About the Nassau County District Attorney

The Nassau County District Attorney's Office investigates and prosecutes violations of state and local criminal statutes occurring within Nassau County. With nearly 200 attorneys and a total staff in excess of 400, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office is one of the largest district attorney's offices in the country. Situated on Long Island, immediately to the east of New York City, the office is committed to hiring the most qualified attorneys, investigators and support staff. The office is dedicated to constant philosophical and technological modernization and looks forward to implementing ever-changing strategies that allow it to stay one step ahead of criminal behavior.

Description

The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office is currently seeking experienced, practicing attorneys for its Investigations Division in the following bureaus: 

Narcotics, Firearms & Gangs Bureau: focuses on the investigation, prosecution and dismantling of major narcotics enterprises, firearms traffickers, and gang organizations.

Organized Crime & Rackets Bureau: investigates and prosecutes complex and systematic criminal activity committed by organized crime and criminal enterprises. The Bureau's cases include enterprise corruption, extortion, coercion, loansharking, gambling, money laundering, unlicensed money remitting, bribery, pattern burglaries, and trademark counterfeiting.

Major Financial Frauds Bureau (MFFB): conducts long-term investigations and prosecutes complex financial schemes. The specially trained assistant district attorneys, investigative auditors and investigators focus their efforts on cases such as the financial exploitation of our senior citizens; identity theft; advance fee frauds; investment scams such as Ponzi schemes; real estate and deed fraud; attorney misappropriation of escrow funds; embezzlement from both large corporations and small businesses; bank, check and credit card fraud rings; New York State tax fraud, and crimes against Nassau County's workforce, such as worker's compensation fraud, wage theft, and construction fraud. The MFFB also prosecutes illegal dumping, storage and transportation of hazardous materials and other environmental crimes.

Qualifications and Requirements

• All lateral candidates for the Investigations Division must:
• Have passed the NYS Bar Examination and be admitted to the practice of law in NYS, in good standing, prior to submitting an application;
• Teside in New York State as of the effective date of employment with the NCDAO;
• Have at least five (5) years of experience in handling all aspects of criminal investigation and prosecution, including significant long-term investigations experience, as well as grand jury and felony jury trial experience (drafting eavesdropping and A.D. search warrants preferred);
• Have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills;
• Have strong organizational and analytical abilities; and
• Make a two-year commitment to employment at the NCDAO.

Duties and Responsibilities

Day to day life for an ADA in the Investigations Divisions requires organized management of an active criminal case docket, which includes: 

• Preparing and filing pleadings, handling discovery, briefing and arguing motions;
• Conducting witness preparation, grand jury presentations, hearings and trials;
• Evaluating cases to formulate and negotiate appropriate dispositions;
• Conferencing cases with defense counsel and judges;
• Making court appearances pertaining to all phases of litigation;
• Investigating cases using various types of legal process (subpoenas, court orders, search warrants, and/or eavesdropping warrants), cooperating defendants, and traditional and electronic surveillance; and
• Collaborating with the NCPD and Nassau County’s local police departments, as well as a variety of local, state and federal law enforcement partners.

Job Benefits

• As an ADA, you will receive the following benefits (waiting periods may apply):
• 13 paid holidays each year
• Generous paid vacation, personal and sick days each year
• Contributory medical, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents
• New York State Employees Retirement Plan
• Optional Deferred Compensation Plan
• Flexible benefits plan for medical and child-care expenses
• Childcare leave
• Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union optional financial services

Application Process

Lateral applicants will complete 2 rounds of interviews:
1. Panel Interview with two supervisory Assistant District Attorneys from the Hiring Committee
2. Interview with the Chief Assistant District Attorney and the District Attorney, Anne T. Donnelly.