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New Opportunities at CPCS

CPCS has received funding from the Massachusetts legislature to double in size by September of 2027. They are currently looking to hire post-bar graduates (including those who sat for the July '25 bar exam) to start September 8, 2025.  They will also be hiring continuously for the next two years.

Applications for those who can start September 8, 2025, can be found here: Committee for Public Counsel Services - 2025 Public Defender Division Trial Attorney - Statewide Positions.

Hiring for Fall 2026 will have a different application process (likely starting in a couple of weeks) and we encourage you to monitor the CPCS website as well as our Alumni Digest for that cycle and all future hiring.

If you do apply, please email OPIA's Alumni Adviser, Rachel Pemstein, so we can alert the CPCS hiring team.

New Hawaiʻi Program Welcomes Out-Of-State Lawyers

To help address serious staffing shortages at the state public defenders’ and county prosecutors’ offices, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court is allowing licensed attorneys from other states to work at these agencies without taking the state bar exam.

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Hub for Innovative Law Offices

The Hub for Innovative Law Offices (HILO) is a newly launched incubator for lawyers who are starting their own public interest legal practices, and are looking to work with mission-oriented law firms, nonprofits and other organizations to increase capacity to do vital legal work. Read more: Info for attorneys – Info for organizations

Learn about the Virtual Public Interest Interview Program (V-PIIP)!

Over 110 organizations have signed up to participate in this year's Virtual Public Interest Interview Program (V-PIIP), either through virtual interviewing or resume collection! Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to apply for summer and postgraduate positions with public interest organizations all across the country. Review our resources to help you prepare for the program. We will continue to send you important information and updates throughout the summer, including news on new employer registrations, which extends through August. Please schedule an appointment with an OPIA adviser to help you prepare for the program. Review more employer details through Symplicity CSM