Legislative Assistant for Transportation, Technology and Infrastructure

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Description

Serve clients of the firm's Public Policy & Regulation practice group ("PP&R") as a legislative and regulatory advocate. Coordinate the firm’s legislative, regulatory, and political activities and advocacy.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments including legislation, congressional hearings markups, congressional floor activity, regulations, and other federal policy developments.
• Assist with research, drafting, and editing of policy documents including one-pagers, hearing memos, talking points, issue briefs, congressional testimony, legislative tracking documents, and appropriations requests.
• Send regular updates to assigned clients reporting on the latest developments on priority issues and firm successes on the client’s behalf.
• Arrange, coordinate, and conduct client meetings with legislators and other government officials under the supervision of Public Policy & Regulation professionals.
• Organize fly-in events, including preparing materials, managing attendees, and coordinating event logistics.
• Assist with client team coordination, including tracking Capitol Hill outreach and preparing agendas and materials for regular client calls and communication.
  
  

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience working as an aide in a federal or state legislative office or in another significant and substantive public policy role.
• Strong and clear writing skills and the ability to understand and synthesize complex legislative and regulatory issues.
• Strong legislative and regulatory research skills, including databases such as PoliticoPro and Bloomberg Government.
• Understanding of political and legislative processes.
• Resourcefulness to obtain or retrieve pertinent information, often from arcane or obscure sources.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact positively with the wide variety of personalities encountered in governmental and political environments.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Strong organizational ability.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• High proficiency in a computer network environment, especially with the Microsoft Office applications suite.
  
  

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  
  

Benefits: Our goal is to promote a work environment in which individuals have access to the resources they need to be at their best both professionally and personally, which includes resources that encourage individuals to focus on their health and well-being. Below is a list of just some of the benefits we offer: generous paid time off; eleven paid holidays per year; time off for bereavement or jury duty; paid leave for new parents; comprehensive medical (PPO and HDHPs), dental and vision plans including coverage for domestic partners; life and AD&D insurance; short and long term disability insurance; tax-advantaged accounts for health care expenses, including FSA or HSA; FSA for dependent care; supplemental AFLAC policies for medical care; excess liability coverage; health advocacy services; behavioral health and counseling resources for all family members; 401(k); profit sharing; pre-tax transit and parking program; backup care for children and adults; senior care planning support; and resources for individuals with development disabilities and their caregivers.

Benefits may vary by position and office.

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