Administrative Prosecution Unit APU Prosecutor

The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) is charged with investigating mediating and prosecuting complaints which members of the public file against New York City police officers alleging the use of force abuse of authority discourtesy offensive language untruthful statements made by officers and racial profiling and biased policing. The Board consists of 15 members who are appointed by the Mayor the City Council and Public Advocate or designated by the police commissioner. The Board is responsible for governing the agency. The Executive Director is responsible for the daytoday operations of the agency. As the largest police oversight agency in the United States the CCRB currently investigates approximately 4500 complaints each year.

The CCRBs Administrative Prosecution Unit prosecutes cases in which the CCRB Board substantiated a complaint and recommended that charges be brought against the subject officer. Currently the unit is headed by a Chief Prosecutor and two Deputy Chief Prosecutors; and staffed with seven prosecutors; a Supervising Trial Preparation Assistant and two Trial Preparation Assistants; and two Administrative Assistants. Prosecutors report to the APUs Chief and Deputy Chiefs.

The Prosecutors responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Preparing cases for trial including identifying and interviewing witnesses gathering and analyzing evidence developing trial strategies drafting opening and closing arguments presenting and cross examining witnesses at trial etc.;

Drafting charges and specification;

Preparing briefs motions legal opinions and other legal documents;

Negotiating plea agreements and recommending penalties when appropriate;

Maintaining accurate and complete records of actions taken during the course of the prosecution;

Working closely with CCRB investigators;

Being knowledgeable about NYPD policies and procedures including the recently implemented Disciplinary Matrix;

Coordinating with the NYPD Department Advocates Office as necessary;

Participating in the training of CCRB investigators; and

Performing special projects and developing policy recommendations for CCRBs Board and Executive staff as needed.

Qualifications :

Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent fulltime responsible relevant satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or performing highly complex and significant legal work.

Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.

Additional Information :

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime