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- The Massachusetts Department of Correction has immediate openings for staff attorneys (Counsel II) in its Boston Legal Office.
- These attorneys will be responsible for defending correctional employees in civil rights litigation in the state and federal courts involving constitutional issues, conditions of confinement, medical care, class actions and systems litigation, and will provide in-house counsel on a variety of matters as required.
- The attorneys will be responsible for conducting jury and non-jury trials, as well as oral arguments before the Commonwealth's state trial courts, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, Federal District Courts, and the First Circuit Court of Appeals, with the majority of cases filed in Boston or in contiguous counties.
- These attorneys are also responsible for interviewing witnesses at 14 state correctional institutions and obtaining relevant institutional records; consulting with other DOC staff and parties involved; reviewing case files; defending clients at depositions; responding to discovery and conducting legal research; and preparing motions, memoranda of law, and appellate briefs.
- The attorneys are also responsible for providing legal advice as in-house counsel to all DOC employees, to include the interpretation of applicable laws, regulations and case decisions impacting DOC. Perform other duties as assigned.
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