Assistant District Attorney Major Economic Crimes Bureau

Job Description: The Queens County District Attorneys Office has an opening for an Assistant District Attorney in the Major Economic Crimes Bureau.

The goals of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau are to investigate and prosecute organized financial criminal activity; identify seize and forfeit sources of funding and criminal proceeds associated with these organizations; prosecute individuals who by virtue of the quantity and/or type of contraband they possess appear likely to be connected to organized criminal activity; and investigate and prosecute individual and organized perpetrators of a variety of cyber offenses. Members of this bureau and its specialized units are specially trained to investigate and prosecute a wide range of criminal activity including identity theft bank fraud auto crime commercial burglary and grand larceny rings gambling loan sharking extortion money laundering dark web criminal schemes and online possession and trading of child sex abuse materials. Our ADAs regularly employ electronic surveillance and other hi-tech techniques in our investigations such as wiretapping cell site tracking GPS warrants and crypto currency tracing.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Managing complex investigations by providing legal advice and direction to our law enforcement partners;

Drafting various legal process including wiretaps CSOs GPS warrants and other documents;

Prosecuting offenders committing the above-mentioned offenses

All phases of litigation except appeals.

Qualifications: Interested applicants must possess a J.D. degree be an active member of the New York State bar in good standing. Applicants must also have:

At least 4 years of experience as a prosecutor in New York State

Experience in handling all aspects of a criminal investigation and prosecution.

Excellent writing skills and experience drafting search warrants.

Grand jury and felony trial experience.

Extensive knowledge of New York Penal and Criminal Procedure Laws.

Basic understanding of financial transactions social media platforms and the internet.

Must be willing to investigate and prosecute traffickers in child sexual abuse materials.

Ability to devise creative solutions to investigatory and legal issues.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Salary will be commensurate with experience ranging from $102000 to $134000.

Applicants should submit a resume as well as a cover letter addressed to Vincent J. Carroll Jr. Counsel to the Chief Assistant. Please apply through the link below.

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.

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 individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

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