Open Positions
We are hiring! The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office serves the most populous county in New England, we prosecute cases across 12 district courts, 4 juvenile courts, and 2 superior courts. Our core mission is to protect and serve the people who work, live, and raise their families in Middlesex County. We are committed to innovative crime prevention and intervention initiatives. Our staff partners with community groups, social service providers, medical professionals, private industry leaders, and law enforcement officers to address a variety of public safety issues.
The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is committed to building a diverse staff and has formed both internal and external diversity committees to help attract, hire, retain and promote the very best staff, diverse in background and perspective, while helping formulate and guide policy and decision making, and pursue the mission of the office. The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is an equal opportunity employer.
Financial Investigator
The primary goal of the financial investigator is to identify, investigate, and develop financial fraud and other economic crime prosecutions from the intake stage to the trial stage while working closely with the assigned Assistant District Attorney as well as state and local police officers and state agencies. The financial investigator will conduct criminal investigations into potential violations of Massachusetts General Laws involving such crimes as larceny, embezzlement, forgery, violations of the Controlled Substances Act, money laundering, state conflict of interest laws, elder exploitation, and identity theft. The applicant must be adept at conducting interviews of victims, witnesses and suspects involved in criminal financial investigations as well as testifying in grand jury and in court. The applicant must also be proficient in the examination and analysis of financial, corporate, bank, computer, and/or telephone records in order to assist the prosecutor in putting together a successful economic crime prosecution. The applicant should be proficient with Microsoft Officer and, in particular, Excel, and be able to use Office applications to create exhibits for use during trial. The applicant should have a working knowledge of the criminal justice system, and will also be responsible for drafting subpoenas for documents in order to obtain the necessary records relevant to an investigation.
Juvenile Diversion Coordinator
The Juvenile Diversion Program is designed to work with eligible young people as an alternative to prosecution. The program operates under a pre-arraignment model. In lieu of prosecution, diversion allows a young person the opportunity to complete an individually-tailored program which may include a combination of conditions such as educational programs, counseling, community service, letters of apology, and restitution. Participation in the diversion program is voluntary and requires a youth to accept responsibility for their conduct and engage in the program to the best of their ability. The Juvenile Diversion Coordinator is an Assistant District Attorney assigned to the Juvenile Diversion program with responsibility for reviewing and handling all new referrals to the program.
Administrative Assistant for Child Protection Unit
This position provides administrative support to the Child Protection Unit. The Administrative Assistant plays an important role assisting with the administration and management of intake, investigation, referral and prosecution phases of cases.This is a great opportunity for a self-motivated individual that enjoys being part of a fast paced office, is able to multi-task, re-prioritize regularly, has an unwavering attention to detail, and enjoys working within the criminal justice system and in different environments. The successful candidate will professionally represent the MDAO in communications with other state and local agencies within the scope of this position; exercise maturity, discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive and confidential information; take initiative when appropriate; but also be able to take direction and meet deadlines.
Open Positions:
Administrative Assistant
This position involves interaction with attorneys, law enforcement agencies, court personnel, the public, state agencies, and others on a wide variety of issues and supports a wide range of responsibilities. The administrative assistant provides overall critical administrative support to Assistant District Attorneys and other professional staff of the Middlesex District Attorney's Office. This is a great opportunity for a self-motivated individual that enjoys being part of a fast paced office, is able to multi-task, re-prioritize regularly, has an unwavering attention to detail, and enjoys working within the criminal justice system and in different environments. The successful candidate will professionally represent the Office in communications with other state and local agencies within the scope of this position; exercise maturity, discretion and sound judgment when handling sensitive and confidential information; take initiative when appropriate; but also be able to take direction and meet deadlines.
Assistant District Attorney
Assistant District Attorneys (ADAs) are appointed by the District Attorney to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in criminal proceedings in Middlesex County. They are responsible for all pre-trial, trial, and post-conviction matters in assigned cases. ADAs prosecute a range of misdemeanor and felony cases in the Juvenile, District and Superior Courts. They represent the Commonwealth in bail arguments, substantive motions, plea negotiations, both jury and jury-waived trials, and appellate proceedings.
Operations Assistant
The Operations Assistant supports the Director of Operations and Security in various assigned tasks with a primary focus on mail room activities, courier service, and case file tracking and archiving. This full time position requires a hard working, organized individual who can balance a fast paced demanding work environment, and who has a demonstrated aptitude for administrative and operational matters.
Paralegal
Paralegals are the central liaison for local police departments, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP), the MSP Crime Lab and other state and federal agencies. Paralegals support Assistant District Attorneys, local police department investigators and the State Police assigned to the Office by assisting with case-related matters from the initial investigations through to trials. A Paralegal Certificate is not required.
Victim Witness Advocate
The primary goal of the Victim Witness Bureau is to reduce the level of secondary injury associated with the aftermath of crime and to aid in the prosecution of criminal cases by ensuring that crime victims and witnesses are provided with the entitlements and services mandated by the Massachusetts Victim Bill of Rights (M.G.L. c. 258B), and those additional services provided as a policy of the Bureau within the office of the Middlesex District Attorney. Victim Witness Advocates are primarily responsible for providing information, support, and advocacy services to victims, witnesses and their families throughout the criminal justice process.