Staff Attorney - CORI & Re-Entry Project

Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) is committed to fair employment practices. We are proud to employ staff with 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 as soon as possible or around February 2, 2026 with a potential extension of the temporary employment contract for another month in case of need. 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 matters are 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.

GBLS offers a generous benefits package and a student loan repayment assistance plan for eligible attorneys.