2025 – 2026 Public Defender Division Trial Attorney – Statewide Positions

The Public Defender Division of CPCS is seeking Trial Attorneys to provide criminal defense representation in various offices throughout the Commonwealth.  The Public Defender Division provides legal representation and advocacy to indigent clients who are charged with criminal offenses in both the […]

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 […]

Appeals Attorney – Juvenile Appeals Unit

The Juvenile Appeals Unit of the Youth Advocacy Division (YAD), the juvenile defender division of CPCS, is seeking a full-time attorney with experience in juvenile delinquency law and appeals to work with the Director of Juvenile Appeals and Staff Counsel […]

Appellate Training Director – Training Department

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking applications for the new position of Appellate Training Director. The Appellate Training Director will prioritize and create training for all CPCS appellate and post-trial staff […]

Assistant Federal Public Defender

  THE POSITION: The Federal Public Defender Office for the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island is hiring an experienced trial attorney to be full-time Assistant Federal Public Defender (AFPD) in its Boston, Massachusetts office. The successful applicant […]

Attorney in Charge – Children & Family Law Boston Office

The Children and Family Law Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill the Attorney in Charge position in its Boston Trial Office. The Attorney in Charge will lead and […]

Attorney in Charge – Children and Family Law Brockton

The Children and Family Law Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill the Attorney in Charge position in its Brockton Trial Office.  The Attorney in Charge will lead and […]

Attorney in Charge – Family Justice Advocates Worcester

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking an Attorney in Charge for its Family Justice Advocates (FJA) office in Worcester, Massachusetts.  FJA is CPCS’ Children and Family Law Division (CAFL) “conflicts office” […]

Attorney in Charge – Mental Health Litigation Division Roxbury

The Mental Health Litigation Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill the Attorney in Charge position in its Roxbury Trial Office.  This position is currently seated at Federal Street […]

Attorney in Charge – PDD Quincy

The Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill the Attorney-in-Charge position in the Quincy Office. The PDD provides legal representation and zealous advocacy to indigent clients who are […]

Attorney in Charge – PDD Springfield

The Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill the Attorney-in-Charge position in the Springfield Office. The PDD provides legal representation and zealous advocacy to indigent clients who are […]

Attorney in Charge – Public Defender Division Brockton

The Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill the Attorney-in-Charge position in the Brockton Office. The PDD provides legal representation and zealous advocacy to indigent clients who are […]

Attorney in Charge – Public Defender Division, Worcester Office

The Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill the Attorney-in-Charge position in the Worcester Office. We fight for equal justice and human dignity by supporting our clients […]

Attorney in Charge – Roxbury Defender’s Office, Public Defender Division

The Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill the Attorney-in-Charge position in the Roxbury Defender’s Office. The PDD provides legal representation and zealous advocacy to indigent clients […]

Attorney in Charge – YAD Worcester

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 Worcester Office. We fight for equal justice […]

Chief Administrative Officer

The Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency of Massachusetts, is seeking a Chief Administrative Officer to provide strategic advice and support to the Chief Counsel on the management of daily operations of the agency.  We fight for […]