Job Description

ABOUT THE OFFICE:

Pursuant to Article 18-B of the County Law, the Assigned Counsel Plan (ACP), in consultation with the Presiding Justices of the 1st and 2nd Appellate Divisions, has been providing quality legal services to indigent persons since 1966. All services provided by the Assigned Counsel Plan are funded by the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services and the City of New York through the Office of Criminal Justice. ACP provides compensation to private attorneys representing indigent clients charged with criminal offenses. Attorneys are assigned matters by the Administrator’s office when a conflict exists prohibiting the institutional providers from providing representation

ABOUT THE ROLE:

ACP seeks an experienced criminal investigator to supervise the expert panel of investigators in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The Investigator Supervisor will work with the panel’s private investigators as well as panel attorneys to ensure that best investigatory practices are used, and clients receive the best possible representation by executing the following tasks:
- Oversee panel investigators who work closely with panel attorneys in preparing clients’ cases.
- Assist attorneys in reviewing discovery and planning defense strategy.
- Collaborate with attorneys to ensure that investigators are performing comprehensive investigations.
- Review entries in the ACP case management system to ensure that attorneys retain investigators.
- Work collaboratively with attorneys, non-attorney advocates, and various experts to determine case strategy.
- Provide training and professional development to investigators.
- Respond quickly and communicate clearly with panel attorneys and investigators.
- Other duties as assigned.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME, COVER LETTER, AND REFERENCES.

Qualifications

1. Do you have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university?

2. Do you have an associate degree from an accredited college or university along with two (2) years of experience with administrative, analytic, coordinative, supervisory or liaison responsibilities?

3. Do you have a four-year high school diploma, or its educational equivalent approved by a state’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization along with four (4) years of experience as described in question "2" above?

4. Do you have a satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to that described in questions "1," "2," and/or "3" above?