Job Opportunities

AALAM welcomes postings from its members as well as law firms, corporations, recruiters, and others regarding law-related job opportunities. Posting may be removed after 30 days unless additional time is requested. To post job opportunities, please e-mail a link, PDF, or Word document containing the job information to Romeo Camba at rgcamba@yahoo.com. AALAM reserves editorial control.

Also see Job Referrals from the Boston Bar Association. 

Law Clerk, Bowditch & Dewey LLP
Posted 1/9/2012

Bowditch & Dewey LLP has an opening for a part-time Law Clerk in the Framingham office starting in mid-to-late May 2012 (30-40 hrs/wk during summer) through April 2013 (15-20 hrs/wk during the school year). Responsibilities include assisting with the administration and management of various estates and trusts. The Firm seeks 2nd year law students with an interest in the Trust and Estates field and have taken or are planning to take a course in Estate and Gift Tax next semester. For more details, including application instructions, please see the Position Posting. 

Spring Interns, GBLS Asian Outreach Unit
Posted 12/23/2011

The Asian Outreach Unit (AOU) of Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks part-time legal interns for Spring 2012. The legal intern will assist in community-based outreach and intake activities, client interviews and representation, and development of community legal materials. S/he will conduct legal research and writing on a broad range of subject matter. Limited funding is available and bilingual students (e.g. English and either Cantonese and Vietnamese) are preferred.

Deadline to apply is January 6, 2012. Please send resume and cover letter to Anna Nguyen at apnguyen@gbls.org. 

Summer Interns, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Posted 12/23/2011

Internships with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) are available for the summer of 2012 in the following program areas:

• Anti-Trafficking Initiative
• Community Health Care Initiative
• Economic Justice for Workers
• Educational Equity and Youth Rights
• Housing Justice Project
• Immigrant Access to Justice

The summer program is ten weeks, from approximately June 4 through August 10, 2012. Interns work full-time and are supervised by attorneys in specific program areas. Interns will work on litigation, legal and policy advocacy, community outreach and education, and client intakes. Each program area differs in emphasis. Summer interns attend weekly brown bag lectures on a range of public interest legal topics along with interns from other legal defense funds and civil rights groups. The position is unpaid. However, in previous years many AALDEF interns have been successful at securing independent funding. Academic credit can be arranged. For more information, including application instructions, see the AALDEF Internship Postings. Applications must be received on or before Friday, January 20, 2012. 

Attorney in Charge, CPCS Children and Family Law Division, Appellate Staff Office
Posted 12/20/2011

The Children and Family Law (CAFL) Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the Massachusetts public defender agency, is seeking an Attorney in Charge for the CAFL Appellate Staff Office. The CAFL Appellate Staff Office Attorney in Charge will (a) supervise the work of the CAFL Appellate Staff Attorneys; (b) maintain a small caseload representing parents and children in child welfare appellate proceedings; (c) advise CAFL trial staff attorneys on appellate matters; (d) advise private panel attorneys on matters in which neither the Appellate Staff Office nor CAFL trial staff attorneys represent another party; and (e) create and participate in appellate trainings. The Appellate Staff Office will likely be located in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Candidates must have at least 10 years of child welfare appellate experience, including current CAFL certification. Applications should be submitted by January 3, 2012, but may be accepted until the position is filled. For more details, including application details, see the Position Posting. 

Compliance Officer, Northeastern University
Posted 12/20/2011

The Office of Institutional Diversity & Equity at Northeastern University seeks a full-time Compliance Officer. The compliance officer will interview persons in order to obtain information or facts pertaining to the allegations or case; performs background/activity checks and legal research; obtains written statements and documentation; gathers and submits evidence and record findings in investigative reports. Compliance officer will be the case administrator for all investigation.

The Compliance Officer must have familiarity with federal, state, and local government regulations in matters involving discrimination and harassment complaints or required reports. Bachelors Degree required plus 3-5 years related experience, advance degrees in related fields preferred such as a J.D., with a minimum of 1-2 years experience working in equal opportunity field or comparable compliance related field; working in higher education is a plus.

If applying from an external job site:

1. Follow this link: https://psoft.neu.edu/psc/neuhrprdpub/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/NEU_HR.NEU_JOBS.GBL
2. Find the position(s) you are interested in applying for and follow the instructions available on the Careers@Northeastern site.
3. When applying, please note that you found this position on the AALAM website.