Title: | Assistant District Attorney: Fall 2022 Class |
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ID: | 1078 |
Location: | Kew Gardens, NY |
Department: | Legal |
Job Type: | Entry-level |
Entry-Level Prosecutors
The Office of the Queens County District Attorney is currently seeking applicants for our Fall 2022 Assistant District Attorney class. The Fall 2022 Class begins on September 6, 2022.
Application Information:
District Attorney Katz is building the finest prosecutor’s office in the state and is making the Queens District Attorney’s office the choice for talented and motivated attorneys.
She has assembled an unparalleled leadership team of top-notch career prosecutors, some from within the office itself and some who came to Queens from every major prosecutor’s office in the metropolitan area. In addition, she has added talented staff with diverse backgrounds. Together, they are individuals who share her vision and assist her in making the Queens District Attorney’s Office a well-managed and thoroughly professional public office.
District Attorney Katz leads a staff of over 350 Assistant District Attorneys plus an equal number of investigators, accountants, paralegals, administrative assistants, clerks and other support personnel. The office has been organized to reflect the prosecutorial priorities of her administration: assuring the safety of all those in Queens while at the same time instituting progressive and innovative strategies. On day one, for example, she created the office’s first Conviction Integrity Unit, headed by a veteran of the Innocence Project.
Because the success of any district attorney’s office depends on the performance of the Assistant District Attorneys on the front lines, we place the highest priority on attracting law school graduates who have the greatest potential to develop into first-class prosecutors and then on carefully and comprehensively training them in order to maximize their legal, trial and investigative skills.
In our view, the ideal prosecutor is as effective when summing up to a jury as when briefing and arguing a sophisticated issue of law. The ideal prosecutor is as comfortable when interviewing a suspect in a precinct at three o’clock in the morning as when cross-examining a defense expert in a courtroom at three o’clock in the afternoon. We believe each skill complements and enhances the other and strive to develop each of them with every one of our new assistants.
Diverse and Cosmopolitan
The areas of special emphasis in our office are, naturally, heavily influenced by the characteristics of our jurisdiction, Queens County. More than two million people form a remarkable polyglot of neighborhoods and ethnic groups that make the county the most diverse and cosmopolitan area in the world. The county contains almost half of the city’s Asian population, as well as large communities of Caribbean, African, European, South and Central American people. This county is the most linguistically diverse place on Earth, with 138 languages spoken.
Reaching into these culturally diverse areas presents special challenges to law enforcement, an issue to which our office has been especially sensitive. Like New York City itself, Queens is a collection of neighborhoods which span the economic spectrum, each with its own proud history, and each requiring specialized attention from our office.
As the home of New York City’s two major airports (John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia), Queens is also one of the most important international borders in the United States. This presents our office with special law enforcement challenges, such as international drug smuggling, organized crime activity and labor racketeering.
Entry level salary is $74,553; upon admission to the New York State Bar, the salary is $75,553. Comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance, 401K and more. A three-year commitment to serve in the office is also required. Pursuant to Public Officers Law Section 3(1), United States citizenship is required of all Assistant District Attorneys upon commencement of their employment, as is New York State residency.
As of August 2, 2021, all new hires must be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religion or disability. If you are offered city employment, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation for exemption is received and approved by this office.
The Office of The Queens County District Attorney is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to the diversity of our organization and workforce.
To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter addressed to Director of Legal Hiring, Mariela R. Palomino Herring, by clicking on the link below.