Jobs at Committee for Public Counsel Services

Part-time receptionist responsible for greeting and directing visitors, notifying staff of arrivals, answering and routing calls, maintaining professional boundaries, organizing the reception and mail areas, receiving and distributing mail and deliveries, posting outgoing mail, monitoring supplies, and performing scanning, electronic filing, photocopying, and other clerical duties.

Represents indigent clients in involuntary civil commitment, guardianship, competency, and involuntary treatment proceedings. Responsibilities include client interviews at psychiatric facilities, pretrial investigation and discovery, review of medical and psychiatric records, expert collaboration, legal and medical research, motion practice, hearings, trials, appeals, and post-commitment relief. The attorney works with social services advocates to identify alternatives to hospitalization and serves clients across courts and facilities in Massachusetts.

Law student interns support public defenders representing indigent clients in criminal cases. Responsibilities include client interviews, arraignment and bail advocacy, legal research, drafting pretrial motions and legal memoranda, pretrial investigations, witness interviews, crime-scene visits, and pretrial motion arguments. Interns work under attorney supervision and maintain client confidentiality.

Supervises staff attorneys and oversees juvenile court coverage while maintaining a reduced caseload of delinquency and youthful offender cases. Provides trial representation, legal research, pretrial and dispositional advocacy, post-dispositional and school-based advocacy, and supervision in court. Conducts evaluations and training, supports office culture, leads projects improving outcomes for court-involved youth, and works to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile legal system.

Provides legal support, advice, oversight, and performance evaluation for private attorneys handling mental health litigation cases. Responsibilities include assisting with attorney certification, training, mentoring, billing reviews, complex case reviews, complaints, policies, practice resources, and client intake calls. The role collaborates with internal departments and external legal and community organizations to promote effective, client-centered representation statewide.

Provides administrative support to public defender attorneys, including opening and closing cases, conflict checks, legal document preparation, filing, scanning, record requests, transcription requests, reception, telephone services, and communication with internal and external contacts. Maintains confidentiality and supports attorneys representing indigent adults in criminal cases.

Leads the Children and Family Law Training Unit by designing, delivering, and evaluating training for staff and private attorneys. Supervises training staff, develops legal resources and practice materials, assesses training needs, manages annual planning and budget support, advises on cases and legal strategy, and collaborates on statewide, cross-divisional, and agency-wide initiatives. The role also supports accessibility, professional development, policy work, and emerging legal and practice issues.

Unpaid law internship supporting the Mental Health Litigation Division with civil commitment and probate-related matters. Interns conduct legal research, review medical records, interview clients, assist with motions and trial preparation, draft practice and training materials, handle intake calls, and support attorneys representing individuals with mental disabilities. Positions are available in trial offices and Boston’s Trial Support and Oversight Unit during Spring 2027.

Supports statewide attorney recruitment and outreach through social media content, videos, recruitment materials, advertisements, event materials, and marketing campaigns. The intern will collaborate with communications staff to develop creative storytelling and digital content highlighting CPCS attorneys and its mission. This unpaid, primarily remote internship requires at least 20 hours weekly and may include travel to office locations.

Conduct criminal defense investigations and trial preparation for public defenders. Responsibilities include locating and interviewing witnesses, investigating crime scenes, reviewing records and police reports, conducting surveillance, searching databases and social media, preparing reports and exhibits, serving summonses, coordinating witnesses, supporting case strategy, and testifying in court. The role requires collaboration with attorneys, flexible hours, independent work, and occasional transportation of clients or witnesses.

Represents indigent clients in civil commitment, guardianship, competency, involuntary treatment, and related mental health proceedings. Responsibilities include client interviews, facility visits, pretrial investigation and discovery, review of medical and psychiatric records, witness interviews, legal research and writing, collaboration with clinicians, and advocacy in hearings, trials, and limited appeals. The attorney serves a culturally diverse, low-income population and works independently and collaboratively under the supervision of the Attorney in Charge.

Summer interns support racial justice initiatives through legal and policy research, writing, data collection and analysis, race-based training preparation, and assistance on racial equity issues. Interns collaborate with attorneys, investigators, social service advocates, trainers, and agency staff. The role requires at least eight weeks of full-time employment and may involve work related to litigation, policy advocacy, education, and training.

Law student interns support public defenders representing indigent clients in criminal cases. Responsibilities include client interviews, arraignment and bail advocacy, legal research, drafting pretrial motions and memoranda, investigating alleged crimes, interviewing witnesses, visiting crime scenes, and arguing pretrial motions under attorney supervision.

Summer 2027 legal internship opportunities with CPCS Private Counsel Division and Strategic Litigation Unit. Interns conduct legal research, draft memoranda and court filings, review discovery and case materials, support litigation, screen clients, attend court proceedings, and assist with systemic justice projects. Opportunities cover criminal appeals, post-conviction matters, innocence claims, parole advocacy, strategic litigation, and sexually dangerous person or sex offender registry proceedings.

Summer 2027 internships in CPCS’s Public Defender Division for law, graduate, and undergraduate students. Interns support criminal defense and appellate advocacy through legal research and writing, client and witness interviews, bail advocacy, investigations, trial support, and brief drafting. Positions are available statewide in trial offices and the Boston Appeals Unit. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to zealous advocacy and human rights, have reliable transportation, and possess a computer with adequate home internet access.

Interns assist attorneys and social workers representing children and parents in family regulation and Child Requiring Assistance cases. Responsibilities include client interviews, home and placement visits, case investigation, service advocacy, negotiation, legal research and writing, discovery and case-file review, education-related advocacy, and potential Juvenile Court appearances. Interns must demonstrate a commitment to zealous advocacy and human rights and have reliable transportation and remote-work equipment.

Spring 2027 interns assist attorneys, investigators, and social service advocates representing children and parents in family regulation, guardianship, adoption, custody, and child-requiring-assistance cases. Responsibilities include client interviews and visits, case investigation, service advocacy, negotiation, legal research and writing, discovery and case-file review, education-related advocacy, and potential Juvenile Court appearances if certified. Interns must maintain client confidentiality and demonstrate commitment to zealous advocacy and constitutional rights.

Law student interns assist public defenders, investigators, and social service advocates in representing children and parents. Responsibilities include client interviews, arraignment and bail arguments, legal research, drafting motions and legal memoranda, pretrial investigations, witness interviews, site visits, and arguing pretrial motions. Interns must maintain strict confidentiality and may represent clients in court under supervision if eligible under SJC Rule 3:03.

Unpaid law student internship supporting public defenders in adult felony and misdemeanor cases. Responsibilities include legal research, drafting motions and memoranda, reviewing evidence, interviewing clients and witnesses, observing court proceedings, and assisting with arraignment, bail, and pretrial motion advocacy when certified under SJC Rule 3:03. Interns receive intensive training and work under attorney supervision while maintaining client confidentiality.

Spring 2027 legal interns will support attorneys, investigators, and social workers representing children and parents in family regulation and Child Requiring Assistance cases. Responsibilities include client interviews and home visits, case investigation, service advocacy, negotiation, legal research and writing, discovery and case-file review, education-related advocacy, and possible Juvenile Court appearances if certified. Interns must maintain client confidentiality and demonstrate commitment to zealous advocacy and constitutional rights.