Analyst

Job Description

Division/Unit: Violent Criminal Enterprises

Civil Service Title: Community Associate

Job Title: Analyst

Salary Range: $50,470 - $53,544

Job Description:
The New York County District Attorney's Office (DANY) has an opening for an Analyst in its Violent Criminal Enterprises Unit (VCEU).

VCEU is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of violent organized crime in Manhattan and beyond, including drug-related homicides, armed street gangs, interstate gun runners, and narcotics dealers.

The Unit works with the elite units of the NYPD, as well as with federal agents from Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and New York City's joint firearms and narcotics task forces to reduce violent street crime by disarming violent offenders.

In this position, Analysts are responsible for providing analytical support to the unit's Assistant District Attorneys (ADAs) and office.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:


* Assist senior investigative analysts with organizing and gathering case files in long-term investigations and prosecutions of violent organized crime, including street gangs, major narcotics dealers, interstate gun traffickers, and gang-related homicides.


* Conduct basic open-source searches on investigative targets and create profiles based on results.


* Mine social media content and search warrant returns for corroborating evidence for review by senior analysts or attorneys.


* Reviews documentary evidence, including cell-site, call detail, financial, and social media records, to develop coherent understanding of the details of the case.


* Assist in gathering and organizing data relevant to specific unit investigations and cases.


* Provide support to senior staff in coordinating with police detectives and federal agents.


* Assist in reviewing evidence from multiple sources and help identify basic connections or patterns on how the items of evidence are related and interact with one another.


* Review and transcribe Department of Corrections phone calls and wiretap phone calls and prepare integrated trial exhibits presenting the recordings and the investigation's findings.


* Draft and prepare trial and Grand Jury exhibits that effectively present the items of evidence and conclusions that can be drawn from them.


* Draft and summarize field intelligence and evidence into a clear, coherent, and persuasive narrative to be presented in the courtroom.


* Perform other administrative tasks including data entry, document preparation , and paralegal duties as assigned.

In addition to the Minimum Qualification Requirements, candidates must possess the following:


* Level 1 - bachelor's degree from an accredited college


* Level 2 - bachelor's degree from an accredited college and one (1) year of experience either as a paralegal in the criminal justice field or equivalent.


* Level 3 - bachelor's degree from an accredited college and two (2) ...