Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Legislative Aide - Connecticut State Library Bill Room, Hartford
Legislative Aide - Connecticut State Library Bill Room,
Hartford. Job Description: As an employee of the principal Law Library
in the State of CT, the individual will learn the legislative process by
working with highly skilled government professionals. The Bill Room is
part of the Law & Legislative Reference Department at the
Connecticut State Library, which is located in the State Supreme Court
Building across the street from the State Capitol. Staff provide legal
and legislative reference services to members of the Bench, the Bar,
State Agencies, students and faculty as well as the general public.
Duties of this position primarily include organizing legislative bills
along with accompanying amendments, roll call votes, etc.. This
constitutes the State’s permanent archive of sessional General Assembly
material associated with the legislative process. Aide will also be
involved with digitally archiving legislative transcripts which includes
bookmarking and adding metadata to associated pdf files for permanent
public digital access and efficient online retrieval. Other tasks
dependant on interest and time may include visiting legislative offices
to acquire timely legislative documents, tracking bills via CGALites
(the Connecticut General Assembly's intranet), attending public hearings
that may cover an area of personal interest, and special projects as
needed. Position coincides with the 2014 regular Legislative session
(beginning on February 5 and ending May 7, 2014). Pay rate is
approximately $11/hr subject to a slight increase. Hours are somewhat
flexible to accommodate class/other life commitments Position is funded
up to 40 hours per week. Please submit your cover letter, resume, and 3
references to Steve Mirsky: steve.mirsky@ct.gov.
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Location:
Hartford, CT, USA