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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.

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.

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

Represents indigent clients charged with criminal offenses in Massachusetts District and Superior Courts. Responsibilities include client interviews, arraignment and bail advocacy, legal research and writing, pretrial investigation, motion practice, dispositional advocacy, jury and bench trials, interlocutory proceedings, and collaboration with private counsel. Attorneys must be eligible to practice law in Massachusetts, committed to zealous advocacy, and able to work independently and collaboratively with diverse communities.

Private panel contract attorneys provide constitutionally required legal representation to individuals who cannot afford counsel across practice areas and courts throughout Massachusetts. Applicants must apply through the official CPCS Private Panel Certification Application Portal and review certification requirements, training programs, and application guidance. The ICMS posting is informational only and does not constitute an application.

Spring 2027 interns support youth defense attorneys, investigators, and social service advocates in delinquency and youthful offender cases. Responsibilities include interviewing clients and witnesses, legal research, drafting motions and memoranda, arraignment and bail advocacy, pretrial investigations, crime-scene visits, and participation in jury and bench trials. Interns must protect confidential client information and may assist with educational advocacy and community-resource referrals.