Digitization Intern, Land Court Department of the Massachusetts Trial Court via Simmons University SLIS (Boston, MA)

Posted April 17, 2026

Intern Position Summary:
Survey Division – Land Court Department of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 4:30:
Maximum: 37.5 hours/week
Minimum: 15 hours/week and 5 hours/day
Full time or flexible on-site at the Courthouse
Salary: $0
Location:
Suffolk County Courthouse (Government Center)
3 Pemberton Square
Boston, MA
Description
The intern will be integrated into the Land Court’s multi-year Land Survey Records Digitation Project. The project goal is to digitize the complete inventory of the Court’s land survey records dating from 1898 to present day by scanning to electronic files. These include survey plans, calculations and correspondence of varying sizes and media. Document images and the corresponding data attribution will be linked to database records making them remotely accessible for retrieval and use by land surveyors, real estate conveyancing professionals and the public.

All work will be performed using the Land Court’s Land Surveyors Project Management System (LSPMS) database. Duties, under the supervision of the Land Court Survey Division staff, include:

Records scanning and file naming
Scanned image quality control
Creating and editing database records
Linking scanned files to database records
Updating database records with attribution from images
Database querying and quality control
Database report generation
Records refiling

Minimum Requirements:

Computer skills with Adobe and Microsoft Office products
Familiarity with databases
Ability to work independently with attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to navigate one flight of stairs
Consent to Criminal Record Check (CORI)

How to Apply:

Please email a cover letter and resume in PDF format to: [email protected]