Assistant District Attorney (FOIL Unit)

The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office is seeking a full-time Assistant District Attorney to work primarily on FOIL matters. FOIA experience welcomed. The opportunity to work on criminal appellate matters may also be available based on the needs of the Office. Remote work one day a week may be possible, depending on work assignment.

Qualifications:
* Juris Doctorate (JD) Degree from an ABA-accredited law school;
* current New York State Bar member in good standing;
* current knowledge of New York’s Freedom of Information Law and/or Freedom of Information Act;
* able to work full-time, in-person;
* personable in interactions with legal and non-legal staff;
* good organization skills and a strong work ethic;
* pay scrupulous attention to deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:
* prior experience processing FOIL or FOIA requests;
* experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro or similar PDF readers, Word, Excel, document review software, and electronic databases;
* strong legal research, writing, and technology skills;
* attorneys with experience or interest in criminal law or appellate work, although not required, are encouraged to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities:
* processing FOIL requests;
* corresponding with requestors about the status and progress of their FOIL requests;
* keeping track of deadlines;
* contacting bureaus with responsive documents and following up;
* using case management and other internal systems to record and track requests;
* reviewing and supervising the work of non-attorney staff; 
* redacting records;
* preparing records for production; and
* conducting legal research and writing. 

Salary Range: $93,784 - $124,371 (Commensurate with experience).

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 plans (pre-tax) for medical and child-care expenses
• Childcare leave
• County Credit Union
• Competitive salary