Careers

If you enjoy working as a member of a talented, dedicated team and have good judgment, initiative, and the desire to help members of your community, we encourage you to review our open positions. To apply, please head to our iSolved jobs portal.

Who We Are

The Central West Justice Center, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Legal Aid, provides free legal help to low-income and elderly residents of central and western Massachusetts. Our advocates focus on cases involving humanitarian-based immigration law, employment rights, housing and homelessness issues, and access to public benefits.

Community Legal Aid and Central West Justice Center employees are bright, passionate people with diverse backgrounds, coming together to help low-income and elderly individuals and families obtain equal access to justice. Our advocates are collegial, talented, and committed to providing legal services of the highest quality to our clients. We work to create an inclusive, supportive work environment and we are committed to nurturing the skills and talents of our staff. With over 180 staff across the two organizations, we are one of the largest, most skilled and effective providers of free legal services in Massachusetts and all of New England. CLA and CWJC are Equal Opportunity Employers and strives to ensure that our staff members reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

Compensation and Benefits

CLA and CWJC provide a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. The starting salary for attorneys is $71,500, which is based on a union scale and adjusted upward depending on experience. Our benefits package includes low cost health, dental insurance for individuals and families; employer-paid vision insurance for individuals and families; 401(k) with employer-paid contributions; short-term and low-cost long-term disability insurance; life insurance of $50,000 (with the option to increase at reasonable rates); malpractice insurance; employer-paid pre-tax commuter plan; and relocation stipend.

Although we work hard, we realize the importance of personal time away from the office and offer generous leave benefits, including 4 weeks of vacation, 3 personal days, 12 sick days, 13 holidays, and parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child. We also have a hybrid work environment and staff are expected to work in the office at least three days per week.