Legislative Specialist

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) is seeking an experienced professional Legislative Specialist to join its team. OLA performs the federal judiciary's legislative liaison activities with Congress, other governmental entities, and private sector organizations with an interest in legislation and other activity affecting the judicial branch. The Legislative Specialist identifies, monitors, and tracks legislation of importance to the judiciary and performs preliminary analysis of proposed legislation to determine its impact. The Legislative Specialist also provides a wide range of legislative, legal, program, and administrative support services to OLA attorneys; identifies and provides preliminary analysis of laws, agency documents, press articles, and other legislative and media materials; and performs a host of activities essential to judicial and congressional information management. The incumbent must demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills; apply knowledge and previous experience with congressional and judicial operations to all tasks; and prioritize multiple assignments and work effectively in a fast‑paced, high‑priority, deadline‑driven environment. As needed, the incumbent may need to work beyond core office hours to support OLA's response to impromptu congressional developments that occur late in the workday. This position reports to OLA's Supervisory Administrative Analyst. Responsibilities Prepare a daily summary of items of interest from the Congressional Record for judiciary‑wide distribution. Analyze the impact of legislative proposals on the judiciary and conduct legislative research using online research tools such as Congress.gov, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg, and Congressional Quarterly (CQ). Evaluate and maintain congressional materials (e.g., House/Senate bills, hearings, testimony, etc.) of judicial relevance and importance. Conduct and summarize legislative and legal research, including searching for and extracting information from reports, publications, recordings, and other materials. Compile and organize correspondence, bills, memoranda, and other related materials to create legislative histories. Attend or monitor Congressional hearings and markups and provide written and oral reports of proceedings. Partner with OLA attorneys and AO leadership to prepare federal judiciary witnesses for testimony during congressional committee hearings. Design and maintain databases and repositories, such as web pages and SharePoint sites, to organize and store policy, legislative, and strategy information. Develop and maintain working relationships with staff of the AO, the federal courts, congressional committees, and key agencies in the executive branch. Compose and review complex and/or sensitive AO and OLA correspondence or other written materials. Perform administrative tasks, including receiving telephone calls and visitors and making appropriate referrals, preparing and formatting letters, and memoranda, and reviewing and distributing incoming mail. Qualifications At least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience in or directly related to the line of work of this position, demonstrating experience in all of the following areas: Expertise or experience in the administrative and legislative processes of Congress. Conducting legislative and legal research and analysis. Drafting legislative and legal research and analyzing written materials. Using online research tools, web page maintenance, and chart and database software. Planning and coordinating stakeholder, executive, or committee meetings and supporting congressional outreach efforts. Highly desired: Professional experience working directly for a member of Congress or a congressional committee. Education This position does not require education to qualify. However, a bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from a four‑year college or university, or an associate's degree in a related field, is highly desired. Conditions of Employment All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non‑selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed. Selection is contingent upon completion of OF‑306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre‑employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. Non‑citizens considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non‑competitive status will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint‑based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. A trial period may be required for first‑time appointments to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first‑time supervisor. Temporary positions may be converted to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation. #J-18808-Ljbffr