Job Details
MILITARY VETERANS
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, an international law firm, is actively recruiting a Government Affairs Assistant in our Washington office. This position monitors Congressional and Administrative activities on the Hill of interest to clients. Attends and monitors Committee hearings, mark-ups and meetings. Assists with management of coalitions and serves as a point of contact for coalition members. Assists lawyers with preparation of basic policy-related and legal documents, routine legal research activities and other tasks related to the government relations practice area.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Monitors congressional and federal agency hearings, status of legislation, and federal rulemaking proceedings and provides summaries.
- Performs factual research and routine legal research; utilizes computer-research data bases such as POLITICO, E&E News, and others.
- Compiles data from reference materials such as news digests, agency rulemaking dockets, legal encyclopedias, regulations, legislative decisions, practice manuals, and materials produced in the discovery process.
- Drafts routine letters and memoranda; drafts simple documents from established models and forms.
- Proofreads and marks documents.
- Organizes and maintains document files including, but not limited to, correspondence, legislative materials, agency rulemaking, governmental filing documents, administrative forms, workrooms.
- Prepares and files lobbying reports with the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. College degree preferred.
- Experience: Congressional staff experience (or related private sector or trade association experience) preferred; exposure to energy and environment issues helpful; case Clerk, paralegal or related experience preferred. Paralegal certificate helpful. Knowledge of Microsoft Office required.
- Other Qualifications: Exceptional written and verbal communication and listening skills. Accurate typing, word processing skills and ability to pay strict attention to detail. Spelling, punctuation, and use of grammar must be of high quality. Must have strong organizational skills. Ability to work well under pressure, patience, diplomacy, high stress tolerance, ability to prioritize workload and adapt to changing conditions. Visual acuity needed for transcription, extensive reading, and input (typing) of information into computer. Ability to receive and convey detailed information through both written and oral communication. Essential competency processes include language ability, reasoning, and memory. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent must possess the abilities or aptitudes to proficiently perform each of the responsibilities and accountabilities described above, with or without reasonable accommodation.
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