‘s Criminal Defense Practice seeks an experienced, committed and talented lawyer to join a team of skilled advocates as a Supervising Attorney in the Prisoners’ Rights Project (PRP).   The Prisoners’ Rights Project works to protect […]

Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Team

The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice has an immediate opening for a Crim-Imm Staff Attorney in the Immigration Justice Team (IJT). The Criminal Defense Practice is the primary public defender in New York City providing holistic, client-centered representation to […]

Staff Attorney, Parole Revocation Defense Unit

The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense Practice has openings in the Parole Revocation Defense Unit (PRDU) for Staff Attorneys beginning in the Fall of 2026. A PRDU Staff Attorney represents clients accused of violating their conditions of release at administrative […]

Training Director

The State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) is hiring an experienced criminal defense attorney with extensive training experience to serve as Training Director for a staff of over 100 people, including supervisors, attorneys, mitigation and reentry specialists, investigators, paralegals, clerks, case […]

Attorney-in-Charge, Civil Citywide Units

Attorney-in-Charge, Civil Citywide Units #25-189 New York, New York, United States     Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed Nov 28, 2025   Job Description The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice is seeking an experienced and talented lawyer […]

Criminal Defense Attorney (48976, 33233 & 10106307)

Objectives SummaryThe objective summary for this job classification is to provide professional legal services for the Law Offices of the Public Defender in representing juvenile and adult indigent clients in areas of litigation, appeal, counsel, research and analysis. Public Defender […]

Trial Attorney – MHLD Roxbury

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 position […]

Trial Attorney – PDD Brockton

The Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency of Massachusetts, is seeking a superior and district court practitioner for a Trial Attorney position in our Brockton Office, located in Plymouth County. The Public […]