How to Become an Assistant District Attorney

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How to Become an Assistant District Attorney

Webcast
How to Become an Assistant District Attorney
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Program Fee:
Students or Alumni of Sponsoring Schools: Free
Members: Free
Non-Members: $25

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Description:
A panel discussion composed of senior Assistant District Attorneys familiar with the hiring and recruitment process in each of the County District Attorney offices within New York City, along with Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. Panelists will discuss the structure of their office, the types of cases that new attorneys are generally assigned, the “career paths” available in their office, the qualifications sought for the position of Assistant District Attorney, and the basics of applying to the office in each county. Special emphasis will be placed on the discussion of efforts to recruit applicants from diverse backgrounds, and the ways in which applicants can best prepare themselves to be a successful candidate.

Moderator:
Nigel Farinha, Chief Diversity Officer and Chief of Gang Prosecutions, Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor

Panelists:
Allison Green, Supervising Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County District Attorney's Office
Renee Gregory, Chief Diversity Officer, Kings County District Attorney’s Office
Mariela Palomino Herring, Director of Legal Hiring, Queens County District Attorney’s Office
Lila Kirton, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and Executive Assistant District Attorney, Westchester County District Attorney's Office
Audrey Moore, Chief Diversity Officer and First Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney’s Office
April Montgomery, Director of Recruitment and Senior Investigative Counsel, Nassau County District Attorney's Office
Carey Ng, Principal Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
Euna Park, Chief of Immigrant Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer, Richmond County District Attorney's Office

Sponsoring Committee:
Minorities in the Courts, Christopher Wilds, Chair

Co-Sponsoring Committee:
New Lawyers Institute, Brian Farkas, Chair

Co-Sponsoring Organizations:
Asian American Bar Association of New York
Hispanic National Bar Association, Region II
National Black Prosecutors Association, Sterling Johnson New York Chapter
National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association, New York Chapter

Law School Sponsors:

When

5/4/2021

Where

Online Event

How to Become an Assistant District Attorney

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