Assistant District Attorney

The Putnam County District Attorney’s Office has immediate openings for a full time Assistant District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney (Financial Crimes).

Applicants must reside in Putnam County or a contiguous county within the State of New York and be admitted to practice law in New York State. In addition, the Public Officers Law requires that attorneys in the office be citizens of the United States.

This is professional legal work of a complex nature involving responsibility for conducting criminal investigations, preparing and presenting criminal court cases and other legal work. General supervision is received from the District Attorney. Work requires incumbent to be on call at nights and on weekends. Performs related work as required.

Ideal candidates would have at least two (2) years of experience as a practicing attorney, experience handling criminal cases, a good knowledge of computer skills and social media technology, and excellent writing skills.

FINANCIAL CRIMES:

This position will involve prosecuting financial and economic crimes focusing on complex and long-term investigations. The Assistant District Attorney would be involved at the inception of the cases, working with local police agencies at the investigative stage to issue legal process (subpoenas, warrants, etc.) through the disposition of the case (plea or trial).

Duties and responsibilities will include handling a financial crimes felony caseload, as well as prosecuting felony or misdemeanor cases out of the assigned local court including preliminary proceedings, discovery practice, motion practice, grand jury presentations when, pretrial hearings, through trial and sentencing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Possession of a license and current registration to practice law in the State of New York and other qualifications as the District Attorney may prescribe.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY (FINANCIAL CRIMES):

Three or more years of experience in criminal prosecution, at least one year of experience in prosecuting financial crimes.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT*: This position is considered to be a public officer. The holder of this position must be a United States citizen, and a resident of Putnam County or a contiguous County within NYS, and maintain residency for the duration of employment.

Pursuant to Public Officers Law Article 2, Section 3, 55

STARTING SALARY: $99,372 (ADA) - $105,000 (ADA Financial Crimes)

SCHEDULE: Full-time, Monday – Friday

BENEFITS:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Contact: Interested applicants should send resume, cover letter, writing sample, and law school transcript, if applicable, to Christina.Rizzo@putnamcountyny.gov

PUTNAM COUNTY – AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Pay: $99,372.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person