Agency Overview
The Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), which oversees over $2 billion in capital programs and projects, is responsible for capital planning, project delivery, property management, and real estate services for the Commonwealth. We are stewards of the Commonwealth’s assets, which include 61 million square feet of state buildings. As an agency, we care for the people of our state and the future of our planet.
- We work with state agencies to create and manage forward-thinking, sustainable buildings to meet the needs of the Commonwealth’s citizens and help achieve a zero-carbon future.
- We are partners with fellow agencies to help them meet their strategic needs with fiscally responsible building and real estate solutions
- We support the growth of the Commonwealth’s economy and actively engage with private sector partners to make it easier to do business with the Commonwealth.
- We work to expand access, opportunity, and equity to create more inclusive services, planning and outcomes for all the citizens of the Commonwealth.
DCAMM is a central agency in implementing several key policy priorities of the Healey-Driscoll Administration, including promoting decarbonization and climate resilience in all state facilities, identifying and facilitating opportunities to repurpose underutilized state property for housing production, and increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in public construction contracting and in the public construction workforce.
General Statement of the Position, Duties, and Responsibilities
The Office of the General Counsel of the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) is offering a legal internship in the office of the General Counsel to law students for Fall 2025. This is a paid position with the Commonwealth. DCAMM will consider applications for a full-time placement (a co-op type position) for Fall 2025.
The intern will work closely with the General Counsel and several Deputy General Counsels and gain excellent experience in legal research and writing, transactional document drafting and review, and substantive knowledge of and exposure to the practice of construction law, real estate law, environmental law and public/legislative/administrative law. The intern’s responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, legal research and writing, document drafting, litigation assistance and general legal work as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent academic credentials and verbal/written communication skills.
Demonstrated interest in the legal practice areas of the DCAMM Office of the General Counsel, administrative law and/or public service.
Experience in land, real estate, environmental or construction law preferred.
*For more information about employment at DCAMM, please view our RECRUITMENT VIDEO.
