Senior Staff Counsel

This is one of four full-time Senior Staff Counsel positions in the Office of Chief Staff Counsel. The primary function of the office is to provide legal advice and support to the Justices in all facets of the court’s appellate business, including the selection of the cases to be considered by the court, preparation for oral argument, and disposition of cases. The office also serves as a general legal resource for the Justices and other offices of the court by providing research and advice on substantive and procedural legal issues, drafting orders and opinions for the Justices’ consideration, and reviewing and commenting on orders and opinions drafted by others.
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Assistant Legal Counsel

The Assistant Legal Counsel assists the Legal Counsel and Deputy Legal Counsel in serving as a legal advisor to the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court on complex legal and policy matters, including court rules, legislation, and management issues that arise in the Court's operations, its oversight of the judicial branch, and its interactions with the other branches of Massachusetts government.  The Assistant Legal Counsel also performs legal research and writing to assist the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court.
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