Legislative Assistant

Overview

Orrick’s Public Policy Group is seeking a Legislative Assistant to join our highly innovative 50-state government affairs team. This is a hybrid position with flexibility for candidates preferably based in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Monica or Orange County office. Consideration also for the New York or Washington, DC offices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legislative, political, and stakeholder research across multiple states and issue areas.
• Monitor and track legislation, hearings, and political developments relevant to client priorities.
• Prepare internal research memoranda, legislative summaries, meeting notes, background materials, and briefing documents for senior team members.
• Aid in preparation of advocacy materials, presentations, hearing preparation, and policy research.
• Support coordination of multi-state legislative campaigns and maintain internal trackers, databases, and organizational systems.
• Cook up logistics and materials preparation for meetings, conferences, fundraisers, and industry events.
• Provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to senior team members, including scheduling coordination, meeting preparation, document management, and other team support functions as needed.
• Aid in business development research and internal strategic initiatives.
• Take ownership of assignments and proactively identify opportunities to improve team processes and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2 years of experience in government affairs, state government, political campaigns, legislative offices, public policy, consulting, or a related field.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly proactive, dependable, and comfortable working independently in a distributed team environment.
• Professional judgment and discretion when handling sensitive or confidential matters.
• Interest in state legislative processes and political strategy across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legislative tracking platforms (Policy Note, BGov, etc.) is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree not required.