Environmental Policy Analyst & Legislation Counsel

Florida Legislature; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

The Florida Legislature seeks an expert on environmental matters to serve as legislative analyst/attorney, researching and preparing bill analyses, reports, legislation, and amendments, and providing counsel to legislative committees.

Under supervision, you will analyze proposed legislation, monitor committee progress, respond to inquiries, and develop correspondence, ensuring alignment with Florida law and legislative intent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional experience in research, analysis, program planning and evaluation, or administrative work.
• Master's degree can substitute for one year of the required experience.
• Doctorate can substitute for two years of the required experience.
• Professional experience can substitute for the required college education year-for-year.
• For attorneys: Good standing with The Florida Bar.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and objectively summarizes proposed legislation to determine its effectiveness and the impact of its passage on the state and other entities and individuals.
• Conducts state and federal legal research and analyzes and interprets state and federal laws and regulations.
• Drafts legislation and amendments to legislation.
• Monitors and coordinates the progress of committee legislation through committees of reference and on the floor.
• Monitors the implementation of legislation by the Executive branch and the interpretation of legislation by the Judicial branch to ascertain whether legislative intent is met.
• Keeps abreast of new and ongoing issues affecting assigned area of responsibility by monitoring agency rulemaking, collecting resource materials, attending workshops and conferences, reading industry publications, and communicating with agency personnel.
• Prepares oral and written reports on research and committee work such as end of session committee reports, interim projects, and oversight reports.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Skills

Legal research

Reading comprehension

Analysis

Organization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree substitute for 1 year experience

Doctorate substitute for 2 years

Professional experience substitution for education

Good standing with The Florida Bar

Job description

The Florida Legislature seeks an expert on environmental matters to serve as legislative analyst/attorney, researching and preparing bill analyses, reports, legislation, and amendments, and providing counsel to legislative committees.

Under supervision, you will analyze proposed legislation, monitor committee progress, respond to inquiries, and develop correspondence, ensuring alignment with Florida law and legislative intent.