Legislative assistant

A legislative assistant (LA), government relations assistant, legislative coordinator, legislative director (LD), legislative fellow, staff assistant, or legislative intern, is a person who works for a legislator in a support role or for an advocacy group in a politically partisan/semi-partisan or bipartisan capacity, in a non-partisan capacity at a think tank, research library, law library, law firm, trade associations, consulting firm or non-profit organization, or at a government agency as a legislative affairs professional, or in the government relations, regulatory affairs, regulatory compliance, public procurement (PP), public-private partnership (P3), business-to-government (B2G), and other similar industries in service of the employing organization by monitoring pending legislation, conducting research, legislative analysis, legislative research, legal research, policy analysis, drafting legislation, giving advice and counsel, making recommendations, conducting advocacy and outreach, and/or performing some administrative/secretarial duties. There is a diverse array of work experiences attainable within the legislative assistance, legislative affairs, and legislative relations field, ranging between internship, entry-level, associate, junior, mid-senior, and senior level positions.