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7 Aug 2025

Temporary Staff Attorney

Greater Boston Legal Services – Posted by yortiz Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Job Description

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) is committed to fair employment practices. We are proud to employ a staff with the cultural and linguistic competency to work within a variety of communities. 

 

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) seeks an attorney with 4 to 9 years of experience for a short-term 3-month temporary position starting after September 1, 2025 with a potential extension of the temporary employment contract for another 3 months.  The attorney will work in the CORI & Re-entry Project to assist individuals before and after release from incarceration in sealing and expunging their criminal records, and advising them on their legal rights related to CORI in the context of job applications, job interviews, and occupational licensing. The attorney will assist with CORI clinics. The attorney will have significant client contact and will work closely with community partners in person or by zoom and other means. The attorney will represent clients in court in criminal record sealing and expungement matters.  

Qualifications: Massachusetts bar admission and previous legal experience assisting clients with criminal record sealing matter is required.  Previous experience with low- income formerly incarcerated individuals, communities of color, and community re-entry and work training programs, as well as experience delivering community legal education presentations on CORI is preferred.   

This position is for an attorney with 4 to 7 years of experience. In addition to English, fluency in one or more languages spoken by GBLS clients is helpful but not required.   

Compensation and Benefits: Salary is based on a union scale with an annual salary range from $82,000 to $86,500 for an attorney with 4 to 7 years of experience. GBLS offers a generous benefits package and a student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys.  

How to Apply

Candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume and brief writing sample to the Human Resources Department via email at jobs@gbls.org.  Please refer to job code: CORI-ATT-STT when applying for this position. Deadline for applications is August 15 2025 or until position is filled and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.   At GBLS, we recognize our strength comes from the unique contributions of each team member. We invite candidates from all walks of life and backgrounds to apply. 

Job Types: Temporary. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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