So, You Want to be a Prosecutor?

Join the Criminal Law Initiative as they host Matthew J. Brief, JD '80, former Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan and former Trial Attorney in the Organized Crime Section for the Department of Justice in the Eastern District of New York Strike Force. Mr. Brief will discuss tips to becoming a prosecutor, including:

• how to apply for internships and permanent positions
• how to ace the interview
• what 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls, and 4Ls can do now to prepare themselves to be competitive for the prosecutor job search.

About Mr. Brief

Matthew J. Brief focuses on white-collar criminal litigation and commercial civil litigation. Prior to co-founding Brief Kesselman Knapp & Schulman, LLP in 1991, he was a senior litigation associate at Rosenman & Colin. He previously served as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the United States Department of Justice's Organized Crime Strike Force and was also an associate at Shearman & Sterling. He graduated from Union College with a BA in 1977 and from the George Washington University Law School in 1980. Since 1999, Mr. Brief has twice been appointed by the New York State Athletic Commission as a monitor to oversee the business activities of prominent boxing promoters. Mr. Brief has appeared on numerous occasions as an expert commentator on the Courtroom Television Network and lectured at various metropolitan area law and graduate schools on criminal law and trial advocacy. He has repeatedly been recognized in the field of Criminal Defense in the publication New York Super Lawyers.