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Massachusetts Bar Foundation

2022 Legal Intern Fellowship Program

Stipends of $6,000 for Law Students’ Summer Internships

The Massachusetts Bar Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of applications for its 2022 Legal Intern Fellowship Program. Established in 1996, the Legal Intern Fellowship Program seeks to encourage careers in public interest law, while contributing valuable legal support to organizations serving the under-represented in Massachusetts.

Law students selected to be MBF Legal Intern Fellows will receive a stipend of $6,000 to volunteer for ten (10) weeks during the summer months at a nonprofit organization that provides civil legal services to low-income clients in Massachusetts. Fellowship recipients may combine this award with funding from other sources to finance the internship. All current law students are eligible to apply. The internship must be conducted at a nonprofit organization in Massachusetts that has been in operation for at least one year and has programs dedicated to providing civil legal services to the indigent in Massachusetts. In addition, the organization must have a staff attorney who will supervise and mentor the intern. Applications for the Legal Intern Fellowship Program are on March 11, 2022.

Detailed information about the program, including application forms, is available online at https://www.massbarfoundation.org/lifp. If you have any questions regarding the Legal Intern Fellowship Program, please contact MBF Executive Director Susannah Thomas at 617-338-0534 or foundation@massbar.org. 

Two Job Openings — Office of Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune

The office of Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune has two job openings, one for a Director of Constituent Services and the other is for a Director of Policy. 

Salary range is $50K to $60K for both depending on experience. Hires must be Boston residents

Director of Constituent Services: https://bit.ly/3fRnTqP

Director of Policy: https://bit.ly/3IAk2L0

Elder Justice Innovation Grant

Three Elder Justice Innovation Grant positions have been posted on the Trial Court website both internally and externally.  Links are provided below.

All three positions will remain open for applications until January 16, 2022 at 11:55 p.m.

Project Manager

Internal: bit.ly/3EXWkpY

External: bit.ly/332dg17

Oversight Officer

Internal: bit.ly/3JAaVLX

External: bit.ly/3JG75kp

Grant Coordinator

Internal: bit.ly/34aPWim

External: bit.ly/3EREEfF

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) – Staff Attorney

STAFF ATTORNEY POSITION (Education Law)

School to Prison Pipeline Intervention Project: Elder, Health and Disability Unit

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Accessible Employer and strives to ensure that our staff members reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.  

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks a staff attorney with 2-6 years’ experience to work in the School to Prison Pipeline Intervention Project housed in the Elder, Health and Disability Unit.   The staff attorney’s responsibilities will include representing low-income students, with a particular focus on students with disabilities, students of color, and homeless students, in school discipline and related special education cases, as well as engaging in policy advocacy and systemic litigation. Generally, the staff attorney will manage an active caseload of 25 full representation cases plus additional advice and brief service matters. Additionally, the staff attorney will partner with student and caregiver organizers; conduct outreach efforts with mental health and social service providers, etc.; collaborate with child-focused coalitions to advocate for state-wide policy changes; and advocate for the interests of low-income students of color and students with disabilities across state agencies and school districts.  The attorney will be sited at the GBLS’s Boston office. However, at present due to COVID-19, most work will be handled remotely with limited work done in the office. This requires the ability to be able to effectively work remotely.  

Qualifications: Candidate must be admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. This position is for an attorney with 2-6 years’ experience in school discipline, special education, or related education law and a demonstrated commitment to racial justice and antipoverty legal work. We are seeking an attorney who has experience effectively collaborating with community organizers and community groups and who will zealously represent young people with disabilities who have a wide range of experiences, abilities, preferred languages, and backgrounds.  Salary is based on a union scale, which begins at $63,000 for an attorney with two years of experience. GBLS offers a generous benefits package, retirement contribution, a student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys, and generous PTO leave.   Candidates should submit letter of interest, resume, and brief writing sample to the Personnel Team via email at jobs@gbls.org. Please refer to Job Code: EHD-SPP-ATT when applying for this position. 

Deadline is December 10, 2021, or until position is filled.   GBLS values diversity and encourages applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

Assistant/Associate General Counsel, Emerson College

Emerson College is seeking an attorney to provide legal support with respect to a variety of commercial and transactional matters that are undertaken in support of its educational mission. The primary purpose of this role is to review, draft, and negotiate a variety of agreements and other documents, and to provide associated legal advice and recommendations to internal clients. The role provides support directly to colleagues across the College and acts at the direction of the General Counsel. For more information: bit.ly/3jHHcob

Staff Attorney for NLA Family Law Unit

Northeast Legal Aid (NLA) is a mid-size legal services agency with offices in Lawrence, Lynn, and Lowell. They are seeking a staff attorney for their Family Law Unit. A candidate should be interested in practicing family law and litigating in the probate and district courts. Candidates should also have experience working with domestic violence survivors, low-income individuals, and/or people in crisis. Diverse or bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. Candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Rachel Biscardi, Supervising Attorney, at rbiscardi@nla-ma.org.