Legislative Assistant

Stearns Weaver Miller; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tallahassee office of Stearns Weaver Miller seeks a Legislative Assistant to support its legislative affairs team during the 2027 Legislative Session. The role assists multiple attorneys and professionals in representing clients before the Florida legislature.

A willingness to learn and adapt is essential, and duties include scheduling, research, and bill analysis. Responsibilities cover monitoring committees, writing summaries, and daily tracking using LobbyTools.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and adapt to legislative processes.
• Ability to be physically present in the Tallahassee office from 1/1/27 through 7/31/27.
• Provide writing samples of previous legislative summaries or reports.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling for attorneys and staff.
• Vote counting and monitoring of legislative activity.
• Issue research to support bill analyses.
• Bill and amendment analysis for the legislative process.
• Monitoring legislative committee meetings and agendas.
• Writing committee summaries and reports.

Job description

The Tallahassee office of Stearns Weaver Miller is seeking a Legislative Assistant to assist its legislative affairs team during the 2027 Legislative Session. This position will assist multiple attorneys and other professionals in the Government and Administrative Law Group in representing Stearns Weaver Miller clients before the Florida legislature. While direct experience in lobbying or legislative affairs is not required, a willingness to learn and adapt is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Scheduling
• Vote counting
• Issue research
• Bill and amendment analysis
• Monitoring legislative committee meetings
• Writing committee summaries
• Daily tracking of legislation via LobbyTools and other legislative monitoring tools

Other duties will include monitoring for the release of and disseminating legislative committee information, assisting in maintaining legislative calendars for lobbyists, scheduling meetings with leaders in the executive and legislative branch, interacting with clients, generating lobbyist and client reports, coverage of the Florida Legislature during session and committee weeks, and other legislative-related duties.

• Ability to be physically present in the Tallahassee office from 1/1/27 through 7/31/27
• Provide writing samples of previous work (i.e. legislative summaries or reports, articles. etc.)

Stearns Weaver Miller is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, citizenship, ancestry, pregnancy, familial status, actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence or stalking, or any other legally protected status entitled to protection under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.