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Prosecutors are expected to have a detailed knowledge and understanding of the law and the principles as set out in the Office’s Guidelines for Prosecutors. Prosecutors are responsible for the effective management of their own caseload and delivering quality work, applying high standards of accuracy, ethics and integrity.

There are a variety of roles for prosecutors in the Office across one of three legal Divisions:

Directing & Specialist Units Division:

In this Division Prosecutors can be either assigned to Directing or to one of the specialist Units within the Division:

- Directing Prosecutors manage a personal caseload. The work in the Directing is primarily focused on whether a prosecution should be initiated and if so what charges should be preferred.

- Prosecutors will also be responsible for the giving of instructions generally regarding the conduct of prosecutions as cases progress through the case lifecycle.

- Specialist Unit: Prosecutors will be assigned to the Sexual Offences and Serious Offences Unit or the Special Financial Unit manage a personal caseload and will be focused on providing a service to the Director in all prosecutions in the area of specialism 

Solicitors Division:

Prosecutors manage a personal caseload and will be focused on providing a service to the Director in all prosecutions in the Dublin Metropolitan District, the Circuit, Central and Special Criminal Courts and Court of Appeal and on dealing with Judicial Review matters arising from prosecutions. From time to time, Prosecutors may be required to attend court outside of Dublin. 

Prosecution Support Services Division:

Prosecutors manage a personal case/ workload, the makeup of which will depend on which Unit in the Division they are assigned to. The Division incorporates the following three units, Victims Liaison, International and Prosecution Policy and Research.

All Prosecutors work collaboratively and proactively to provide support as needed to colleagues in their own team and across the division and organisation. In line with their Mobility Scheme, while appointments will be made to a specific area, reassignment to other areas of the Office will happen in line with business and development needs.

As the core business of the Office is the prosecution of crime, all legal staff employed by the Office will have some contact with prosecution files, which may contain material of a distressing nature.

If you have any queries or require further information, please contact our Human Resources and Organisational Development Unit (HR & OD Unit) by emailing: recruitment@dppireland.ie

The Office of the DPP is an equal opportunities employer.

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