IMPORTANT: This ICMS Posting Is Informational Only
All applicants must apply directly through the CPCS Private Panel Certification Application Portal.
Submitting documents in ICMS does not constitute an application to join a CPCS private panel.
Official Private Panel Certification Application Portal
To be considered for any CPCS Private Panel or Bar Advocate program, you must complete the official online application at the link below:
https://forms.monday.com/forms/474c04f4822f27f3405ccf9c5195964c?r=use1
Applications submitted anywhere other than the CPCS Private Panel Certification Application Portal will not be reviewed.
About CPCS Private Panel Opportunities
The Committee for Public Counsel Services contracts with qualified private attorneys to provide constitutionally required legal representation to individuals who cannot afford counsel. Private panel attorneys serve across multiple practice areas and courts throughout Massachusetts.
Complete details on CPCS panels, certification requirements, training programs, and application guidance are available on the CPCS Private Panel Attorney website:
https://www.publiccounsel.net/ppa/
This page also includes direct links to:
Applicants are strongly encouraged to review these materials before applying.
PLEASE NOTE
The Committee is a 15-member body appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. It oversees the provision of legal representation to indigent persons in criminal and civil cases and administrative proceedings in which there is a right to counsel.
We provide legal representation in Massachusetts for those unable to afford an attorney in all matters in which the law requires the appointment of counsel. This includes representation in criminal, delinquency, youthful offender, child welfare, mental health, sexually dangerous person and sex offender registry cases, as well as related appeals and post-conviction matters.
Representation is provided by a combination of approximately 500 staff attorneys and 3,000 private attorneys trained and certified to accept appointments. Support for and supervision of these attorneys is provided by the Private Counsel and Public Defender Divisions (for criminal cases and related matters), the Children and Family Law Division (for child welfare cases), the Youth Advocacy Division (for delinquency, youthful offender, and GCL revocation cases), and the Mental Health Litigation Division (for guardianships and mental health/substance abuse commitments). Additionally, the Immigration Impact Unit provides attorneys within all divisions with training, litigation support and advice in individual cases regarding immigration consequences for noncitizens clients.
