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 […]

Clinical Instructor, Criminal Justice Institute (CJI)

Harvard Law School’s Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) is inviting applications for a Clinical Instructor. CJI is a public defender clinic that provides zealous defense to indigent adults and juvenile clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges in Boston area criminal courts. […]

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 […]