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 – 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 – 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 […]

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 […]

Immigration Impact Unit Director – Private Counsel

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking a highly experienced expert in the interplay of Massachusetts criminal law and federal immigration law to serve as the Director of the Immigration Impact Unit (IIU).  […]

Legal Training Attorney – Children and Family Law Training Department

The Training Department is seeking two attorneys with experience in family regulation law to be Legal Training Attorneys in the Children and Family Law (CAFL) Practice Area.  The CAFL Training Unit is based in Boston but this position may be […]

Litigation Support Attorney – Children and Family Law Divsion

The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking a Litigation Support Attorney for the Children and Family Law Division (CAFL).  The Litigation Support Attorney will be responsible for drafting, collecting, organizing,  disseminating, and training […]

Social Services Advocate

The Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency of Massachusetts, is seeking applicants for one full-time Social Services Advocate position in our Boston Office and one full-time position in our Malden Office.  As […]

Social Worker – Harvard Law School – 64952BR

Job Summary The Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) at Harvard Law School is a multidisciplinary public defender clinic that provides zealous, client-centered defense to indigent adults and juvenile clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges in Boston area criminal courts. The social […]

Staff Counsel I – EdLaw

The Youth Advocacy Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking to fill a Staff Counsel I position in its EdLaw Project. The EdLaw Project is a dynamic team-oriented group that provides […]

Staff Counsel I – Private Counsel Immigration Impact Unit

The Immigration Impact Unit of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) is seeking to fill the position of Staff Counsel I to provide immigration advice, training, and litigation support to court appointed Child and Family Law (CAFL) attorneys throughout […]