Managerial Position, Animal Cruelty Prosecutions Unit

Queens District Attorney's Office; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Queens District Attorney's Office seeks a managerial attorney to lead the Animal Cruelty Prosecutions Unit within the Special Prosecutions Division. The role involves supervising junior ADAs, maintaining a vertical caseload of misdemeanor and felony animal cruelty prosecutions, and coordinating with NYPD and ASPCA partners.

The position requires extensive NY prosecutorial experience, strong legal writing, and the ability to handle long-term investigations and complex court hearings.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a prosecutor in New York State.
• Extensive knowledge of NY Penal and Criminal Procedure Law.
• Strong desire to learn NY Agriculture & Markets Law and case law.
• Exceptional research and writing skills for addressing novel issues.
• Experience conducting long-term investigations.
• Proficiency with search warrants and other investigative tools.
• Felony jury trial experience.
• Experience in presenting cases to a grand jury.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Superior organizational, multi-tasking, and case management skills.
• Existing knowledge of a prosecutor’s discovery obligations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain vertical caseload of animal cruelty cases
• Prepare animal cruelty misdemeanor and felony complaints
• Conduct hearings and trials
• Supervise junior ADA handling animal cruelty cases
• Attend all court appearances for animal cruelty cases
• Advise and confer with NYPD Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad
• Interface with ASPCA attorneys and forensic veterinarians
• Assist ASPCA with security petition hearings
• Draft search warrants and other investigative applications
• Participate in and attend animal cruelty and animal protection trainings

Skills

Leadership

Legal research

Written communication

Case management

Trial experience

Job description

The Animal Cruelty Prosecutions Unit, which works alongside the Domestic Violence Bureau in the Special Prosecutions Division, is seeking candidates for a managerial position. The Unit is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of all types of misdemeanor and felony animal cruelty cases. These cases involve non-verbal victims and forensic evidence and include the gross neglect and abandonment of household pets, the intentional abuse, injuring, torturing, or killing of animals, and animal fighting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain vertical caseload of animal cruelty cases
• Prepare animal cruelty misdemeanor and felony complaints
• Conduct hearings and trials
• Supervise junior ADA handling animal cruelty cases
• Attend all court appearances for animal cruelty cases
• Advise and confer with NYPD Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad
• Interface with ASPCA attorneys and forensic veterinarians
• Assist ASPCA with security petition hearings
• Draft search warrants and other investigative applications
• Participate in and attend animal cruelty and animal protection trainings

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a prosecutor in New York State
• Extensive knowledge of NY Penal and Criminal Procedure Law
• Strong desire to learn NY Agriculture & Markets Law and case law
• Exceptional research and writing skills for addressing novel issues
• Experience conducting long-term investigations
• Proficiency with search warrants and other investigative tools
• Felony jury trial experience
• Experience in presenting cases to a grand jury
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Superior organizational, multi-tasking, and case management skills
• Existing knowledge of a prosecutor’s discovery obligations

Title and salary will be commensurate with experience.

Salary Range: $120,000to $165,000

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.

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