Legislative Assistant

Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson P A; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Stearns Weaver Miller in Tallahassee seeks a Legislative Assistant to support its government and administrative law team during the 2027 Florida Legislative Session.

The role will assist multiple attorneys, perform bill and amendment analysis, issue research, and draft summaries while tracking legislation using LobbyTools and related tools. On-site presence in Tallahassee is required from January through July 2027.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and adapt in legislative affairs.

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
• Maintain legislative calendars for lobbyists and assist in scheduling meetings with legislative or executive leaders
• Interact with clients and generate lobbyist/client 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.