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 […]

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 – 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 […]

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 […]

Deputy Chief Counsel – Children and Family Law Division

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking a dynamic experienced leader to serve as Deputy Chief Counsel of the Children and Family Law Division. We fight for equal justice and human dignity by […]

Deputy Chief Counsel – Private Counsel Division

The Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Massachusetts public defender agency, is accepting applications for the Deputy Chief Counsel of the Private Counsel Division.  The Private Counsel Division delivers legal services to indigent clients through assigned private attorneys in criminal […]

Deputy Chief Counsel of the Children andFamily Law Division

DIVISION OVERVIEW The Children and Family Law Division (CAFL) of CPCS provides children, young adults, and indigent parents zealous legal representation in a range of civil matters involving families. These include child neglect and abuse cases (referred to in Massachusetts […]

Duci Goncalves and Lael Chester: How Massachusetts is Re-imaging how the Criminal Legal System Treats Emerging Adults

Today, Hunter sat down with Duci Goncalves and Lael Chester to discuss how Massachusetts has started to reimagine how the criminal legal system treats emerging adults. As most of us remember, we didn’t always make the best choices as children, […]

Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is accepting applications for the position of Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The term of appointment is four years. The current annual […]

Forensics Director

The Training Department of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking a Forensics Services Director to lead its Forensic Services Unit.  The Forensic Services Unit provides litigation support in Forensic matters to all […]