Title: Assistant District Attorney – Putnam County, N.Y.

Salary:   $130,000

Job Information:

The Putnam County District Attorney’s Office has an immediate opening for a full time Assistant District Attorney. The position will involve handling appeals, FOIL requests, and local court. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience handling criminal prosecutions or criminal defense, and 3+ years of appellate experience.

Duties and responsibilities will include handling a small appellate caseload (typically 3 – 6 appeals per year); FOIL request responses; 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.

Candidates must possess good knowledge of criminal law, local and appellate court procedures; ability to perform legal research and prepare written documents (e.g., motions and briefs); ability to express arguments of the law by written and spoken word.  Residency will need to be established in the 9th Judicial District. All applicants should include a writing sample(s) with their resume. 

Qualifications: Admission to the New York State Bar in good standing. 5+ years of experience handling criminal prosecutions or criminal defense, and 3+ years of appellate experience.

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