Legal Training

The New York County District Attorney's Office recognizes that on-the-job legal training is essential to a prosecutor's career. We have therefore established an extensive and in-depth training program that begins when Assistant District Attorneys (ADAs) first enter the Office, and extends throughout their professional lives.

Training begins with orientation, where arriving ADAs are instructed on the fundamentals of prosecution laws and procedures. As they progress in their careers, ADAs receive training in trial advocacy, Grand Jury procedures, and homicide prosecution. Additionally, the Office offers extensive ongoing training programs that allow ADAs to remain abreast of changing legal matters and to develop expertise in particular areas. The Office has been designated a Continuing Legal Education provider.

Besides formal training, ADAs receive informal mentoring from their supervisors and more experienced peers. The Office has a cadre of highly experienced trial, appellate, and investigative attorneys who are strongly committed to mentoring the attorneys in the Office.

"As an Assistant District Attorney I developed the skills to search for the truth, and methodology to do in-depth fact-finding. These skills are hard to come by in the private sector and invaluable as well."

Vice President at major financial institution.