Employment

Assistant District Attorney Positions

The Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office is a busy prosecutor's office just north of the Albany capital and is a county within the Capital District, serving nearly two hundred and ten thousand people in 19 towns and two cities.   Led by District Attorney James A. Murphy, III, the office works closely with the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, community based not for profits, Skidmore College and the Saratoga County community.  The District Attorney’s Office enjoys an excellent working relationship with the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department, the New York State Police, and the 12 other local law enforcement agencies in Saratoga County.

Each year over one hundred graduates of law schools apply to the office for positions.  District Attorney Murphy has committed his legal career to public service having served in the District Attorney’s office for twenty years, first as an assistant District Attorney under former District Attorney David A. Wait and then as District Attorney, first elected in 1997, then subsequently in 2001 and 2005.  DA Murphy considers it an honor to serve as the chief law enforcement officer of the county.  Applicants should demonstrate a commitment and duty to work as a public servant, consider it an honor to represent the People of the State of New York and exercise judicious discretion in the evaluation of criminal cases and investigations.  The position of assistant district attorney includes responsibilities in town and village courts, county court and presentations before the grand jury.  All assistant district attorneys are required to live within the county of Saratoga.

Application Process

Interested applicants should forward a cover letter, resume, writing sample and statement of interest.  Your statement of interest should illustrate your reason for seeking a position in public service with our office as well as information about your academic experience both inside and outside of the classroom.  Once we have received your information we will review it to determine advancement to the next phase.  The following phase includes Executive Interviews, which could be with an individual or a panel of two or more.  The final phase is an interview with the District Attorney.

The District Attorney's Office requires at least two (2) years of prosecutorial experience in a district attorney's office or in a similar government agency, prior to being considered for employment as an assistant district attorney. 

Your application for assistant district attorney (for internships see below) must include a cover letter, resume, writing sample and statement of interest.  Mail to:

 

 

Hon. James A. Murphy, III

Saratoga County District Attorney
Municipal Center, Building #4
25 West High Street
Ballston Spa, New York 12020

 

Internships

Qualifications/General Information:

• The Saratoga County DA's Office hires law school and limited college interns during the summer, fall and spring semesters. Students with any major may apply.
• Summer law Interns are expected to work 35 hours a week over the course of ten weeks.
• Fall and spring  law interns are expected to work 14 hours a week over the course of the semester and be currently enrolled in a law school and provide appropriate forms for course credit.  If selected you will be certified by the Appellate Division, Third Department to handle limited court appearances while being supervised by an attorney.
• law and college interns are unpaid.

Your application for law or college intern (for assistant district attorney see above) must include a cover letter, resume, writing sample and statement of interest.  Mail to:

Karen A. Heggen, Esq.

Chief Trial Assistant District Attorney

Saratoga County District Attorney's Office
Municipal Center, Building #4
25 West High Street
Ballston Spa, New York 12020