Job Description

Description and Functions

Open Until Filled

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Legislative Service Office (LSO), the nonpartisan staff of the Wyoming Legislature, is seeking a motivated attorney who is inspired to make a difference in the State of Wyoming. The successful candidate will become an important member of LSO\'s legal team and have the opportunity to help the Legislature accomplish its mission and its core functions. The work of an LSO attorney is vital to the success of the Wyoming Legislature.

At LSO, each year offers something new to learn with important, state-wide challenges to address. Each year\'s work culminates with the annual legislative session. LSO legislative attorneys have the opportunity to become subject-matter experts in the legislative process and state constitutional law while also learning from experts, highly skilled LSO professionals, and other stakeholders in the legislative process.

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Drafting legislation and performing research for legislative committees and individual legislators;
• Staffing the Senate or the House of Representatives during legislative sessions. Duties include providing guidance on pending legislation, preparing amendments to legislation, and advising on procedural rules and legal questions;
• Attending and staffing legislative interim committee meetings. Duties include drafting committee legislation, presenting draft legislation and research, advising committees on procedural rules and legal questions; preparing (and reviewing) committee meeting summaries/minutes, and meeting setup and tear down;
• Developing subject-matter expertise on issues within a legislative committee\xe2\x80\x9ds jurisdiction;
• Communicating and interacting with legislators, committee chairmen, representatives of federal, state, and local governments, community stakeholders, and lobbyists to develop legislation and facilitate legislative projects;
• Coordinating and leading teams of LSO professionals assigned to staff and support legislative activities;
• Reviewing agency administrative rules;
• Drafting summaries of enacted legislation;
• Traveling within Wyoming to complete legislative business, especially interim committee meetings;
• Completing special projects and other assigned tasks.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE:

• Strong verbal communication skills;
• Excellent research and writing skills;
• Team management and leadership skills;
• Professional, non-partisan demeanor;
• Experience in private or government practice is preferred, but not required;
• Candidates with a strong interest in the legislative process are highly preferred.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
Juris Doctorate or be a Juris Doctorate candidate in 2023 (3L law school student)

Experience:
Strong academic record

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Admitted to practice law in Wyoming or will pursue admission

POSITION DETAILS:

• Salary: Negotiable based on experience. Salaries are targeted to be commensurate with or greater than equivalent position classifications in the State of Wyoming. Specific position classifications and salaries are determined by the LSO Director based on an applicants qualifications and experience.
• LSO employees receive a full range of non-salary benefits including health insurance, participation in a defined benefit retirement plan (pension) through the Wyoming Retirement System, paid annual and sick leave, and a number of in-office, non-salary benefits. Benefits and leave accruals transfer within State of Wyoming government jobs.
• All employment with the Wyoming Legislature is at-will.
• Work Environment: This position is performed in an office environment with prolonged periods of working at a desk and on a computer. An employee is regularly required to talk and hear, lift, and carry objects such as document boxes and other equipment, utilize standard office equipment, and travel within Wyoming, including overnight and weekend trips.
• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Necessary Special Requirements

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply, please send the following information: 1) a cover letter, 2) a resume, 3) a recent
writing sample without outside edits, 4) a list of at least three references, 5) salary requirements, and 6) grade transcripts from law school and other post-secondary education. One of the following methods can be used for delivery:

Email:
Complete application materials, in PDF or Microsoft Word format, can be emailed to

Mail:
Ian Shaw, Legal Division Administrator
Wyoming Legislative Service Office, Rm E201
200 W. 24th Street
State Capitol Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002

Application Deadline:
Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled.
Applications should be submitted prior to March 1, 2023, although the
position may be filled before that time.

Supplemental Information

VETERANS:

If you are a United States Armed Forces veteran, or the spouse of a veteran who was married to that veteran at the time of that person\'s death and receives survivor benefits, to receive veteran\'s preference under Wyo. Stat. Section 19-14-102, you must complete the Veteran\'s Preference section of the Wyoming Judicial Branch At-Will Employment Application and attach Form DD214 to the application.

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

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