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 […]

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 […]

Legal Training Attorney – Criminal Defense Training Unit

Overview The Training Department of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking attorneys with experience in criminal defense law for a Legal Training Attorney position in the Criminal Defense Practice Area.  The Training […]

Legal Training Attorney – Criminal Defense Training Unit

The Training Department of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency for Massachusetts, is seeking attorneys with experience in criminal defense law for a Legal Training Attorney position in the Criminal Defense Practice Area.  The Training Department […]

Legislative Policy Counsel

The Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency of Massachusetts, is seeking applications for a Legislative Policy Counsel to work with the General Counsel in representing and advocating for the Agency before the Legislature and Executive Branch of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Managing Director – Public Defender Division, Central Region

The Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking an experienced criminal defense attorney to serve as Managing Director in the Public Defender Division.  Managing Directors oversee regions of approximately four to six county-based trial offices. […]

Private Panel Attorney

ABOUT US The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) is Massachusetts’ public defender agency, committed to advancing justice and equity by ensuring that all individuals, regardless of financial means, have access to dedicated and passionate legal representation in all matters […]

Private Panel Support Attorney – Private Counsel Division Criminal Trial Support Unit

The Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency of Massachusetts, is seeking an experienced attorney for a Private Panel Support Attorney position in the Criminal Trial Support Unit of the Private Counsel Division.  The Criminal Trial Support Unit […]