Managing Director – Operations

The Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency of Massachusetts, is seeking applicants for a Managing Director – Operations to support the work of the Public Defender Division. The Managing Director – Operations will support the Deputy Chief […]

2026 Children and Family Law Division Trial Attorney – Statewide Positions

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking attorneys to represent children and parents in family regulation cases.  CPCS provides legal representation for those unable to afford an attorney. The Children and Family Law […]

Supervising Legal Training Attorney – Criminal Defense Training Department

The Training Department of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking a Supervising Legal Training Attorney with a minimum of five years of experience in criminal defense law for its Criminal Defense Practice […]

Supervising Attorney – PDD Malden

The Public Defender Division of CPCS, the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking a Supervising Attorney with a minimum of five years of experience providing criminal defense representation for its Malden Office.  Candidates must have sufficient trial experience in both […]

Supervising Attorney – PDD Holyoke

The Public Defender Division of CPCS, the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking a Supervising Attorney with a minimum of five years of experience providing criminal defense representation for its Holyoke Office in Hampden County.  Candidates must have sufficient trial […]

Supervising Attorney – YAD Roxbury

The Youth Advocacy Division (YAD), the juvenile defender division of CPCS, is seeking a Supervising Attorney for its Roxbury office. The Supervising Attorney will provide zealous legal representation on delinquency and youthful offender cases and under the direction of the office’s Attorney […]

Trial Attorney – YAD Springfield

The Youth Advocacy Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill a Trial Attorney position in its Springfield Office. We fight for equal justice and human dignity by supporting our […]

Assistant Public Defender – Ross County

The Assistant Public Defender (APD) will be headquartered in the Ross County Office of our Trial Services Division. The Assistant Public Defender will serve in the courts of Jackson County or Ross County as a trial-level attorney that provides criminal defense representation to clients […]

Assistant Public Defender – Family Defense

ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER – FAMILY DEFENSE PRACTICE The Warren County Public Defender’s Office has an opening for an Assistant Public Defender (“APD”) for family defense work.  This APD will represent indigent parents, guardians, and caretakers who are named respondents in […]

Assistant Counsel – Family Court Representation Counsel

The Assistant Counsel will assist in the efforts undertaken by the Office of Indigent Legal Services (“ILS”) to improve the quality of representation in family court proceedings under County Law Article 18-B (“Family Court representation”). The incumbent of this position […]