Superior Court - Assistant District Attorney

** The Berkshire District Attorney's Office seeks to hire a full-time attorney who will join the Superior Court ****Prosecution team. ** ** **

       The Berkshire District Attorney's Office serves all 32 cities and towns in Berkshire County and is responsible for all criminal prosecutions in Berkshire County.  The Office is a                         Commonwealth agency, established in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 12, Sections 12 and 13.

** Responsibilities**

• This position is for a trial attorney with an emphasis on trying Sexual Assault, Firearm, Violent Crime and Narcotics cases in the Superior Court.

• Review case files, applicable statutes and case law, victim information and input, police reports and charging decisions made by police agencies and make appropriate recommendations and changes as needed.

• Prepare and present cases to the Grand Jury for indictment consideration.

• Handle all pre-trial motions, evidentiary and non-evidentiary motions to suppress and dismiss heard in the Jury session, and prepare written memoranda and briefs where appropriate.

• Prepare and present motions in limine and witness voir dire motions for third-party records under Mass. R. Crim. Pro 17.

• Interview police, civilian, and expert witnesses and prepare them to testify.

• Draft opening statements and closing arguments, direct and cross examinations of witnesses, and review files for evidence preparation and presentation.

• Review Model Jury Instructions for charges in the complaint and secure and present evidence necessary to prove all elements of each charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt.

• Conference cases with victim witness advocates for trial preparation and dispositional decisions. Dispose of cases by plea, bench, or jury trial.