The Bronx District Attorney’s Office is seeking a well-qualified staff whose diverse backgrounds contribute to serve the over 1.4 million members of the Bronx County community and pursue a safer Bronx through fair justice. The Office’s Domestic Violence (DV) Bureau seeks experienced attorneys (4+ years) to serve as Assistant District Attorneys. ADAs in the DV Bureau investigate and prosecute felonies and misdemeanors involving intimate partner violence and sex crimes, including homicides.



JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

-Manage a caseload involving felonies and pre-arrest investigations into intimate partner violence.
-Collaborate with and report directly to Bureau Chief/Deputy Bureau Chiefs and Supervisors
-Work closely with colleagues and supervisors to investigate, strategize and conference these complex cases.
-Present appropriate felonies to the grand jury to secure indictments
-Staff complaint room shifts that include nights and weekends.
-Staff a 24hour or weekly “felony or homicide duty shift” during which there may be a need to go to a precinct, crime scene or hospital to meet with a victim or take a videotaped statement from a suspect.
-Staff Court Parts and Arraignments
-Collaborate with TPAs to comply with discovery, Brady and Giglio obligations.
-Implement Office policies as directed.
-Respond clearly and effectively (oral/written) to complex legal issues.
-Handle a high-volume of cases efficiently and effectively, often under stringent time constraints.
-Perform all other related duties and projects as designated.
-When needed, advise, assist, and second seat, both in grand jury and trial, all levels of legal staff.
-All other duties as assigned.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY (S - 30114

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.