Assistant District Attorney (Felony Prosecutor)

The Brazos County District Attorney’s Office has an immediate opening for an Assistant District Attorney position. If you’re an attorney licensed in Texas and interested in prosecuting felony cases in the Bryan-College Station area–whether you’re a recent law school graduate, a prosecutor at another office, or an attorney in another field looking to make a change–we’d love to hear from you.

“Being a prosecutor is a calling to do justice the right way, for the right reasons. Our office is a team that puts that calling into action to protect our community while also protecting the rights of our fellow citizens. We are called to fight for justice, and we carry out that duty every day with integrity, passion, and good judgment.”

– Jarvis Parsons, Brazos County District Attorney

The Brazos County District Attorney’s Office is charged with prosecuting the most serious crimes committed in our community, including murder, aggravated robbery, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, and narcotics dealing. Located in the courthouse in downtown Bryan, just a few miles from the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, our office proudly represents the State of Texas in all criminal cases in the district courts of Brazos County.

What’s Special About Being a Brazos County Prosecutor?

• Immediate Trial Experience: While many young prosecutors start out trying minor traffic or misdemeanor offenses, our Assistant District Attorneys handle serious and important felonies from day one.
• AI-Proof: Our work in the courtroom cannot be be replaced by Artificial Intelligence.
• Built-In Mentorship: We try cases in pairs, ensuring you are always matched with an experienced prosecutor to guide you based on the unique needs of the case.
• Pure Litigation Focus: Gain courtroom and trial experience that most civil litigators will never match—completely unburdened by the billable hour, fee collection, or the headaches of running a business
• Collaborative Strategy: We brainstorm our trials as a true team—from evading arrest to capital murder—to develop the sharpest strategies together.
• Dedicated Professional Growth: Receive continuous direction, active feedback, and personal investment from highly experienced attorneys who care about your long-term success.
• Strong Office Culture: We spend genuine time together in and out of the office, attending conferences, going to baseball games and galas, celebrating at our annual holiday party, and grabbing lunch together after docket.
• Community Education: We invest time to improve law enforcement and our criminal justice system, regularly instructing at the Central Texas Police Academy; the Every Victim, Every Time Conference; and Texas District and County Attorney’s Association (TDCAA) trainings.
• Active Investigations: Work closely with law enforcement partners during investigations through multidisciplinary teams, warrant assistance, and direct advice from our intake and on-call prosecutors.

Our Specialized Teams

Our Assistant District Attorneys work alongside dedicated investigators, victim assistance coordinators, and administrative professionals in specialized teams to achieve success:

• Trial Teams: Interview victims, witnesses, and officers; manage pre-trial dockets and discovery; research and argue complex legal issues; and try cases to judges and juries—advocating fiercely for justice while protecting defendants’ constitutional rights.
• Intake Team: Assists police officers in proactive investigations, reviews evidence to file or reject cases, and presents cases to the Grand Jury.
• Juvenile Team: Handles intake and trial duties for juvenile offenders, focusing heavily on rehabilitation and minimizing recidivism.
• Child Protective Services Team: Represents the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in critical child welfare cases involving abuse and neglect.
• Sexual Assault/Family Violence Team: Conducts specialized intake and staffing on domestic violence and adult sexual assault cases to provide victims with the highest degree of attention and trial advocacy.
• Civil Team: Prosecutes asset forfeiture cases to transform criminal profits into crime-fighting funds, handles bond forfeitures, and processes petitions for expunction and nondisclosure.
• Appellate Team: Provides real-time legal advice to trial prosecutors and defends righteous convictions against post-convicti…