Legislative Analyst

Min 1 yrs required

Full-time

No

Legislative Analyst
Duties: Evaluate pending legislation to assess relevance to specific client needs, as well as Firm interest. Review and assess the current legislative climate and assist with the identification of new and trending issues that will have an impact on firm clients. Set up and disseminate legislative alerts pertaining to labor and employment issues. Assist with the preparation of accurate and timely client-facing reports summarizing the status of relevant legislation and analyzing the impact on client policies and procedures. Assist in administration of contracts with legislative data providers, including establishing highest standards to obtain complete, accurate, and timely data. Work with Subject Matter Experts to update and maintain taxonomy of Headings and Tags. Work with internal KM/Info Services and IT teams to assess proper flow of information and functioning of systems. Coordinate firmwide initiative to monitor legislation, including streamlining local office efforts. Assist with maintenance of the Firm’s Employee Leave Legislation Database by identifying pending leave legislation, performing quality checks of vendor-provided data, and updating records to reflect bill status.

Job requisition ID: R770-2022

Qualifications: A JD is preferred. 1 year of experience in state or federal legislative tracking and analysis. Master of Library and Information Science degree, with Knowledge Management experience. Related work experience with labor and employment issues preferred. Ability to work at a fast pace under tight deadlines. Capacity to respond to a wide range of inquiries and requests while balancing workload. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Understanding of lawmaking at the federal, state, and local level. Knowledge of and experience with commercial legislative screening and tracking services, e.g., State Net or Statescape. Ability to analyze legislation to identify key issues.

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